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Merrimac, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Merrimac, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  2,295  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 2,233 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,485 64.7   1.00 or less 2,233 100.0
1-unit, attached 129 5.6   1.01 to 1.50 0 0.0
2 units 276 12.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 51 2.2        
5 to 9 units 65 2.8             Specified owner-occupied units 1,457 100.0
10 to 19 units 59 2.6   VALUE
20 or more units 30 1.3   Less than $50,000 0 0.0
Mobile home 200 8.7   $50,000 to $99,999 33 2.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 258 17.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 321 22.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 523 35.9
1999 to March 2000 30 1.3   $300,000 to $499,999 309 21.2
1995 to 1998 244 10.6   $500,000 to $999,999 13 0.9
1990 to 1994 202 8.8   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 318 13.9   Median (dollars) 224,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 264 11.5        
1960 to 1969 183 8.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 251 10.9        
1939 or earlier 803 35.0   With a mortgage 1,202 82.5
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 63 4.3
1 room 8 0.3        $500 to $699 7 0.5
2 rooms 60 2.6        $700 to $999 176 12.1
3 rooms 58 2.5        $1,000 to $1,499 382 26.2
4 rooms 388 16.9        $1,500 to $1,999 392 26.9
5 rooms 379 16.5        $2,000 or more 182 12.5
6 rooms 472 20.6        Median (dollars) 1,471 (x)
7 rooms 372 16.2   Not mortgaged 255 17.5
8 rooms 286 12.5        Median (dollars) 386 (x)
9 or more rooms 272 11.9        
Median (rooms) 6.0 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

2,233 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 503 34.5
1999 to March 2000 184 8.2   15 to 19 percent 231 15.9
1995 to 1998 642 28.8   20 to 24 percent 272 18.7
1990 to 1994 454 20.3   25 to 29 percent 136 9.3
1980 to 1989 385 17.2   30 to 34 percent 46 3.2
1970 to 1979 329 14.7   35 percent or more 269 18.5
1969 or earlier 239 10.7   Not computed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 365 100.0
None 109 4.9   GROSS RENT    
1 664 29.7   Less than $200 37 10.1
2 1,030 46.1   $200 to $299 25 6.8
3 or more 430 19.3   $300 to $499 43 11.8
        $500 to $749 127 34.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 83 22.7
Utility Gas 1,207 54.1   $1,000 to $1,499 32 8.8
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 101 4.5   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 125 5.6   No cash rent 18 4.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 729 32.6   Median (dollars) 678 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 63 2.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 8 0.4   Less than 15 percent 71 19.5
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 41 11.2
        20 to 24 percent 58 15.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 76 20.8
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 16 4.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 85 23.3
No telephone service 6 0.3   Not computed 18 4.9


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