Sebago - Baldwin is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 3,522 people and just one neighborhood, Sebago - Baldwin is the 132nd largest community in Maine.
Unlike some towns, Sebago - Baldwin isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sebago - Baldwin are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sebago - Baldwin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sebago - Baldwin who work in sales jobs (13.94%), office and administrative support (10.06%), and management occupations (9.25%).
Also of interest is that Sebago - Baldwin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Sebago - Baldwin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Sebago - Baldwin is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Sebago - Baldwin’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Sebago - Baldwin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sebago - Baldwin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Sebago - Baldwin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.13 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Sebago - Baldwin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Sebago - Baldwin citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.04% of adults in Sebago - Baldwin have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sebago - Baldwin in 2022 was $38,296, which is middle income relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,184 for a family of four. However, Sebago - Baldwin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sebago - Baldwin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sebago - Baldwin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sebago - Baldwin include English, Irish, French, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Sebago - Baldwin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 36.5% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 97.0% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.0% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 5.5% have French Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Sebago - Baldwin are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.2% 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, 33.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.4%), and 14.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (6.5%).
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 Sebago - Baldwin, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (23.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.5%), and residents who report French roots (13.0%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (6.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.8%), among others.
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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (33.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (80.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.