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Guilford - Sangerville, ME

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Overview


Guilford - Sangerville is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 2,658 people and just one neighborhood, Guilford - Sangerville is the 183rd largest community in Maine.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Guilford - Sangerville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.49% of the Guilford - Sangerville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Guilford - Sangerville is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Guilford - Sangerville who work in office and administrative support (14.19%), healthcare suport services (11.80%), and sales jobs (6.47%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Guilford - Sangerville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Guilford - Sangerville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Guilford - Sangerville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Guilford - Sangerville may be for you.

Guilford - Sangerville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The citizens of Guilford - Sangerville have a very low rate of college education: just 9.38% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Guilford - Sangerville in 2022 was $26,007, which is low income relative to Maine, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,028 for a family of four. However, Guilford - Sangerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Guilford - Sangerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Guilford - Sangerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Guilford - Sangerville include English, French, Irish, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Guilford - Sangerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Real Estate

Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 33.6%, which is higher than 96.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 35 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 91.8% of America.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 57.4% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.9% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 25.7% have English ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Guilford - Sangerville are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 31.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 43.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.8%), and 13.7% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.9%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Guilford - Sangerville, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (25.7%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (13.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.9%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (7.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (57.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (80.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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