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Geographic Area: Palmer, Massachusetts
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
4,308 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
4,069 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
2,446 |
56.8 |
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1.00 or less |
4,040 |
99.3 |
| 1-unit, attached |
63 |
1.5 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
22 |
0.5 |
| 2 units |
511 |
11.9 |
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1.51 or more |
7 |
0.2 |
| 3 or 4 units |
478 |
11.1 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
232 |
5.4 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
2,074 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
104 |
2.4 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
113 |
2.6 |
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Less than $50,000 |
31 |
1.5 |
| Mobile home |
361 |
8.4 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
496 |
23.9 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
1,062 |
51.2 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
369 |
17.8 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
88 |
4.2 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
37 |
0.9 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
28 |
1.4 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
139 |
3.2 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
238 |
5.5 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
590 |
13.7 |
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Median (dollars) |
122,100 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
675 |
15.7 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
482 |
11.2 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
805 |
18.7 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
1,342 |
31.2 |
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With a mortgage |
1,489 |
71.8 |
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Less than
$300 |
0 |
0.0 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
22 |
1.1 |
| 1 room |
32 |
0.7 |
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$500 to
$699 |
227 |
10.9 |
| 2 rooms |
169 |
3.9 |
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$700 to
$999 |
433 |
20.9 |
| 3 rooms |
352 |
8.2 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
692 |
33.4 |
| 4 rooms |
742 |
17.2 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
100 |
4.8 |
| 5 rooms |
997 |
23.1 |
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$2,000 or
more |
15 |
0.7 |
| 6 rooms |
857 |
19.9 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,034 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
512 |
11.9 |
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Not mortgaged |
585 |
28.2 |
| 8 rooms |
342 |
7.9 |
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Median
(dollars) |
358 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
305 |
7.1 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.4 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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4,069 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
694 |
33.5 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
505 |
12.4 |
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15 to 19 percent |
363 |
17.5 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
1,098 |
27.0 |
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20 to 24 percent |
302 |
14.6 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
697 |
17.1 |
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25 to 29 percent |
318 |
15.3 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
764 |
18.8 |
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30 to 34 percent |
109 |
5.3 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
477 |
11.7 |
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35 percent or more |
288 |
13.9 |
| 1969 or earlier |
528 |
13.0 |
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Not computed |
0 |
0.0 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
1,379 |
100.0 |
| None |
275 |
6.8 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
1,698 |
41.7 |
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Less than $200 |
74 |
5.4 |
| 2 |
1,603 |
39.4 |
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$200 to $299 |
93 |
6.7 |
| 3 or more |
493 |
12.1 |
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$300 to $499 |
356 |
25.8 |
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$500 to $749 |
661 |
47.9 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
62 |
4.5 |
| Utility Gas |
281 |
6.9 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
36 |
2.6 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
283 |
7.0 |
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$1,500 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity |
582 |
14.3 |
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No cash rent |
97 |
7.0 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
2,846 |
69.9 |
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Median (dollars) |
551 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
60 |
1.5 |
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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 |
17 |
0.4 |
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Less than 15 percent |
327 |
23.7 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
0.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
211 |
15.3 |
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20 to 24 percent |
162 |
11.7 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
93 |
6.7 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
21 |
0.5 |
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30 to 34 percent |
77 |
5.6 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
8 |
0.2 |
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35 percent or more |
388 |
28.1 |
| No telephone service |
85 |
2.1 |
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Not computed |
121 |
8.8 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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