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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  15,436  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 14,650 100.0
1-unit, detached 2,155 14.0   1.00 or less 13,869 94.7
1-unit, attached 660 4.3   1.01 to 1.50 481 3.3
2 units 2,550 16.5   1.51 or more 300 2.0
3 or 4 units 5,368 34.8        
5 to 9 units 1,475 9.6             Specified owner-occupied units 2,234 100.0
10 to 19 units 1,188 7.7   VALUE
20 or more units 2,028 13.1   Less than $50,000 18 0.8
Mobile home 12 0.1   $50,000 to $99,999 35 1.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 236 10.6
        $150,000 to $199,000 279 12.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 733 32.8
1999 to March 2000 78 0.5   $300,000 to $499,999 643 28.8
1995 to 1998 216 1.4   $500,000 to $999,999 248 11.1
1990 to 1994 235 1.5   $1,000,000 or more 42 1.9
1980 to 1989 717 4.6   Median (dollars) 276,500 (x)
1970 to 1979 919 6.0        
1960 to 1969 1,204 7.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 3,420 22.2        
1939 or earlier 8,647 56.0   With a mortgage 1,526 68.3
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 7 0.3
1 room 538 3.5        $500 to $699 65 2.9
2 rooms 707 4.6        $700 to $999 149 6.7
3 rooms 1,928 12.5        $1,000 to $1,499 400 17.9
4 rooms 2,757 17.9        $1,500 to $1,999 440 19.7
5 rooms 4,149 26.9        $2,000 or more 465 20.8
6 rooms 2,436 15.8        Median (dollars) 1,651 (x)
7 rooms 1,236 8.0   Not mortgaged 708 31.7
8 rooms 664 4.3        Median (dollars) 477 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,021 6.6        
Median (rooms) 4.9 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

14,650 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 779 34.9
1999 to March 2000 3,122 21.3   15 to 19 percent 387 17.3
1995 to 1998 5,402 36.9   20 to 24 percent 332 14.9
1990 to 1994 2,311 15.8   25 to 29 percent 297 13.3
1980 to 1989 1,834 12.5   30 to 34 percent 130 5.8
1970 to 1979 958 6.5   35 percent or more 272 12.2
1969 or earlier 1,023 7.0   Not computed 37 1.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 8,764 100.0
None 3,552 24.2   GROSS RENT    
1 7,216 49.3   Less than $200 574 6.5
2 3,305 22.6   $200 to $299 431 4.9
3 or more 577 3.9   $300 to $499 803 9.2
        $500 to $749 1,653 18.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 2,285 26.1
Utility Gas 6,906 47.1   $1,000 to $1,499 2,123 24.2
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 438 3.0   $1,500 or more 753 8.6
Electricity 1,539 10.5   No cash rent 142 1.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 5,624 38.4   Median (dollars) 845 (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 73 0.5   Less than 15 percent 1,415 16.1
No fuel used 70 0.5   15 to 19 percent 1,356 15.5
        20 to 24 percent 1,252 14.3
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 1,142 13.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 199 1.4   30 to 34 percent 665 7.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 198 1.4   35 percent or more 2,499 28.5
No telephone service 230 1.6   Not computed 435 5.0


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