Essex, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2521815, place: Essex CDP, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 637

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 333 (52.28%)
1-unit, attached: 31 (4.87%)
2 units: 158 (24.8%)
3 or 4 units: 91 (14.29%)
5 to 9 units: 0 (0%)
10 to 19 units: 16 (2.51%)
20 or more units: 8 (1.26%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 6 (0.94%)
1990 to 1994: 18 (2.83%)
1980 to 1989: 15 (2.35%)
1970 to 1979: 30 (4.71%)
1960 to 1969: 113 (17.74%)
1940 to 1959: 101 (15.86%)
1939 or earlier: 354 (55.57%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 24 (3.77%)
3 rooms: 118 (18.52%)
4 rooms: 62 (9.73%)
5 rooms: 73 (11.46%)
6 rooms: 108 (16.95%)
7 rooms: 112 (17.58%)
8 rooms: 40 (6.28%)
9 or more rooms: 100 (15.7%)
Median (rooms): 5.9

Occupied housing units: 599

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 91 (15.19%)
1995 to 1998: 160 (26.71%)
1990 to 1994: 129 (21.54%)
1980 to 1989: 59 (9.85%)
1970 to 1979: 56 (9.35%)
1969 or earlier: 104 (17.36%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 51 (8.51%)
1: 215 (35.89%)
2: 259 (43.24%)
3 or more: 74 (12.35%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 246 (41.07%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 26 (4.34%)
Electricity: 105 (17.53%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 210 (35.06%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 12 (2%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 599 (100%)
1.00 or less: 594 (99.17%)
1.01 to 1.50: 0 (0%)
1.51 or more: 5 (0.83%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 251

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 0 (0%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (4.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 35 (13.94%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 113 (45.02%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 57 (22.71%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 34 (13.55%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $268,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 174 (69.32%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 11 (4.38%)
--$500 to $699: 0 (0%)
--$700 to $999: 23 (9.16%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 52 (20.72%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 24 (9.56%)
--$2,000 or more: 64 (25.5%)
--Median (dollars): $1,510
Not mortgaged: 77 (30.68%)
--Median (dollars): $490

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 81 (32.27%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 28 (11.16%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 27 (10.76%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 41 (16.33%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 5 (1.99%)
35.0 percent or more: 69 (27.49%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 242

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 32 (13.22%)
$200 to $299: 24 (9.92%)
$300 to $499: 17 (7.02%)
$500 to $749: 59 (24.38%)
$750 to $999: 74 (30.58%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 7 (2.89%)
$1,500 or more: 15 (6.2%)
No cash rent: 14 (5.79%)
Median (dollars): $686

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 48 (19.83%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 47 (19.42%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 39 (16.12%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 23 (9.5%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 31 (12.81%)
35.0 percent or more: 32 (13.22%)
Not computed: 22 (9.09%)

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