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Chelsea, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Chelsea, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  12,337  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 11,888 100.0
1-unit, detached 963 7.8   1.00 or less 9,978 83.9
1-unit, attached 561 4.5   1.01 to 1.50 1,160 9.8
2 units 2,684 21.8   1.51 or more 750 6.3
3 or 4 units 4,070 33.0        
5 to 9 units 1,183 9.6             Specified owner-occupied units 1,057 100.0
10 to 19 units 845 6.8   VALUE
20 or more units 2,019 16.4   Less than $50,000 14 1.3
Mobile home 12 0.1   $50,000 to $99,999 168 15.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 352 33.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 249 23.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 216 20.4
1999 to March 2000 34 0.3   $300,000 to $499,999 44 4.2
1995 to 1998 206 1.7   $500,000 to $999,999 14 1.3
1990 to 1994 245 2.0   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 1,232 10.0   Median (dollars) 149,200 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,358 11.0        
1960 to 1969 1,267 10.3   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 2,779 22.5        
1939 or earlier 5,216 42.3   With a mortgage 638 60.4
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 327 2.7        $500 to $699 29 2.7
2 rooms 1,177 9.5        $700 to $999 92 8.7
3 rooms 2,430 19.7        $1,000 to $1,499 327 30.9
4 rooms 2,579 20.9        $1,500 to $1,999 138 13.1
5 rooms 2,696 21.9        $2,000 or more 52 4.9
6 rooms 1,463 11.9        Median (dollars) 1,313 (x)
7 rooms 557 4.5   Not mortgaged 419 39.6
8 rooms 363 2.9        Median (dollars) 373 (x)
9 or more rooms 745 6.0        
Median (rooms) 4.4 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

11,888 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 315 29.8
1999 to March 2000 2,511 21.1   15 to 19 percent 214 20.2
1995 to 1998 4,140 34.8   20 to 24 percent 165 15.6
1990 to 1994 2,053 17.3   25 to 29 percent 121 11.4
1980 to 1989 1,522 12.8   30 to 34 percent 75 7.1
1970 to 1979 650 5.5   35 percent or more 131 12.4
1969 or earlier 1,012 8.5   Not computed 36 3.4
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 8,435 100.0
None 3,831 32.2   GROSS RENT    
1 5,639 47.4   Less than $200 815 9.7
2 1,926 16.2   $200 to $299 544 6.4
3 or more 492 4.1   $300 to $499 863 10.2
        $500 to $749 2,754 32.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 2,380 28.2
Utility Gas 4,906 41.3   $1,000 to $1,499 860 10.2
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 689 5.8   $1,500 or more 68 0.8
Electricity 2,403 20.2   No cash rent 151 1.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 3,707 31.2   Median (dollars) 695 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 91 0.8   Less than 15 percent 1,253 14.9
No fuel used 92 0.8   15 to 19 percent 969 11.5
        20 to 24 percent 906 10.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 1,011 12.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 334 2.8   30 to 34 percent 722 8.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 384 3.2   35 percent or more 2,891 34.3
No telephone service 457 3.8   Not computed 683 8.1


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