Boston Massachusetts Housing and demographic information

 

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Subject	Number	Percent		Subject	Number	Percent
Total housing units	251,935	100.0		OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
UNITS IN STRUCTURE				Occupied housing units	239,528	100.0
1-unit, detached	29,530	11.7		1.00 or less	221,884	92.6
1-unit, attached	12,364	4.9		1.01 to 1.50	9,362	3.9
2 units	36,822	14.6		1.51 or more	8,282	3.5
3 or 4 units	65,587	26.0
5 to 9 units	29,244	11.6		Specified owner-occupied units	30,467	100.0
10 to 19 units	23,893	9.5		VALUE
20 or more units	54,179	21.5		Less than $50,000	297	1.0
Mobile home	292	0.1		$50,000 to $99,999	1,462	4.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	24	0.0		$100,000 to $149,999	6,372	20.9
				$150,000 to $199,000	8,718	28.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT				$200,000 to $299,999	8,473	27.8
1999 to March 2000	1,156	0.5		$300,000 to $499,999	3,622	11.9
1995 to 1998	3,128	1.2		$500,000 to $999,999	930	3.1
1990 to 1994	4,255	1.7		$1,000,000 or more	593	1.9
1980 to 1989	14,614	5.8		Median (dollars)	190,600	(X)
1970 to 1979	20,906	8.3
1960 to 1969	24,818	9.9		MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
1940 to 1959	48,351	19.2		MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1939 or earlier	134,707	53.5		With a mortgage	21,374	70.2
				Less than $300	15	0.0
ROOMS				$300 to $499	284	0.9
1 room	17,815	7.1		$500 to $699	1,018	3.3
2 rooms	29,138	11.6		$700 to $999	3,049	10.0
3 rooms	45,430	18.0		$1,000 to $1,499	8,511	27.9
4 rooms	45,547	18.1		$1,500 to $1,999	5,057	16.6
5 rooms	48,554	19.3		$2,000 or more	3,440	11.3
6 rooms	31,428	12.5		Median (dollars)	1,370	(X)
7 rooms	14,106	5.6		Not mortgaged	9,093	29.8
8 rooms	7,588	3.0		Median (dollars)	398	(X)
9 or more rooms	12,329	4.9
Median (rooms)	4.2	(X)		SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
				AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
Occupied Housing Units	239,528	100.0		INCOME IN 1999
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT				Less than 15 percent	10,079	33.1
1999 to March 2000	57,514	24.0		15 to 19 percent	5,285	17.3
1995 to 1998	80,525	33.6		20 to 24 percent	4,141	13.6
1990 to 1994	34,374	14.4		25 to 29 percent	2,760	9.1
1980 to 1989	29,598	12.4		30 to 34 percent	1,810	5.9
1970 to 1979	17,043	7.1		35 percent or more	6,079	20.0
1969 or earlier	20,474	8.5		Not computed	313	1.0
VEHICLES AVAILABLE				Specified renter-occupied units	162,118	100.0
None	83,608	34.9		GROSS RENT
1	106,269	44.4		Less than $200	15,002	9.3
2	40,115	16.7		$200 to $299	10,366	6.4
3 or more	9,536	4.0		$300 to $499	14,292	8.8
				$500 to $749	31,179	19.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL				$750 to $999	38,839	24.0
Utility Gas	115,280	48.1		$1,000 to $1,499	34,759	21.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas	6,426	2.7		$1,500 or more	14,667	9.0
Electricity	50,270	21.0		No cash rent	3,014	1.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	62,983	26.3		Median (dollars)	803	(X)
Coal or coke	70	0.0
Wood	17	0.0		GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF
Solar energy	34	0.0		HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Other fuel	2,453	1.0		Less than 15 percent	27,844	17.2
No fuel used	1,995	0.8		15 to 19 percent	20,205	12.5
				20 to 24 percent	18,979	11.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS				25 to 29 percent	19,277	11.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	2,616	1.1		30 to 34 percent	13,173	8.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	2,622	1.1		35 percent or more	52,014	32.1
No telephone service	3,711	1.5		Not computed	10,626	6.6
Date: December 29, 2004
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.