Hartford - Sumner is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 3,832 people and just one neighborhood, Hartford - Sumner is the 119th largest community in Maine.
When you are in Hartford - Sumner, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.83% of Hartford - Sumner’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hartford - Sumner is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hartford - Sumner who work in management occupations (12.55%), office and administrative support (10.07%), and sales jobs (5.62%).
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Hartford - Sumner is worth considering.
One downside of living in Hartford - Sumner, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.43 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Hartford - Sumner doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Hartford - Sumner who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.36% of the adults in Hartford - Sumner have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hartford - Sumner in 2022 was $32,929, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,716 for a family of four. However, Hartford - Sumner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hartford - Sumner is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hartford - Sumner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hartford - Sumner residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hartford - Sumner include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Hartford - Sumner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hartford - Sumner, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.2% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
In addition, 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 31.9%, which is higher than 95.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.8% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 1.6% have Canadian ancestry.
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 Hartford - Sumner are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 36.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.8%), and 14.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.6%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Hartford - Sumner, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.2%), and residents who report French roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (9.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (5.0%), among others.
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 between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (86.3%) 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 (5.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.