What percentage of people rent in New Sweden, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in New Sweden, ME, 2020–2024
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11.8% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in New Sweden, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 24 renting households against 180 that own their home.

In New Sweden, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 11.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.8% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 24 (±11)

Who rents and who owns in New Sweden

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Sweden	Aroostook County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.8% (±4.7 points)	25.5% (±1.5 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	24 (±11)	7,627 (±477)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	180 (±39)	22,305 (±529)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$31,504 (±$4,288)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,250 (±$22,337)	$68,652 (±$2,547)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In New Sweden, the renter share is lower than in Aroostook County (25.5%).

It is also lower than in Maine (25.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Aroostook County, New Sweden ranks 40 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 289 of 482.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in New Sweden has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	20.5% (±7.3 points)	11.8% (±4.7 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median household income	$37,045 (±$10,450)	$58,333 (±$23,190)	+57.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near New Sweden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Sweden
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Sweden	—	11.8% (±4.7 points)	—
Westmanland	6.2 mi	15.2% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland	6.4 mi	1.7% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Stockholm	6.4 mi	13.6% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Perham	7.5 mi	7.5% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cyr Plantation	8.9 mi	0.0% (±54.6 points)	Not measurably different
Caswell	12 mi	36.9% (±22.4 points)	Higher
Washburn	13 mi	21.8% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Limestone	13 mi	38.8% (±9.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodland, ME (1.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Caswell, ME (36.9%), Washburn, ME (21.8%), Limestone, ME (38.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Aroostook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
34 (tie)	Frenchville	15.2% (±7.4 points)
34 (tie)	Hodgdon	15.2% (±7.2 points)
34 (tie)	Westmanland	15.2% (±19.7 points)
37	Easton	14.2% (±7.2 points)
38	Stockholm	13.6% (±11.3 points)
39 (tie)	Monticello	11.8% (±6.3 points)
39 (tie)	New Sweden	11.8% (±4.7 points)
41	Sherman	11.6% (±6.6 points)
42	Linneus	10.6% (±4.6 points)
43	Ludlow	9.6% (±4.9 points)
44	St. Agatha	9.4% (±3.1 points)
45	Blaine	8.9% (±8.0 points)
46 (tie)	Amity	8.8% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 64 places in Aroostook County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about New Sweden

How many renters are there in New Sweden?

New Sweden has an estimated 24 (±11) renting households, 11.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Sweden?

In New Sweden, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 11.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in New Sweden?

A renting household in New Sweden has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for New Sweden town, Aroostook County, Maine (county subdivision:49415, in state:23 county:003).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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