Brockton, MA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2509000, place: Brockton city, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 34,837

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 16,228 (46.58%)
1-unit, attached: 634 (1.82%)
2 units: 4,390 (12.6%)
3 or 4 units: 5,956 (17.1%)
5 to 9 units: 2,282 (6.55%)
10 to 19 units: 1,806 (5.18%)
20 or more units: 3,501 (10.05%)
Mobile home.: 31 (0.09%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 9 (0.03%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 127 (0.36%)
1995 to 1998: 387 (1.11%)
1990 to 1994: 468 (1.34%)
1980 to 1989: 2,024 (5.81%)
1970 to 1979: 5,981 (17.17%)
1960 to 1969: 6,221 (17.86%)
1940 to 1959: 7,645 (21.95%)
1939 or earlier: 11,984 (34.4%)

ROOMS
1 room: 466 (1.34%)
2 rooms: 1,890 (5.43%)
3 rooms: 3,837 (11.01%)
4 rooms: 5,267 (15.12%)
5 rooms: 8,681 (24.92%)
6 rooms: 7,107 (20.4%)
7 rooms: 3,749 (10.76%)
8 rooms: 2,001 (5.74%)
9 or more rooms: 1,839 (5.28%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 33,675

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 6,100 (18.11%)
1995 to 1998: 9,709 (28.83%)
1990 to 1994: 5,279 (15.68%)
1980 to 1989: 5,034 (14.95%)
1970 to 1979: 3,199 (9.5%)
1969 or earlier: 4,354 (12.93%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 5,632 (16.72%)
1: 13,505 (40.1%)
2: 10,958 (32.54%)
3 or more: 3,580 (10.63%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 16,363 (48.59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 553 (1.64%)
Electricity: 3,677 (10.92%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12,672 (37.63%)
Coal or coke: 44 (0.13%)
Wood: 41 (0.12%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 240 (0.71%)
No fuel used: 85 (0.25%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 288 (0.86%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 169 (0.5%)
No telephone service: 608 (1.81%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 33,675 (100%)
1.00 or less: 32,017 (95.08%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,186 (3.52%)
1.51 or more: 472 (1.4%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 14,956

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 112 (0.75%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,502 (16.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8,733 (58.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,904 (19.42%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 560 (3.74%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 133 (0.89%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 12 (0.08%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $128,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 11,013 (73.64%)
--Less than $300: 27 (0.18%)
--$300 to $499: 196 (1.31%)
--$500 to $699: 649 (4.34%)
--$700 to $999: 2,892 (19.34%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 5,419 (36.23%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,514 (10.12%)
--$2,000 or more: 316 (2.11%)
--Median (dollars): $1,146
Not mortgaged: 3,943 (26.36%)
--Median (dollars): $386

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 4,455 (29.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,484 (16.61%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,375 (15.88%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,466 (9.8%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 997 (6.67%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,035 (20.29%)
Not computed: 144 (0.96%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 15,295

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,770 (11.57%)
$200 to $299: 956 (6.25%)
$300 to $499: 1,859 (12.15%)
$500 to $749: 6,102 (39.9%)
$750 to $999: 3,398 (22.22%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 759 (4.96%)
$1,500 or more: 96 (0.63%)
No cash rent: 355 (2.32%)
Median (dollars): $625

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,695 (17.62%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,039 (13.33%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,957 (12.8%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,748 (11.43%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,235 (8.07%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,608 (30.13%)
Not computed: 1,013 (6.62%)

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