Wellesley, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2574210, place: Wellesley CDP, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 8,861

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 7,387 (83.37%)
1-unit, attached: 184 (2.08%)
2 units: 283 (3.19%)
3 or 4 units: 183 (2.07%)
5 to 9 units: 211 (2.38%)
10 to 19 units: 216 (2.44%)
20 or more units: 389 (4.39%)
Mobile home.: 8 (0.09%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 48 (0.54%)
1995 to 1998: 119 (1.34%)
1990 to 1994: 185 (2.09%)
1980 to 1989: 340 (3.84%)
1970 to 1979: 694 (7.83%)
1960 to 1969: 692 (7.81%)
1940 to 1959: 3,086 (34.83%)
1939 or earlier: 3,697 (41.72%)

ROOMS
1 room: 31 (0.35%)
2 rooms: 219 (2.47%)
3 rooms: 284 (3.21%)
4 rooms: 436 (4.92%)
5 rooms: 637 (7.19%)
6 rooms: 1,101 (12.43%)
7 rooms: 1,620 (18.28%)
8 rooms: 1,828 (20.63%)
9 or more rooms: 2,705 (30.53%)
Median (rooms): 7.6

Occupied housing units: 8,594

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 881 (10.25%)
1995 to 1998: 2,161 (25.15%)
1990 to 1994: 1,440 (16.76%)
1980 to 1989: 1,580 (18.38%)
1970 to 1979: 1,026 (11.94%)
1969 or earlier: 1,506 (17.52%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 314 (3.65%)
1: 2,245 (26.12%)
2: 4,680 (54.46%)
3 or more: 1,355 (15.77%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,560 (53.06%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 89 (1.04%)
Electricity: 382 (4.44%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 3,498 (40.7%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 14 (0.16%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 32 (0.37%)
No fuel used: 19 (0.22%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14 (0.16%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6 (0.07%)
No telephone service: 14 (0.16%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 8,594 (100%)
1.00 or less: 8,547 (99.45%)
1.01 to 1.50: 35 (0.41%)
1.51 or more: 12 (0.14%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 6,622

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 11 (0.17%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 54 (0.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 35 (0.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 43 (0.65%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 492 (7.43%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2,312 (34.91%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 2,884 (43.55%)
$1,000,000 or more: 791 (11.95%)
Median (dollars): $548,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,589 (69.3%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 7 (0.11%)
--$500 to $699: 44 (0.66%)
--$700 to $999: 206 (3.11%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 477 (7.2%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 723 (10.92%)
--$2,000 or more: 3,132 (47.3%)
--Median (dollars): $2,004
Not mortgaged: 2,033 (30.7%)
--Median (dollars): $576

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,749 (41.51%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,130 (17.06%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 763 (11.52%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 571 (8.62%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 302 (4.56%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,077 (16.26%)
Not computed: 30 (0.45%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,447

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 120 (8.29%)
$200 to $299: 65 (4.49%)
$300 to $499: 117 (8.09%)
$500 to $749: 144 (9.95%)
$750 to $999: 155 (10.71%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 314 (21.7%)
$1,500 or more: 377 (26.05%)
No cash rent: 155 (10.71%)
Median (dollars): $1,063

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 396 (27.37%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 211 (14.58%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 136 (9.4%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 208 (14.37%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 88 (6.08%)
35.0 percent or more: 253 (17.48%)
Not computed: 155 (10.71%)

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