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Gloucester, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Gloucester, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  13,958  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 12,592 100.0
1-unit, detached 7,575 54.3   1.00 or less 12,416 98.6
1-unit, attached 432 3.1   1.01 to 1.50 123 1.0
2 units 2,113 15.1   1.51 or more 53 0.4
3 or 4 units 2,005 14.4        
5 to 9 units 645 4.6             Specified owner-occupied units 5,799 100.0
10 to 19 units 357 2.6   VALUE
20 or more units 813 5.8   Less than $50,000 6 0.1
Mobile home 18 0.1   $50,000 to $99,999 185 3.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 933 16.1
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,688 29.1
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,515 26.1
1999 to March 2000 109 0.8   $300,000 to $499,999 1,004 17.3
1995 to 1998 289 2.1   $500,000 to $999,999 384 6.6
1990 to 1994 510 3.7   $1,000,000 or more 84 1.4
1980 to 1989 1,062 7.6   Median (dollars) 204,600 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,109 7.9        
1960 to 1969 1,091 7.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 2,266 16.2        
1939 or earlier 7,522 53.9   With a mortgage 3,963 68.3
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 40 0.7
1 room 225 1.6        $500 to $699 209 3.6
2 rooms 515 3.7        $700 to $999 537 9.3
3 rooms 1,702 12.2        $1,000 to $1,499 1,555 26.8
4 rooms 2,280 16.3        $1,500 to $1,999 982 16.9
5 rooms 2,551 18.3        $2,000 or more 640 11.0
6 rooms 2,428 17.4        Median (dollars) 1,385 (x)
7 rooms 1,616 11.6   Not mortgaged 1,836 31.7
8 rooms 1,288 9.2        Median (dollars) 429 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,353 9.7        
Median (rooms) 5.4 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

12,592 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,665 28.7
1999 to March 2000 1,929 15.3   15 to 19 percent 975 16.8
1995 to 1998 3,337 26.5   20 to 24 percent 870 15.0
1990 to 1994 2,117 16.8   25 to 29 percent 582 10.0
1980 to 1989 1,873 14.9   30 to 34 percent 412 7.1
1970 to 1979 1,301 10.3   35 percent or more 1,243 21.4
1969 or earlier 2,035 16.2   Not computed 52 0.9
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 5,061 100.0
None 1,470 11.7   GROSS RENT    
1 4,839 38.4   Less than $200 340 6.7
2 4,721 37.5   $200 to $299 267 5.3
3 or more 1,562 12.4   $300 to $499 642 12.7
        $500 to $749 1,677 33.1
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 1,489 29.4
Utility Gas 4,350 34.5   $1,000 to $1,499 378 7.5
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 371 2.9   $1,500 or more 54 1.1
Electricity 1,490 11.8   No cash rent 214 4.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 6,140 48.8   Median (dollars) 677 (x)
Coal or coke 9 0.1        
Wood 137 1.1   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 58 0.5   Less than 15 percent 886 17.5
No fuel used 37 0.3   15 to 19 percent 719 14.2
        20 to 24 percent 770 15.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 631 12.5
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 107 0.8   30 to 34 percent 401 7.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 78 0.6   35 percent or more 1,369 27.0
No telephone service 102 0.8   Not computed 285 5.6


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.