Somerset, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2562465, place: Somerset CDP, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 7,143

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 5,852 (81.93%)
1-unit, attached: 38 (0.53%)
2 units: 554 (7.76%)
3 or 4 units: 429 (6.01%)
5 to 9 units: 85 (1.19%)
10 to 19 units: 19 (0.27%)
20 or more units: 166 (2.32%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 127 (1.78%)
1995 to 1998: 182 (2.55%)
1990 to 1994: 233 (3.26%)
1980 to 1989: 343 (4.8%)
1970 to 1979: 1,041 (14.57%)
1960 to 1969: 1,589 (22.25%)
1940 to 1959: 2,178 (30.49%)
1939 or earlier: 1,450 (20.3%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 86 (1.2%)
3 rooms: 359 (5.03%)
4 rooms: 784 (10.98%)
5 rooms: 1,598 (22.37%)
6 rooms: 1,599 (22.39%)
7 rooms: 1,394 (19.52%)
8 rooms: 681 (9.53%)
9 or more rooms: 642 (8.99%)
Median (rooms): 6

Occupied housing units: 6,987

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 696 (9.96%)
1995 to 1998: 1,212 (17.35%)
1990 to 1994: 986 (14.11%)
1980 to 1989: 1,021 (14.61%)
1970 to 1979: 1,253 (17.93%)
1969 or earlier: 1,819 (26.03%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 409 (5.85%)
1: 2,127 (30.44%)
2: 3,162 (45.26%)
3 or more: 1,289 (18.45%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,869 (69.69%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 83 (1.19%)
Electricity: 237 (3.39%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,751 (25.06%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 47 (0.67%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 46 (0.66%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 18 (0.26%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 6,987 (100%)
1.00 or less: 6,942 (99.36%)
1.01 to 1.50: 35 (0.5%)
1.51 or more: 10 (0.14%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 5,309

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 18 (0.34%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 191 (3.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,797 (52.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,619 (30.5%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 590 (11.11%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 78 (1.47%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 16 (0.3%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $144,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,355 (63.19%)
--Less than $300: 11 (0.21%)
--$300 to $499: 99 (1.86%)
--$500 to $699: 284 (5.35%)
--$700 to $999: 687 (12.94%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,745 (32.87%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 414 (7.8%)
--$2,000 or more: 115 (2.17%)
--Median (dollars): $1,158
Not mortgaged: 1,954 (36.81%)
--Median (dollars): $313

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,197 (41.38%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 950 (17.89%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 742 (13.98%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 443 (8.34%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 352 (6.63%)
35.0 percent or more: 609 (11.47%)
Not computed: 16 (0.3%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,261

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 103 (8.17%)
$200 to $299: 79 (6.26%)
$300 to $499: 137 (10.86%)
$500 to $749: 662 (52.5%)
$750 to $999: 153 (12.13%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 21 (1.67%)
$1,500 or more: 8 (0.63%)
No cash rent: 98 (7.77%)
Median (dollars): $602

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 277 (21.97%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 156 (12.37%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 118 (9.36%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 164 (13.01%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 81 (6.42%)
35.0 percent or more: 334 (26.49%)
Not computed: 131 (10.39%)

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