Boston, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2507000, place: Boston city, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 251,935

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 29,530 (11.72%)
1-unit, attached: 12,364 (4.91%)
2 units: 36,822 (14.62%)
3 or 4 units: 65,587 (26.03%)
5 to 9 units: 29,244 (11.61%)
10 to 19 units: 23,893 (9.48%)
20 or more units: 54,179 (21.51%)
Mobile home.: 292 (0.12%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 24 (0.01%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1,156 (0.46%)
1995 to 1998: 3,128 (1.24%)
1990 to 1994: 4,255 (1.69%)
1980 to 1989: 14,614 (5.8%)
1970 to 1979: 20,906 (8.3%)
1960 to 1969: 24,818 (9.85%)
1940 to 1959: 48,351 (19.19%)
1939 or earlier: 134,707 (53.47%)

ROOMS
1 room: 17,815 (7.07%)
2 rooms: 29,138 (11.57%)
3 rooms: 45,430 (18.03%)
4 rooms: 45,547 (18.08%)
5 rooms: 48,554 (19.27%)
6 rooms: 31,428 (12.47%)
7 rooms: 14,106 (5.6%)
8 rooms: 7,588 (3.01%)
9 or more rooms: 12,329 (4.89%)
Median (rooms): 4.2

Occupied housing units: 239,528

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 57,514 (24.01%)
1995 to 1998: 80,525 (33.62%)
1990 to 1994: 34,374 (14.35%)
1980 to 1989: 29,598 (12.36%)
1970 to 1979: 17,043 (7.12%)
1969 or earlier: 20,474 (8.55%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 83,608 (34.91%)
1: 106,269 (44.37%)
2: 40,115 (16.75%)
3 or more: 9,536 (3.98%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 115,280 (48.13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 6,426 (2.68%)
Electricity: 50,270 (20.99%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 62,983 (26.29%)
Coal or coke: 70 (0.03%)
Wood: 17 (0.01%)
Solar energy: 34 (0.01%)
Other fuel: 2,453 (1.02%)
No fuel used: 1,995 (0.83%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2,616 (1.09%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2,622 (1.09%)
No telephone service: 3,711 (1.55%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 239,528 (100%)
1.00 or less: 221,837 (92.61%)
1.01 to 1.50: 9,389 (3.92%)
1.51 or more: 8,302 (3.47%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 30,467

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 297 (0.97%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,462 (4.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,372 (20.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8,718 (28.61%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 8,473 (27.81%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 3,622 (11.89%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 930 (3.05%)
$1,000,000 or more: 593 (1.95%)
Median (dollars): $190,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 21,374 (70.15%)
--Less than $300: 15 (0.05%)
--$300 to $499: 284 (0.93%)
--$500 to $699: 1,018 (3.34%)
--$700 to $999: 3,049 (10.01%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 8,511 (27.94%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 5,057 (16.6%)
--$2,000 or more: 3,440 (11.29%)
--Median (dollars): $1,370
Not mortgaged: 9,093 (29.85%)
--Median (dollars): $398

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 10,079 (33.08%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5,285 (17.35%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 4,141 (13.59%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,760 (9.06%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,810 (5.94%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,079 (19.95%)
Not computed: 313 (1.03%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 162,118

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 15,002 (9.25%)
$200 to $299: 10,366 (6.39%)
$300 to $499: 14,292 (8.82%)
$500 to $749: 31,179 (19.23%)
$750 to $999: 38,839 (23.96%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 34,759 (21.44%)
$1,500 or more: 14,667 (9.05%)
No cash rent: 3,014 (1.86%)
Median (dollars): $803

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 27,844 (17.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 20,205 (12.46%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 18,979 (11.71%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 19,277 (11.89%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 13,173 (8.13%)
35.0 percent or more: 52,014 (32.08%)
Not computed: 10,626 (6.55%)

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