Wakefield, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2572250, place: Wakefield CDP, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 9,937

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 6,227 (62.66%)
1-unit, attached: 275 (2.77%)
2 units: 1,438 (14.47%)
3 or 4 units: 704 (7.08%)
5 to 9 units: 348 (3.5%)
10 to 19 units: 271 (2.73%)
20 or more units: 642 (6.46%)
Mobile home.: 32 (0.32%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 125 (1.26%)
1995 to 1998: 245 (2.47%)
1990 to 1994: 241 (2.43%)
1980 to 1989: 657 (6.61%)
1970 to 1979: 1,009 (10.15%)
1960 to 1969: 782 (7.87%)
1940 to 1959: 2,922 (29.41%)
1939 or earlier: 3,956 (39.81%)

ROOMS
1 room: 80 (0.81%)
2 rooms: 243 (2.45%)
3 rooms: 823 (8.28%)
4 rooms: 1,237 (12.45%)
5 rooms: 1,343 (13.52%)
6 rooms: 2,042 (20.55%)
7 rooms: 2,001 (20.14%)
8 rooms: 1,164 (11.71%)
9 or more rooms: 1,004 (10.1%)
Median (rooms): 6.1

Occupied housing units: 9,747

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,220 (12.52%)
1995 to 1998: 2,305 (23.65%)
1990 to 1994: 1,397 (14.33%)
1980 to 1989: 1,924 (19.74%)
1970 to 1979: 1,136 (11.65%)
1969 or earlier: 1,765 (18.11%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 631 (6.47%)
1: 3,375 (34.63%)
2: 4,294 (44.05%)
3 or more: 1,447 (14.85%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,928 (30.04%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 52 (0.53%)
Electricity: 627 (6.43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 6,106 (62.64%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 27 (0.28%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 7 (0.07%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 29 (0.3%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16 (0.16%)
No telephone service: 8 (0.08%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 9,747 (100%)
1.00 or less: 9,714 (99.66%)
1.01 to 1.50: 18 (0.18%)
1.51 or more: 15 (0.15%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 5,889

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 20 (0.34%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 44 (0.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 129 (2.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,301 (22.09%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2,940 (49.92%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 1,342 (22.79%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 91 (1.55%)
$1,000,000 or more: 22 (0.37%)
Median (dollars): $242,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,066 (69.04%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 48 (0.82%)
--$500 to $699: 57 (0.97%)
--$700 to $999: 296 (5.03%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,394 (23.67%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,442 (24.49%)
--$2,000 or more: 829 (14.08%)
--Median (dollars): $1,541
Not mortgaged: 1,823 (30.96%)
--Median (dollars): $474

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,986 (33.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,086 (18.44%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 824 (13.99%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 664 (11.28%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 404 (6.86%)
35.0 percent or more: 910 (15.45%)
Not computed: 15 (0.25%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,727

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 148 (5.43%)
$200 to $299: 66 (2.42%)
$300 to $499: 149 (5.46%)
$500 to $749: 767 (28.13%)
$750 to $999: 821 (30.11%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 568 (20.83%)
$1,500 or more: 61 (2.24%)
No cash rent: 147 (5.39%)
Median (dollars): $795

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 601 (22.04%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 474 (17.38%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 392 (14.37%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 375 (13.75%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 209 (7.66%)
35.0 percent or more: 511 (18.74%)
Not computed: 165 (6.05%)

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