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Swampscott, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Swampscott, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  5,930  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 5,719 100.0
1-unit, detached 3,493 58.9   1.00 or less 5,684 99.4
1-unit, attached 303 5.1   1.01 to 1.50 27 0.5
2 units 876 14.8   1.51 or more 8 0.1
3 or 4 units 422 7.1        
5 to 9 units 141 2.4             Specified owner-occupied units 3,449 100.0
10 to 19 units 67 1.1   VALUE
20 or more units 628 10.6   Less than $50,000 60 1.7
Mobile home 0 0.0   $50,000 to $99,999 42 1.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 173 5.0
        $150,000 to $199,000 471 13.7
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,250 36.2
1999 to March 2000 0 0.0   $300,000 to $499,999 977 28.3
1995 to 1998 138 2.3   $500,000 to $999,999 404 11.7
1990 to 1994 73 1.2   $1,000,000 or more 72 2.1
1980 to 1989 475 8.0   Median (dollars) 279,900 (x)
1970 to 1979 696 11.7        
1960 to 1969 449 7.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,288 21.7        
1939 or earlier 2,811 47.4   With a mortgage 2,360 68.4
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 53 1.5
1 room 51 0.9        $500 to $699 33 1.0
2 rooms 81 1.4        $700 to $999 137 4.0
3 rooms 242 4.1        $1,000 to $1,499 616 17.9
4 rooms 645 10.9        $1,500 to $1,999 635 18.4
5 rooms 1,102 18.6        $2,000 or more 886 25.7
6 rooms 1,309 22.1        Median (dollars) 1,762 (x)
7 rooms 921 15.5   Not mortgaged 1,089 31.6
8 rooms 659 11.1        Median (dollars) 544 (x)
9 or more rooms 920 15.5        
Median (rooms) 6.1 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

5,719 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,092 31.7
1999 to March 2000 645 11.3   15 to 19 percent 719 20.8
1995 to 1998 1,620 28.3   20 to 24 percent 523 15.2
1990 to 1994 910 15.9   25 to 29 percent 323 9.4
1980 to 1989 1,004 17.6   30 to 34 percent 211 6.1
1970 to 1979 693 12.1   35 percent or more 550 15.9
1969 or earlier 847 14.8   Not computed 31 0.9
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,341 100.0
None 401 7.0   GROSS RENT    
1 1,837 32.1   Less than $200 41 3.1
2 2,804 49.0   $200 to $299 49 3.7
3 or more 677 11.8   $300 to $499 89 6.6
        $500 to $749 175 13.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 335 25.0
Utility Gas 2,555 44.7   $1,000 to $1,499 428 31.9
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 61 1.1   $1,500 or more 156 11.6
Electricity 504 8.8   No cash rent 68 5.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 2,581 45.1   Median (dollars) 957 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 10 0.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 8 0.1   Less than 15 percent 234 17.4
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 244 18.2
        20 to 24 percent 148 11.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 179 13.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 37 0.6   30 to 34 percent 83 6.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 87 1.5   35 percent or more 376 28.0
No telephone service 33 0.6   Not computed 77 5.7


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