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Geographic Area: Methuen, Massachusetts
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
16,908 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
16,555 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
10,312 |
61.0 |
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1.00 or less |
16,164 |
97.6 |
| 1-unit, attached |
804 |
4.8 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
287 |
1.7 |
| 2 units |
2,207 |
13.1 |
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1.51 or more |
104 |
0.6 |
| 3 or 4 units |
1,244 |
7.4 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
608 |
3.6 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
10,082 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
634 |
3.7 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
1,093 |
6.5 |
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Less than $50,000 |
101 |
1.0 |
| Mobile home |
6 |
0.0 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
684 |
6.8 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
3,520 |
34.9 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
3,338 |
33.1 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
1,958 |
19.4 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
331 |
2.0 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
459 |
4.6 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
568 |
3.4 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
22 |
0.2 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
680 |
4.0 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
2,435 |
14.4 |
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Median (dollars) |
159,000 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
2,172 |
12.8 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
2,447 |
14.5 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
3,700 |
21.9 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
4,575 |
27.1 |
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With a mortgage |
7,118 |
70.6 |
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Less than
$300 |
0 |
0.0 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
114 |
1.1 |
| 1 room |
161 |
1.0 |
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$500 to
$699 |
320 |
3.2 |
| 2 rooms |
432 |
2.6 |
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$700 to
$999 |
1,216 |
12.1 |
| 3 rooms |
1,194 |
7.1 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
3,389 |
33.6 |
| 4 rooms |
2,419 |
14.3 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
1,538 |
15.3 |
| 5 rooms |
3,218 |
19.0 |
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$2,000 or
more |
541 |
5.4 |
| 6 rooms |
4,024 |
23.8 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,275 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
2,616 |
15.5 |
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Not mortgaged |
2,964 |
29.4 |
| 8 rooms |
1,636 |
9.7 |
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Median
(dollars) |
383 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
1,208 |
7.1 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.8 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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16,555 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
2,853 |
28.3 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
2,249 |
13.6 |
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15 to 19 percent |
2,030 |
20.1 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
4,506 |
27.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
1,683 |
16.7 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
2,488 |
15.0 |
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25 to 29 percent |
1,032 |
10.2 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
2,772 |
16.7 |
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30 to 34 percent |
727 |
7.2 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,794 |
10.8 |
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35 percent or more |
1,636 |
16.2 |
| 1969 or earlier |
2,746 |
16.6 |
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Not computed |
121 |
1.2 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
4,649 |
100.0 |
| None |
1,370 |
8.3 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
5,881 |
35.5 |
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Less than $200 |
269 |
5.8 |
| 2 |
6,816 |
41.2 |
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$200 to $299 |
271 |
5.8 |
| 3 or more |
2,488 |
15.0 |
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$300 to $499 |
514 |
11.1 |
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$500 to $749 |
2,021 |
43.5 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
1,126 |
24.2 |
| Utility Gas |
10,247 |
61.9 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
190 |
4.1 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
411 |
2.5 |
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$1,500 or more |
7 |
0.2 |
| Electricity |
1,211 |
7.3 |
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No cash rent |
251 |
5.4 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
4,570 |
27.6 |
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Median (dollars) |
646 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
67 |
0.4 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Other fuel |
49 |
0.3 |
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Less than 15 percent |
858 |
18.5 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
0.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
705 |
15.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
589 |
12.7 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
586 |
12.6 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
99 |
0.6 |
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30 to 34 percent |
322 |
6.9 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
87 |
0.5 |
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35 percent or more |
1,201 |
25.8 |
| No telephone service |
128 |
0.8 |
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Not computed |
388 |
8.3 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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