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Geographic Area: Melrose, Massachusetts
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
11,248 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
10,982 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
6,423 |
57.1 |
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1.00 or less |
10,899 |
99.2 |
| 1-unit, attached |
194 |
1.7 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
61 |
0.6 |
| 2 units |
1,610 |
14.3 |
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1.51 or more |
22 |
0.2 |
| 3 or 4 units |
557 |
5.0 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
361 |
3.2 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
5,949 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
489 |
4.3 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
1,605 |
14.3 |
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Less than $50,000 |
17 |
0.3 |
| Mobile home |
9 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
7 |
0.1 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
142 |
2.4 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
1,069 |
18.0 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
3,135 |
52.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
23 |
0.2 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
1,438 |
24.2 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
86 |
0.8 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
141 |
2.4 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
39 |
0.3 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
566 |
5.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
254,400 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
955 |
8.5 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
1,037 |
9.2 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
2,235 |
19.9 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
6,307 |
56.1 |
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With a mortgage |
4,307 |
72.4 |
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Less than
$300 |
0 |
0.0 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
26 |
0.4 |
| 1 room |
183 |
1.6 |
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$500 to
$699 |
90 |
1.5 |
| 2 rooms |
679 |
6.0 |
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$700 to
$999 |
387 |
6.5 |
| 3 rooms |
1,301 |
11.6 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
1,439 |
24.2 |
| 4 rooms |
1,156 |
10.3 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
1,578 |
26.5 |
| 5 rooms |
1,207 |
10.7 |
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$2,000 or
more |
787 |
13.2 |
| 6 rooms |
2,172 |
19.3 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,560 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,906 |
16.9 |
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Not mortgaged |
1,642 |
27.6 |
| 8 rooms |
1,402 |
12.5 |
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Median
(dollars) |
514 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
1,242 |
11.0 |
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| Median (rooms) |
6.0 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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10,982 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
1,931 |
32.5 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
1,361 |
12.4 |
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15 to 19 percent |
1,165 |
19.6 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
2,989 |
27.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
991 |
16.7 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
1,569 |
14.3 |
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25 to 29 percent |
643 |
10.8 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,810 |
16.5 |
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30 to 34 percent |
372 |
6.3 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,410 |
12.8 |
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35 percent or more |
834 |
14.0 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,843 |
16.8 |
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Not computed |
13 |
0.2 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
3,617 |
100.0 |
| None |
1,193 |
10.9 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
4,103 |
37.4 |
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Less than $200 |
265 |
7.3 |
| 2 |
4,321 |
39.3 |
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$200 to $299 |
226 |
6.2 |
| 3 or more |
1,365 |
12.4 |
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$300 to $499 |
398 |
11.0 |
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$500 to $749 |
789 |
21.8 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
1,247 |
34.5 |
| Utility Gas |
4,336 |
39.5 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
475 |
13.1 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
93 |
0.8 |
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$1,500 or more |
78 |
2.2 |
| Electricity |
1,086 |
9.9 |
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No cash rent |
139 |
3.8 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
5,401 |
49.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
760 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
10 |
0.1 |
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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 |
47 |
0.4 |
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Less than 15 percent |
752 |
20.8 |
| No fuel used |
9 |
0.1 |
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15 to 19 percent |
633 |
17.5 |
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20 to 24 percent |
440 |
12.2 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
443 |
12.2 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
89 |
0.8 |
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30 to 34 percent |
273 |
7.5 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
62 |
0.6 |
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35 percent or more |
895 |
24.7 |
| No telephone service |
58 |
0.5 |
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Not computed |
181 |
5.0 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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