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Hingham, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Hingham, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  7,368  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,189 100.0
1-unit, detached 6,116 83.0   1.00 or less 7,146 99.4
1-unit, attached 195 2.6   1.01 to 1.50 37 0.5
2 units 318 4.3   1.51 or more 6 0.1
3 or 4 units 184 2.5        
5 to 9 units 235 3.2             Specified owner-occupied units 5,577 100.0
10 to 19 units 145 2.0   VALUE
20 or more units 159 2.2   Less than $50,000 9 0.2
Mobile home 16 0.2   $50,000 to $99,999 30 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 206 3.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 502 9.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,220 21.9
1999 to March 2000 17 0.2   $300,000 to $499,999 2,430 43.6
1995 to 1998 176 2.4   $500,000 to $999,999 1,057 19.0
1990 to 1994 150 2.0   $1,000,000 or more 123 2.2
1980 to 1989 861 11.7   Median (dollars) 351,400 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,046 14.2        
1960 to 1969 871 11.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 2,051 27.8        
1939 or earlier 2,196 29.8   With a mortgage 4,067 72.9
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 32 0.4        $500 to $699 81 1.5
2 rooms 88 1.2        $700 to $999 338 6.1
3 rooms 259 3.5        $1,000 to $1,499 897 16.1
4 rooms 578 7.8        $1,500 to $1,999 1,021 18.3
5 rooms 832 11.3        $2,000 or more 1,730 31.0
6 rooms 995 13.5        Median (dollars) 1,857 (x)
7 rooms 1,344 18.2   Not mortgaged 1,510 27.1
8 rooms 1,476 20.0        Median (dollars) 591 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,764 23.9        
Median (rooms) 7.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

7,189 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,834 32.9
1999 to March 2000 574 8.0   15 to 19 percent 1,010 18.1
1995 to 1998 1,723 24.0   20 to 24 percent 827 14.8
1990 to 1994 1,113 15.5   25 to 29 percent 558 10.0
1980 to 1989 1,349 18.8   30 to 34 percent 286 5.1
1970 to 1979 1,197 16.7   35 percent or more 1,049 18.8
1969 or earlier 1,233 17.2   Not computed 13 0.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 967 100.0
None 211 2.9   GROSS RENT    
1 1,807 25.1   Less than $200 43 4.4
2 3,802 52.9   $200 to $299 50 5.2
3 or more 1,369 19.0   $300 to $499 85 8.8
        $500 to $749 261 27.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 145 15.0
Utility Gas 2,321 32.3   $1,000 to $1,499 224 23.2
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 18 0.3   $1,500 or more 124 12.8
Electricity 223 3.1   No cash rent 35 3.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 4,598 64.0   Median (dollars) 804 (x)
Coal or coke 6 0.1        
Wood 12 0.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 11 0.2   Less than 15 percent 270 27.9
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 127 13.1
        20 to 24 percent 139 14.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 71 7.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6 0.1   30 to 34 percent 58 6.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 15 0.2   35 percent or more 267 27.6
No telephone service 9 0.1   Not computed 35 3.6


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