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West Springfield, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: West Springfield, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  12,259  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 11,823 100.0
1-unit, detached 6,363 51.9   1.00 or less 11,429 96.7
1-unit, attached 283 2.3   1.01 to 1.50 205 1.7
2 units 1,412 11.5   1.51 or more 189 1.6
3 or 4 units 1,042 8.5        
5 to 9 units 652 5.3             Specified owner-occupied units 5,928 100.0
10 to 19 units 434 3.5   VALUE
20 or more units 1,940 15.8   Less than $50,000 31 0.5
Mobile home 133 1.1   $50,000 to $99,999 1,387 23.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 2,990 50.4
        $150,000 to $199,000 922 15.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 521 8.8
1999 to March 2000 20 0.2   $300,000 to $499,999 68 1.1
1995 to 1998 142 1.2   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 244 2.0   $1,000,000 or more 9 0.2
1980 to 1989 1,318 10.8   Median (dollars) 123,000 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,553 12.7        
1960 to 1969 1,883 15.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 3,951 32.2        
1939 or earlier 3,148 25.7   With a mortgage 3,870 65.3
             Less than $300 12 0.2
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 138 2.3
1 room 565 4.6        $500 to $699 377 6.4
2 rooms 828 6.8        $700 to $999 1,032 17.4
3 rooms 1,140 9.3        $1,000 to $1,499 1,609 27.1
4 rooms 1,994 16.3        $1,500 to $1,999 526 8.9
5 rooms 2,385 19.5        $2,000 or more 176 3.0
6 rooms 2,187 17.8        Median (dollars) 1,102 (x)
7 rooms 1,733 14.1   Not mortgaged 2,058 34.7
8 rooms 781 6.4        Median (dollars) 349 (x)
9 or more rooms 646 5.3        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

11,823 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 2,301 38.8
1999 to March 2000 1,808 15.3   15 to 19 percent 992 16.7
1995 to 1998 3,475 29.4   20 to 24 percent 738 12.4
1990 to 1994 1,549 13.1   25 to 29 percent 605 10.2
1980 to 1989 1,833 15.5   30 to 34 percent 430 7.3
1970 to 1979 1,163 9.8   35 percent or more 830 14.0
1969 or earlier 1,995 16.9   Not computed 32 0.5
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 4,932 100.0
None 1,323 11.2   GROSS RENT    
1 5,113 43.2   Less than $200 304 6.2
2 4,060 34.3   $200 to $299 132 2.7
3 or more 1,327 11.2   $300 to $499 1,594 32.3
        $500 to $749 2,336 47.4
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 292 5.9
Utility Gas 5,860 49.6   $1,000 to $1,499 127 2.6
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 116 1.0   $1,500 or more 18 0.4
Electricity 2,618 22.1   No cash rent 129 2.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 3,127 26.4   Median (dollars) 546 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 34 0.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 9 0.1        
Other fuel 43 0.4   Less than 15 percent 1,084 22.0
No fuel used 16 0.1   15 to 19 percent 808 16.4
        20 to 24 percent 518 10.5
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 552 11.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 16 0.1   30 to 34 percent 344 7.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 7 0.1   35 percent or more 1,348 27.3
No telephone service 185 1.6   Not computed 278 5.6


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