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Abington, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Abington, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  5,348  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 5,263 100.0
1-unit, detached 3,512 65.7   1.00 or less 5,184 98.5
1-unit, attached 177 3.3   1.01 to 1.50 63 1.2
2 units 404 7.6   1.51 or more 16 0.3
3 or 4 units 395 7.4        
5 to 9 units 426 8.0             Specified owner-occupied units 3,367 100.0
10 to 19 units 150 2.8   VALUE
20 or more units 277 5.2   Less than $50,000 16 0.5
Mobile home 7 0.1   $50,000 to $99,999 96 2.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 901 26.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,169 34.7
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 980 29.1
1999 to March 2000 37 0.7   $300,000 to $499,999 190 5.6
1995 to 1998 185 3.5   $500,000 to $999,999 15 0.4
1990 to 1994 259 4.8   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 504 9.4   Median (dollars) 178,900 (x)
1970 to 1979 676 12.6        
1960 to 1969 615 11.5   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,326 24.8        
1939 or earlier 1,746 32.6   With a mortgage 2,563 76.1
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 52 1.5
1 room 37 0.7        $500 to $699 154 4.6
2 rooms 184 3.4        $700 to $999 343 10.2
3 rooms 632 11.8        $1,000 to $1,499 1,143 33.9
4 rooms 670 12.5        $1,500 to $1,999 641 19.0
5 rooms 743 13.9        $2,000 or more 230 6.8
6 rooms 962 18.0        Median (dollars) 1,337 (x)
7 rooms 884 16.5   Not mortgaged 804 23.9
8 rooms 752 14.1        Median (dollars) 448 (x)
9 or more rooms 484 9.1        
Median (rooms) 5.9 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

5,263 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,022 30.4
1999 to March 2000 657 12.5   15 to 19 percent 711 21.1
1995 to 1998 1,383 26.3   20 to 24 percent 593 17.6
1990 to 1994 883 16.8   25 to 29 percent 410 12.2
1980 to 1989 878 16.7   30 to 34 percent 203 6.0
1970 to 1979 654 12.4   35 percent or more 428 12.7
1969 or earlier 808 15.4   Not computed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,484 100.0
None 330 6.3   GROSS RENT    
1 1,720 32.7   Less than $200 82 5.5
2 2,223 42.2   $200 to $299 86 5.8
3 or more 990 18.8   $300 to $499 163 11.0
        $500 to $749 603 40.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 401 27.0
Utility Gas 1,637 31.1   $1,000 to $1,499 111 7.5
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 58 1.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 642 12.2   No cash rent 38 2.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 2,917 55.4   Median (dollars) 676 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 9 0.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 259 17.5
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 280 18.9
        20 to 24 percent 220 14.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 212 14.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 28 0.5   30 to 34 percent 109 7.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 18 0.3   35 percent or more 334 22.5
No telephone service 0 0.0   Not computed 70 4.7


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