Newton, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2545560, place: Newton city, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 32,112

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 17,808 (55.46%)
1-unit, attached: 1,584 (4.93%)
2 units: 5,887 (18.33%)
3 or 4 units: 2,031 (6.32%)
5 to 9 units: 895 (2.79%)
10 to 19 units: 998 (3.11%)
20 or more units: 2,900 (9.03%)
Mobile home.: 9 (0.03%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 107 (0.33%)
1995 to 1998: 629 (1.96%)
1990 to 1994: 391 (1.22%)
1980 to 1989: 1,877 (5.85%)
1970 to 1979: 1,956 (6.09%)
1960 to 1969: 2,535 (7.89%)
1940 to 1959: 7,671 (23.89%)
1939 or earlier: 16,946 (52.77%)

ROOMS
1 room: 347 (1.08%)
2 rooms: 1,179 (3.67%)
3 rooms: 2,188 (6.81%)
4 rooms: 3,606 (11.23%)
5 rooms: 4,111 (12.8%)
6 rooms: 5,351 (16.66%)
7 rooms: 4,927 (15.34%)
8 rooms: 3,966 (12.35%)
9 or more rooms: 6,437 (20.05%)
Median (rooms): 6.4

Occupied housing units: 31,201

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 4,429 (14.2%)
1995 to 1998: 7,896 (25.31%)
1990 to 1994: 4,573 (14.66%)
1980 to 1989: 5,402 (17.31%)
1970 to 1979: 4,034 (12.93%)
1969 or earlier: 4,867 (15.6%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,086 (6.69%)
1: 10,616 (34.02%)
2: 14,432 (46.25%)
3 or more: 4,067 (13.03%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 15,920 (51.02%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 397 (1.27%)
Electricity: 2,331 (7.47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12,399 (39.74%)
Coal or coke: 19 (0.06%)
Wood: 6 (0.02%)
Solar energy: 7 (0.02%)
Other fuel: 83 (0.27%)
No fuel used: 39 (0.12%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 64 (0.21%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 159 (0.51%)
No telephone service: 76 (0.24%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 31,201 (100%)
1.00 or less: 30,805 (98.73%)
1.01 to 1.50: 241 (0.77%)
1.51 or more: 155 (0.5%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 16,507

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 134 (0.81%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 36 (0.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 141 (0.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 537 (3.25%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2,557 (15.49%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 6,853 (41.52%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 5,492 (33.27%)
$1,000,000 or more: 757 (4.59%)
Median (dollars): $438,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 11,024 (66.78%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 6 (0.04%)
--$500 to $699: 76 (0.46%)
--$700 to $999: 499 (3.02%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,538 (9.32%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 2,195 (13.3%)
--$2,000 or more: 6,710 (40.65%)
--Median (dollars): $1,879
Not mortgaged: 5,483 (33.22%)
--Median (dollars): $577

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 6,584 (39.89%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,872 (17.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,201 (13.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,264 (7.66%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 910 (5.51%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,603 (15.77%)
Not computed: 73 (0.44%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 9,498

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 391 (4.12%)
$200 to $299: 304 (3.2%)
$300 to $499: 413 (4.35%)
$500 to $749: 797 (8.39%)
$750 to $999: 2,031 (21.38%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 3,075 (32.38%)
$1,500 or more: 1,962 (20.66%)
No cash rent: 525 (5.53%)
Median (dollars): $1,083

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,036 (21.44%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,695 (17.85%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,136 (11.96%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,036 (10.91%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 580 (6.11%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,406 (25.33%)
Not computed: 609 (6.41%)

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