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Boston, 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 239,528 100.0
1-unit, detached 28,884 12.1   1.00 or less 221,884 92.6
1-unit, attached 11,777 4.9   1.01 to 1.50 9,362 3.9
2 units 35,180 14.7   1.51 or more 8,282 3.5
3 or 4 units 61,263 25.6        
5 to 9 units 27,772 11.6             Specified owner-occupied units 30,467 100.0
10 to 19 units 22,916 9.6   VALUE
20 or more units 51,466 21.5   Less than $50,000 297 1.0
Mobile home 249 0.1   $50,000 to $99,999 1,462 4.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 21 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 6,372 20.9
        $150,000 to $199,000 8,718 28.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 8,473 27.8
1999 to March 2000 1,000 0.4   $300,000 to $499,999 3,622 11.9
1995 to 1998 2,949 1.2   $500,000 to $999,999 930 3.1
1990 to 1994 4,152 1.7   $1,000,000 or more 593 1.9
1980 to 1989 13,776 5.8   Median (dollars) 190,600 (x)
1970 to 1979 20,323 8.5        
1960 to 1969 23,875 10.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 46,008 19.2        
1939 or earlier 127,445 53.2   With a mortgage 21,374 70.2
             Less than $300 15 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 284 0.9
1 room 17,169 7.2        $500 to $699 1,018 3.3
2 rooms 27,974 11.7        $700 to $999 3,049 10.0
3 rooms 43,016 18.0        $1,000 to $1,499 8,511 27.9
4 rooms 42,956 17.9        $1,500 to $1,999 5,057 16.6
5 rooms 45,685 19.1        $2,000 or more 3,440 11.3
6 rooms 29,990 12.5        Median (dollars) 1,370 (x)
7 rooms 13,476 5.6   Not mortgaged 9,093 29.8
8 rooms 7,423 3.1        Median (dollars) 398 (x)
9 or more rooms 11,839 4.9        
Median (rooms) 4.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

239,528 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 10,079 33.1
1999 to March 2000 57,514 24.0   15 to 19 percent 5,285 17.3
1995 to 1998 80,525 33.6   20 to 24 percent 4,141 13.6
1990 to 1994 34,374 14.4   25 to 29 percent 2,760 9.1
1980 to 1989 29,598 12.4   30 to 34 percent 1,810 5.9
1970 to 1979 17,043 7.1   35 percent or more 6,079 20.0
1969 or earlier 20,474 8.5   Not computed 313 1.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 162,118 100.0
None 83,608 34.9   GROSS RENT    
1 106,269 44.4   Less than $200 15,002 9.3
2 40,115 16.7   $200 to $299 10,366 6.4
3 or more 9,536 4.0   $300 to $499 14,292 8.8
        $500 to $749 31,179 19.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 38,839 24.0
Utility Gas 115,280 48.1   $1,000 to $1,499 34,759 21.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 6,426 2.7   $1,500 or more 14,667 9.0
Electricity 50,270 21.0   No cash rent 3,014 1.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 62,983 26.3   Median (dollars) 803 (x)
Coal or coke 70 0.0        
Wood 17 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 34 0.0        
Other fuel 2,453 1.0   Less than 15 percent 27,844 17.2
No fuel used 1,995 0.8   15 to 19 percent 20,205 12.5
        20 to 24 percent 18,979 11.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 19,277 11.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2,616 1.1   30 to 34 percent 13,173 8.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2,622 1.1   35 percent or more 52,014 32.1
No telephone service 3,711 1.5   Not computed 10,626 6.6


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