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Geographic Area: Reading, Massachusetts
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
8,823 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
8,688 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
6,553 |
74.3 |
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1.00 or less |
8,649 |
99.6 |
| 1-unit, attached |
257 |
2.9 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
39 |
0.4 |
| 2 units |
565 |
6.4 |
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1.51 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 3 or 4 units |
246 |
2.8 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
214 |
2.4 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
6,320 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
381 |
4.3 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
601 |
6.8 |
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Less than $50,000 |
22 |
0.3 |
| Mobile home |
6 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
21 |
0.3 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
136 |
2.2 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
692 |
10.9 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
3,147 |
49.8 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
21 |
0.2 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
2,053 |
32.5 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
439 |
5.0 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
249 |
3.9 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
271 |
3.1 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
904 |
10.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
271,600 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
896 |
10.2 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
1,164 |
13.2 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
2,327 |
26.4 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
2,801 |
31.7 |
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With a mortgage |
4,587 |
72.6 |
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Less than
$300 |
0 |
0.0 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
25 |
0.4 |
| 1 room |
161 |
1.8 |
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$500 to
$699 |
112 |
1.8 |
| 2 rooms |
201 |
2.3 |
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$700 to
$999 |
246 |
3.9 |
| 3 rooms |
528 |
6.0 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
1,348 |
21.3 |
| 4 rooms |
652 |
7.4 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
1,471 |
23.3 |
| 5 rooms |
936 |
10.6 |
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$2,000 or
more |
1,385 |
21.9 |
| 6 rooms |
1,691 |
19.2 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,656 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,623 |
18.4 |
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Not mortgaged |
1,733 |
27.4 |
| 8 rooms |
1,450 |
16.4 |
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Median
(dollars) |
537 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
1,581 |
17.9 |
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| Median (rooms) |
6.6 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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8,688 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
2,045 |
32.4 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
860 |
9.9 |
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15 to 19 percent |
1,191 |
18.8 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
2,120 |
24.4 |
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20 to 24 percent |
1,114 |
17.6 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
1,429 |
16.4 |
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25 to 29 percent |
685 |
10.8 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,722 |
19.8 |
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30 to 34 percent |
382 |
6.0 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,066 |
12.3 |
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35 percent or more |
903 |
14.3 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,491 |
17.2 |
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Not computed |
0 |
0.0 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
1,527 |
100.0 |
| None |
474 |
5.5 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
2,369 |
27.3 |
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Less than $200 |
45 |
2.9 |
| 2 |
4,333 |
49.9 |
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$200 to $299 |
144 |
9.4 |
| 3 or more |
1,512 |
17.4 |
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$300 to $499 |
181 |
11.9 |
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$500 to $749 |
391 |
25.6 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
320 |
21.0 |
| Utility Gas |
2,648 |
30.5 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
345 |
22.6 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
36 |
0.4 |
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$1,500 or more |
48 |
3.1 |
| Electricity |
358 |
4.1 |
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No cash rent |
53 |
3.5 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
5,578 |
64.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
739 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
7 |
0.1 |
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| Wood |
7 |
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 |
34 |
0.4 |
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Less than 15 percent |
267 |
17.5 |
| No fuel used |
20 |
0.2 |
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15 to 19 percent |
220 |
14.4 |
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20 to 24 percent |
222 |
14.5 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
268 |
17.6 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
9 |
0.1 |
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30 to 34 percent |
141 |
9.2 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
7 |
0.1 |
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35 percent or more |
332 |
21.7 |
| No telephone service |
9 |
0.1 |
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Not computed |
77 |
5.0 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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