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Somerville, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units       OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 31,555 100.0
1-unit, detached 2,940 9.3   1.00 or less 30,006 95.1
1-unit, attached 839 2.7   1.01 to 1.50 1,076 3.4
2 units 10,849 34.4   1.51 or more 473 1.5
3 or 4 units 9,090 28.8        
5 to 9 units 2,698 8.6             Specified owner-occupied units 2,712 100.0
10 to 19 units 1,570 5.0   VALUE
20 or more units 3,564 11.3   Less than $50,000 23 0.8
Mobile home 5 0.0   $50,000 to $99,999 66 2.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 361 13.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 747 27.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,035 38.2
1999 to March 2000 32 0.1   $300,000 to $499,999 429 15.8
1995 to 1998 192 0.6   $500,000 to $999,999 45 1.7
1990 to 1994 245 0.8   $1,000,000 or more 6 0.2
1980 to 1989 1,474 4.7   Median (dollars) 214,100 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,920 6.1        
1960 to 1969 2,076 6.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 5,676 18.0        
1939 or earlier 19,940 63.2   With a mortgage 1,866 68.8
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 22 0.8
1 room 656 2.1        $500 to $699 97 3.6
2 rooms 2,385 7.6        $700 to $999 275 10.1
3 rooms 4,637 14.7        $1,000 to $1,499 680 25.1
4 rooms 6,140 19.5        $1,500 to $1,999 533 19.7
5 rooms 7,709 24.4        $2,000 or more 259 9.6
6 rooms 4,455 14.1        Median (dollars) 1,395 (x)
7 rooms 2,025 6.4   Not mortgaged 846 31.2
8 rooms 1,444 4.6        Median (dollars) 434 (x)
9 or more rooms 2,104 6.7        
Median (rooms) 4.8 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

31,555 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 976 36.0
1999 to March 2000 7,767 24.6   15 to 19 percent 372 13.7
1995 to 1998 10,558 33.5   20 to 24 percent 305 11.2
1990 to 1994 4,110 13.0   25 to 29 percent 295 10.9
1980 to 1989 3,111 9.9   30 to 34 percent 182 6.7
1970 to 1979 2,216 7.0   35 percent or more 558 20.6
1969 or earlier 3,793 12.0   Not computed 24 0.9
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 21,892 100.0
None 7,174 22.7   GROSS RENT    
1 14,588 46.2   Less than $200 781 3.6
2 7,425 23.5   $200 to $299 722 3.3
3 or more 2,368 7.5   $300 to $499 1,605 7.3
        $500 to $749 4,294 19.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 6,289 28.7
Utility Gas 19,513 61.8   $1,000 to $1,499 6,023 27.5
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 954 3.0   $1,500 or more 1,804 8.2
Electricity 3,009 9.5   No cash rent 374 1.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 7,832 24.8   Median (dollars) 874 (x)
Coal or coke 8 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 144 0.5   Less than 15 percent 4,297 19.6
No fuel used 95 0.3   15 to 19 percent 3,284 15.0
        20 to 24 percent 3,042 13.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 2,427 11.1
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 157 0.5   30 to 34 percent 1,882 8.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 119 0.4   35 percent or more 6,184 28.2
No telephone service 272 0.9   Not computed 776 3.5


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