Kingston, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2533185, place: Kingston CDP, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 2,398

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,814 (75.65%)
1-unit, attached: 86 (3.59%)
2 units: 184 (7.67%)
3 or 4 units: 145 (6.05%)
5 to 9 units: 105 (4.38%)
10 to 19 units: 21 (0.88%)
20 or more units: 12 (0.5%)
Mobile home.: 31 (1.29%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 35 (1.46%)
1995 to 1998: 110 (4.59%)
1990 to 1994: 125 (5.21%)
1980 to 1989: 261 (10.88%)
1970 to 1979: 213 (8.88%)
1960 to 1969: 204 (8.51%)
1940 to 1959: 765 (31.9%)
1939 or earlier: 685 (28.57%)

ROOMS
1 room: 19 (0.79%)
2 rooms: 51 (2.13%)
3 rooms: 96 (4%)
4 rooms: 324 (13.51%)
5 rooms: 681 (28.4%)
6 rooms: 580 (24.19%)
7 rooms: 326 (13.59%)
8 rooms: 151 (6.3%)
9 or more rooms: 170 (7.09%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 2,147

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 291 (13.55%)
1995 to 1998: 509 (23.71%)
1990 to 1994: 426 (19.84%)
1980 to 1989: 368 (17.14%)
1970 to 1979: 228 (10.62%)
1969 or earlier: 325 (15.14%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 144 (6.71%)
1: 744 (34.65%)
2: 955 (44.48%)
3 or more: 304 (14.16%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 789 (36.75%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 243 (11.32%)
Electricity: 122 (5.68%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 975 (45.41%)
Coal or coke: 10 (0.47%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 8 (0.37%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6 (0.28%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,147 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,119 (98.7%)
1.01 to 1.50: 9 (0.42%)
1.51 or more: 19 (0.88%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,387

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 8 (0.58%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 61 (4.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 388 (27.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 480 (34.61%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 336 (24.22%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 114 (8.22%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $175,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,093 (78.8%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 20 (1.44%)
--$500 to $699: 86 (6.2%)
--$700 to $999: 253 (18.24%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 379 (27.33%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 246 (17.74%)
--$2,000 or more: 109 (7.86%)
--Median (dollars): $1,196
Not mortgaged: 294 (21.2%)
--Median (dollars): $375

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 347 (25.02%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 216 (15.57%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 257 (18.53%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 122 (8.8%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 164 (11.82%)
35.0 percent or more: 263 (18.96%)
Not computed: 18 (1.3%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 552

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 26 (4.71%)
$200 to $299: 17 (3.08%)
$300 to $499: 60 (10.87%)
$500 to $749: 174 (31.52%)
$750 to $999: 180 (32.61%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 56 (10.14%)
$1,500 or more: 6 (1.09%)
No cash rent: 33 (5.98%)
Median (dollars): $735

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 60 (10.87%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 56 (10.14%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 133 (24.09%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 80 (14.49%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 38 (6.88%)
35.0 percent or more: 152 (27.54%)
Not computed: 33 (5.98%)

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