Scituate, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2560295, place: Scituate CDP, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 2,241

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,696 (75.68%)
1-unit, attached: 164 (7.32%)
2 units: 66 (2.95%)
3 or 4 units: 158 (7.05%)
5 to 9 units: 94 (4.19%)
10 to 19 units: 20 (0.89%)
20 or more units: 36 (1.61%)
Mobile home.: 7 (0.31%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 7 (0.31%)
1995 to 1998: 71 (3.17%)
1990 to 1994: 146 (6.51%)
1980 to 1989: 197 (8.79%)
1970 to 1979: 236 (10.53%)
1960 to 1969: 313 (13.97%)
1940 to 1959: 596 (26.6%)
1939 or earlier: 675 (30.12%)

ROOMS
1 room: 9 (0.4%)
2 rooms: 97 (4.33%)
3 rooms: 104 (4.64%)
4 rooms: 147 (6.56%)
5 rooms: 393 (17.54%)
6 rooms: 377 (16.82%)
7 rooms: 480 (21.42%)
8 rooms: 391 (17.45%)
9 or more rooms: 243 (10.84%)
Median (rooms): 6.5

Occupied housing units: 2,070

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 248 (11.98%)
1995 to 1998: 575 (27.78%)
1990 to 1994: 260 (12.56%)
1980 to 1989: 365 (17.63%)
1970 to 1979: 295 (14.25%)
1969 or earlier: 327 (15.8%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 131 (6.33%)
1: 664 (32.08%)
2: 905 (43.72%)
3 or more: 370 (17.87%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,014 (48.99%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 24 (1.16%)
Electricity: 129 (6.23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 886 (42.8%)
Coal or coke: 8 (0.39%)
Wood: 9 (0.43%)
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: 2,070 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,046 (98.84%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8 (0.39%)
1.51 or more: 16 (0.77%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,461

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 0 (0%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 9 (0.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 52 (3.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 200 (13.69%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 706 (48.32%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 371 (25.39%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 73 (5%)
$1,000,000 or more: 50 (3.42%)
Median (dollars): $267,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 986 (67.49%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 42 (2.87%)
--$700 to $999: 190 (13%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 302 (20.67%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 235 (16.08%)
--$2,000 or more: 217 (14.85%)
--Median (dollars): $1,451
Not mortgaged: 475 (32.51%)
--Median (dollars): $483

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 508 (34.77%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 203 (13.89%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 214 (14.65%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 185 (12.66%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 83 (5.68%)
35.0 percent or more: 268 (18.34%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 520

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 29 (5.58%)
$200 to $299: 59 (11.35%)
$300 to $499: 29 (5.58%)
$500 to $749: 136 (26.15%)
$750 to $999: 134 (25.77%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 95 (18.27%)
$1,500 or more: 23 (4.42%)
No cash rent: 15 (2.88%)
Median (dollars): $749

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 50 (9.62%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 79 (15.19%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 96 (18.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 83 (15.96%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 55 (10.58%)
35.0 percent or more: 133 (25.58%)
Not computed: 24 (4.62%)

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