U.S. Beacon November 3, 2024

Taunton, MA

Bristol County, Massachusetts

Latitude: 41.901491     Longitude: -71.093628
Population 56,251 (2005)
Elevation of Taunton, Massachusetts: 30 feet



General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2569170, place: Taunton city, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 22,908

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 9,807 (42.81%)
1-unit, attached: 1,109 (4.84%)
2 units: 3,979 (17.37%)
3 or 4 units: 3,170 (13.84%)
5 to 9 units: 1,620 (7.07%)
10 to 19 units: 770 (3.36%)
20 or more units: 1,534 (6.7%)
Mobile home.: 913 (3.99%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 6 (0.03%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 309 (1.35%)
1995 to 1998: 1,183 (5.16%)
1990 to 1994: 1,887 (8.24%)
1980 to 1989: 3,162 (13.8%)
1970 to 1979: 2,452 (10.7%)
1960 to 1969: 2,129 (9.29%)
1940 to 1959: 3,450 (15.06%)
1939 or earlier: 8,336 (36.39%)

ROOMS
1 room: 292 (1.27%)
2 rooms: 828 (3.61%)
3 rooms: 2,277 (9.94%)
4 rooms: 3,859 (16.85%)
5 rooms: 5,442 (23.76%)
6 rooms: 4,483 (19.57%)
7 rooms: 2,709 (11.83%)
8 rooms: 1,527 (6.67%)
9 or more rooms: 1,491 (6.51%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 22,045

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 3,517 (15.95%)
1995 to 1998: 6,429 (29.16%)
1990 to 1994: 3,828 (17.36%)
1980 to 1989: 3,384 (15.35%)
1970 to 1979: 1,889 (8.57%)
1969 or earlier: 2,998 (13.6%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,056 (9.33%)
1: 8,429 (38.24%)
2: 8,756 (39.72%)
3 or more: 2,804 (12.72%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 10,219 (46.36%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 424 (1.92%)
Electricity: 2,399 (10.88%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 8,816 (39.99%)
Coal or coke: 12 (0.05%)
Wood: 78 (0.35%)
Solar energy: 10 (0.05%)
Other fuel: 67 (0.3%)
No fuel used: 20 (0.09%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 44 (0.2%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 44 (0.2%)
No telephone service: 268 (1.22%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 22,045 (100%)
1.00 or less: 21,661 (98.26%)
1.01 to 1.50: 311 (1.41%)
1.51 or more: 73 (0.33%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 9,619

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 38 (0.4%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,073 (11.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,104 (42.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3,250 (33.79%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,013 (10.53%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 106 (1.1%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 9 (0.09%)
$1,000,000 or more: 26 (0.27%)
Median (dollars): $145,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 6,990 (72.67%)
--Less than $300: 25 (0.26%)
--$300 to $499: 184 (1.91%)
--$500 to $699: 432 (4.49%)
--$700 to $999: 1,496 (15.55%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,749 (38.97%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 890 (9.25%)
--$2,000 or more: 214 (2.22%)
--Median (dollars): $1,149
Not mortgaged: 2,629 (27.33%)
--Median (dollars): $316

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,244 (33.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,830 (19.02%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,584 (16.47%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 909 (9.45%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 643 (6.68%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,315 (13.67%)
Not computed: 94 (0.98%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 8,527

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 413 (4.84%)
$200 to $299: 507 (5.95%)
$300 to $499: 1,700 (19.94%)
$500 to $749: 4,015 (47.09%)
$750 to $999: 1,227 (14.39%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 350 (4.1%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 315 (3.69%)
Median (dollars): $575

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,718 (20.15%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,439 (16.88%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,055 (12.37%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 909 (10.66%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 770 (9.03%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,157 (25.3%)
Not computed: 479 (5.62%)

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