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West Roxbury, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: West Roxbury, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  10,329  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 10,064 100.0
1-unit, detached 5,502 53.3   1.00 or less 9,896 98.3
1-unit, attached 344 3.3   1.01 to 1.50 127 1.3
2 units 2,073 20.1   1.51 or more 41 0.4
3 or 4 units 370 3.6        
5 to 9 units 385 3.7             Specified owner-occupied units 5,245 100.0
10 to 19 units 472 4.6   VALUE
20 or more units 1,025 9.9   Less than $50,000 25 0.5
Mobile home 158 1.5   $50,000 to $99,999 55 1.0
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 370 7.1
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,305 24.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 2,479 47.3
1999 to March 2000 0 0.0   $300,000 to $499,999 934 17.8
1995 to 1998 46 0.4   $500,000 to $999,999 77 1.5
1990 to 1994 179 1.7   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 635 6.1   Median (dollars) 229,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 684 6.6        
1960 to 1969 1,309 12.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 2,573 24.9        
1939 or earlier 4,903 47.5   With a mortgage 3,349 63.9
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 38 0.7
1 room 202 2.0        $500 to $699 169 3.2
2 rooms 415 4.0        $700 to $999 315 6.0
3 rooms 885 8.6        $1,000 to $1,499 1,261 24.0
4 rooms 1,103 10.7        $1,500 to $1,999 1,044 19.9
5 rooms 2,136 20.7        $2,000 or more 522 10.0
6 rooms 2,359 22.8        Median (dollars) 1,464 (x)
7 rooms 1,628 15.8   Not mortgaged 1,896 36.1
8 rooms 776 7.5        Median (dollars) 416 (x)
9 or more rooms 825 8.0        
Median (rooms) 5.7 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

10,064 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,972 37.6
1999 to March 2000 1,299 12.9   15 to 19 percent 1,005 19.2
1995 to 1998 2,623 26.1   20 to 24 percent 721 13.7
1990 to 1994 1,498 14.9   25 to 29 percent 471 9.0
1980 to 1989 1,500 14.9   30 to 34 percent 241 4.6
1970 to 1979 1,218 12.1   35 percent or more 805 15.3
1969 or earlier 1,926 19.1   Not computed 30 0.6
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 3,141 100.0
None 1,193 11.9   GROSS RENT    
1 4,388 43.6   Less than $200 96 3.1
2 3,722 37.0   $200 to $299 114 3.6
3 or more 761 7.6   $300 to $499 188 6.0
        $500 to $749 406 12.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 911 29.0
Utility Gas 5,023 49.9   $1,000 to $1,499 1,120 35.7
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 96 1.0   $1,500 or more 108 3.4
Electricity 785 7.8   No cash rent 198 6.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 4,099 40.7   Median (dollars) 933 (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 52 0.5   Less than 15 percent 472 15.0
No fuel used 9 0.1   15 to 19 percent 531 16.9
        20 to 24 percent 387 12.3
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 374 11.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 57 0.6   30 to 34 percent 253 8.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 58 0.6   35 percent or more 853 27.2
No telephone service 35 0.3   Not computed 271 8.6


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