Amesbury, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2501220, place: Amesbury CDP, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 5,118

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,073 (40.5%)
1-unit, attached: 338 (6.6%)
2 units: 764 (14.93%)
3 or 4 units: 615 (12.02%)
5 to 9 units: 184 (3.6%)
10 to 19 units: 374 (7.31%)
20 or more units: 770 (15.04%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 61 (1.19%)
1995 to 1998: 138 (2.7%)
1990 to 1994: 142 (2.77%)
1980 to 1989: 395 (7.72%)
1970 to 1979: 1,010 (19.73%)
1960 to 1969: 430 (8.4%)
1940 to 1959: 529 (10.34%)
1939 or earlier: 2,413 (47.15%)

ROOMS
1 room: 62 (1.21%)
2 rooms: 280 (5.47%)
3 rooms: 537 (10.49%)
4 rooms: 1,051 (20.54%)
5 rooms: 823 (16.08%)
6 rooms: 840 (16.41%)
7 rooms: 634 (12.39%)
8 rooms: 477 (9.32%)
9 or more rooms: 414 (8.09%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 4,931

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 993 (20.14%)
1995 to 1998: 1,726 (35%)
1990 to 1994: 623 (12.63%)
1980 to 1989: 701 (14.22%)
1970 to 1979: 427 (8.66%)
1969 or earlier: 461 (9.35%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 415 (8.42%)
1: 1,924 (39.02%)
2: 2,034 (41.25%)
3 or more: 558 (11.32%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,294 (46.52%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 33 (0.67%)
Electricity: 949 (19.25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,594 (32.33%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 46 (0.93%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 15 (0.3%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13 (0.26%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14 (0.28%)
No telephone service: 28 (0.57%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,931 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,853 (98.42%)
1.01 to 1.50: 70 (1.42%)
1.51 or more: 8 (0.16%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,129

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 8 (0.38%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 101 (4.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 541 (25.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 826 (38.8%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 508 (23.86%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 137 (6.43%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 8 (0.38%)
Median (dollars): $174,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,663 (78.11%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 54 (2.54%)
--$700 to $999: 220 (10.33%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 734 (34.48%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 500 (23.49%)
--$2,000 or more: 155 (7.28%)
--Median (dollars): $1,387
Not mortgaged: 466 (21.89%)
--Median (dollars): $453

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 536 (25.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 391 (18.37%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 342 (16.06%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 280 (13.15%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 177 (8.31%)
35.0 percent or more: 384 (18.04%)
Not computed: 19 (0.89%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,054

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 133 (6.48%)
$200 to $299: 114 (5.55%)
$300 to $499: 164 (7.98%)
$500 to $749: 976 (47.52%)
$750 to $999: 487 (23.71%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 113 (5.5%)
$1,500 or more: 16 (0.78%)
No cash rent: 51 (2.48%)
Median (dollars): $684

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 416 (20.25%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 310 (15.09%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 299 (14.56%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 170 (8.28%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 134 (6.52%)
35.0 percent or more: 629 (30.62%)
Not computed: 96 (4.67%)

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