Arundel is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 4,435 people and just one neighborhood, Arundel is the 99th largest community in Maine.
Arundel real estate is some of the most expensive in Maine, although Arundel house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Arundel is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arundel is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arundel who work in healthcare (11.67%), food service (11.30%), and teaching (10.89%).
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!) Arundel 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. Arundel has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Arundel than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Arundel may be for you.
Arundel 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.
The education level of Arundel citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.08% of adults in Arundel have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Arundel in 2022 was $35,327, 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 $141,308 for a family of four. However, Arundel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Arundel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arundel residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Arundel include French, English, French Canadian, Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Arundel is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Portuguese.
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.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.6% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 19.8% have French ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.3% 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 Arundel are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America'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, 43.1% 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 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.7%), and 11.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.7% of households. Some people also speak French (4.6%).
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 Arundel, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (19.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (19.3%), and residents who report French Canadian roots (15.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (10.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (9.7%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.6%) 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 (8.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.