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Scituate, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Scituate, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  7,090  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 6,486 100.0
1-unit, detached 6,065 85.5   1.00 or less 6,431 99.2
1-unit, attached 278 3.9   1.01 to 1.50 22 0.3
2 units 177 2.5   1.51 or more 33 0.5
3 or 4 units 198 2.8        
5 to 9 units 181 2.6             Specified owner-occupied units 5,087 100.0
10 to 19 units 45 0.6   VALUE
20 or more units 134 1.9   Less than $50,000 7 0.1
Mobile home 12 0.2   $50,000 to $99,999 32 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 173 3.4
        $150,000 to $199,000 705 13.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 2,163 42.5
1999 to March 2000 28 0.4   $300,000 to $499,999 1,491 29.3
1995 to 1998 233 3.3   $500,000 to $999,999 440 8.6
1990 to 1994 292 4.1   $1,000,000 or more 76 1.5
1980 to 1989 574 8.1   Median (dollars) 276,000 (x)
1970 to 1979 741 10.5        
1960 to 1969 1,091 15.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,937 27.3        
1939 or earlier 2,194 30.9   With a mortgage 3,792 74.5
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 20 0.4
1 room 58 0.8        $500 to $699 123 2.4
2 rooms 186 2.6        $700 to $999 456 9.0
3 rooms 289 4.1        $1,000 to $1,499 1,050 20.6
4 rooms 349 4.9        $1,500 to $1,999 1,052 20.7
5 rooms 872 12.3        $2,000 or more 1,091 21.4
6 rooms 1,379 19.4        Median (dollars) 1,609 (x)
7 rooms 1,477 20.8   Not mortgaged 1,295 25.5
8 rooms 1,334 18.8        Median (dollars) 482 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,146 16.2        
Median (rooms) 6.8 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

6,486 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,595 31.4
1999 to March 2000 828 12.8   15 to 19 percent 894 17.6
1995 to 1998 1,523 23.5   20 to 24 percent 737 14.5
1990 to 1994 969 14.9   25 to 29 percent 567 11.1
1980 to 1989 1,203 18.5   30 to 34 percent 400 7.9
1970 to 1979 1,035 16.0   35 percent or more 888 17.5
1969 or earlier 928 14.3   Not computed 6 0.1
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,085 100.0
None 295 4.5   GROSS RENT    
1 1,798 27.7   Less than $200 51 4.7
2 3,176 49.0   $200 to $299 105 9.7
3 or more 1,217 18.8   $300 to $499 93 8.6
        $500 to $749 231 21.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 243 22.4
Utility Gas 3,244 50.0   $1,000 to $1,499 217 20.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 92 1.4   $1,500 or more 81 7.5
Electricity 255 3.9   No cash rent 64 5.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 2,836 43.7   Median (dollars) 806 (x)
Coal or coke 8 0.1        
Wood 30 0.5   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 21 0.3   Less than 15 percent 181 16.7
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 96 8.8
        20 to 24 percent 195 18.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 160 14.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 14 0.2   30 to 34 percent 127 11.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 253 23.3
No telephone service 0 0.0   Not computed 73 6.7


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