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Nobleboro - Damariscotta, ME

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Overview


Nobleboro - Damariscotta is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 4,148 people and just one neighborhood, Nobleboro - Damariscotta is the 103rd largest community in Maine.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Nobleboro - Damariscotta isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nobleboro - Damariscotta are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nobleboro - Damariscotta is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nobleboro - Damariscotta who work in teaching (9.99%), sales jobs (8.91%), and office and administrative support (7.82%).

Of important note, Nobleboro - Damariscotta is also a town of artists. Nobleboro - Damariscotta has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Nobleboro - Damariscotta’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

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, Nobleboro - Damariscotta is worth considering.

As is often the case in a small town, Nobleboro - Damariscotta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Nobleboro - Damariscotta is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.57% of adults in Nobleboro - Damariscotta have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Nobleboro - Damariscotta in 2018 was $40,801, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,204 for a family of four. However, Nobleboro - Damariscotta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Nobleboro - Damariscotta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

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

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 4.3% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 96.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 31.0% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.3% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Maine, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Maine.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 30.0% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 5.7% have Scottish 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 Nobleboro - Damariscotta are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 37.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.4% 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, 34.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.6%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.0% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Nobleboro - Damariscotta, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (30.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.7%), and residents who report German roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (8.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (7.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (81.4%) 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 (9.8%) . 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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