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Geographic Area: Watertown, Massachusetts
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
15,008 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
14,629 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
3,293 |
21.9 |
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1.00 or less |
14,355 |
98.1 |
| 1-unit, attached |
829 |
5.5 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
156 |
1.1 |
| 2 units |
6,285 |
41.9 |
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1.51 or more |
118 |
0.8 |
| 3 or 4 units |
1,608 |
10.7 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
396 |
2.6 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
3,268 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
591 |
3.9 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
1,988 |
13.2 |
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Less than $50,000 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mobile home |
18 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
62 |
1.9 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
444 |
13.6 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
1,591 |
48.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
33 |
0.2 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
1,026 |
31.4 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
111 |
0.7 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
136 |
4.2 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
304 |
2.0 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
9 |
0.3 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,133 |
7.5 |
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Median (dollars) |
270,600 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,097 |
7.3 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
1,092 |
7.3 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
4,124 |
27.5 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
7,114 |
47.4 |
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With a mortgage |
2,003 |
61.3 |
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Less than
$300 |
0 |
0.0 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
31 |
0.9 |
| 1 room |
119 |
0.8 |
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$500 to
$699 |
44 |
1.3 |
| 2 rooms |
707 |
4.7 |
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$700 to
$999 |
228 |
7.0 |
| 3 rooms |
1,453 |
9.7 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
539 |
16.5 |
| 4 rooms |
2,150 |
14.3 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
667 |
20.4 |
| 5 rooms |
4,079 |
27.2 |
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$2,000 or
more |
494 |
15.1 |
| 6 rooms |
3,240 |
21.6 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,596 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,493 |
9.9 |
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Not mortgaged |
1,265 |
38.7 |
| 8 rooms |
832 |
5.5 |
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Median
(dollars) |
465 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
935 |
6.2 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.3 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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14,629 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
1,153 |
35.3 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
2,888 |
19.7 |
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15 to 19 percent |
540 |
16.5 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
4,480 |
30.6 |
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20 to 24 percent |
373 |
11.4 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
1,921 |
13.1 |
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25 to 29 percent |
341 |
10.4 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,854 |
12.7 |
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30 to 34 percent |
233 |
7.1 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,255 |
8.6 |
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35 percent or more |
594 |
18.2 |
| 1969 or earlier |
2,231 |
15.3 |
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Not computed |
34 |
1.0 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
7,734 |
100.0 |
| None |
1,461 |
10.0 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
6,608 |
45.2 |
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Less than $200 |
299 |
3.9 |
| 2 |
5,124 |
35.0 |
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$200 to $299 |
204 |
2.6 |
| 3 or more |
1,436 |
9.8 |
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$300 to $499 |
353 |
4.6 |
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$500 to $749 |
847 |
11.0 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
1,728 |
22.3 |
| Utility Gas |
7,100 |
48.5 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
3,077 |
39.8 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
208 |
1.4 |
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$1,500 or more |
1,010 |
13.1 |
| Electricity |
1,204 |
8.2 |
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No cash rent |
216 |
2.8 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
6,009 |
41.1 |
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Median (dollars) |
1,048 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
10 |
0.1 |
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| Wood |
9 |
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 |
60 |
0.4 |
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Less than 15 percent |
1,647 |
21.3 |
| No fuel used |
29 |
0.2 |
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15 to 19 percent |
1,452 |
18.8 |
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20 to 24 percent |
1,160 |
15.0 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
887 |
11.5 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
35 |
0.2 |
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30 to 34 percent |
530 |
6.9 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
47 |
0.3 |
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35 percent or more |
1,693 |
21.9 |
| No telephone service |
57 |
0.4 |
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Not computed |
365 |
4.7 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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