Westfield, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2576030, place: Westfield city, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 15,441

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 9,142 (59.21%)
1-unit, attached: 393 (2.55%)
2 units: 1,970 (12.76%)
3 or 4 units: 1,110 (7.19%)
5 to 9 units: 690 (4.47%)
10 to 19 units: 349 (2.26%)
20 or more units: 1,264 (8.19%)
Mobile home.: 523 (3.39%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 189 (1.22%)
1995 to 1998: 413 (2.67%)
1990 to 1994: 661 (4.28%)
1980 to 1989: 1,886 (12.21%)
1970 to 1979: 2,613 (16.92%)
1960 to 1969: 2,146 (13.9%)
1940 to 1959: 3,361 (21.77%)
1939 or earlier: 4,172 (27.02%)

ROOMS
1 room: 148 (0.96%)
2 rooms: 461 (2.99%)
3 rooms: 978 (6.33%)
4 rooms: 3,170 (20.53%)
5 rooms: 3,296 (21.35%)
6 rooms: 2,914 (18.87%)
7 rooms: 2,079 (13.46%)
8 rooms: 1,398 (9.05%)
9 or more rooms: 997 (6.46%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 14,797

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,349 (15.87%)
1995 to 1998: 3,791 (25.62%)
1990 to 1994: 2,132 (14.41%)
1980 to 1989: 2,591 (17.51%)
1970 to 1979: 1,744 (11.79%)
1969 or earlier: 2,190 (14.8%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,484 (10.03%)
1: 4,921 (33.26%)
2: 6,264 (42.33%)
3 or more: 2,128 (14.38%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,729 (38.72%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 210 (1.42%)
Electricity: 1,912 (12.92%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 6,688 (45.2%)
Coal or coke: 24 (0.16%)
Wood: 178 (1.2%)
Solar energy: 7 (0.05%)
Other fuel: 35 (0.24%)
No fuel used: 14 (0.09%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 86 (0.58%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 93 (0.63%)
No telephone service: 116 (0.78%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 14,797 (100%)
1.00 or less: 14,369 (97.11%)
1.01 to 1.50: 252 (1.7%)
1.51 or more: 176 (1.19%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 8,295

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 26 (0.31%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,460 (17.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,998 (48.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,796 (21.65%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 871 (10.5%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 136 (1.64%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 8 (0.1%)
Median (dollars): $133,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 6,050 (72.94%)
--Less than $300: 4 (0.05%)
--$300 to $499: 231 (2.78%)
--$500 to $699: 390 (4.7%)
--$700 to $999: 1,317 (15.88%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,769 (33.38%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 999 (12.04%)
--$2,000 or more: 340 (4.1%)
--Median (dollars): $1,172
Not mortgaged: 2,245 (27.06%)
--Median (dollars): $342

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,861 (34.49%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,511 (18.22%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,407 (16.96%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 845 (10.19%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 501 (6.04%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,134 (13.67%)
Not computed: 36 (0.43%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,738

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 240 (5.07%)
$200 to $299: 369 (7.79%)
$300 to $499: 831 (17.54%)
$500 to $749: 2,458 (51.88%)
$750 to $999: 583 (12.3%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 72 (1.52%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 185 (3.9%)
Median (dollars): $590

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 812 (17.14%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 718 (15.15%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 630 (13.3%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 545 (11.5%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 366 (7.72%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,349 (28.47%)
Not computed: 318 (6.71%)

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