Housing Statistics

Boston, Massachusetts

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	251,935	100.0
1-unit, detached	29,530	11.7
1-unit, attached	12,364	4.9
2 units	36,822	14.6
3 or 4 units	65,587	26.0
5 to 9 units	29,244	11.6
10 to 19 units	23,893	9.5
20 or more units	54,179	21.5
Mobile home	292	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	24	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,156	0.5
1995 to 1998	3,128	1.2
1990 to 1994	4,255	1.7
1980 to 1989	14,614	5.8
1970 to 1979	20,906	8.3
1960 to 1969	24,818	9.9
1940 to 1959	48,351	19.2
1939 or earlier	134,707	53.5

ROOMS
1 room	17,815	7.1
2 rooms	29,138	11.6
3 rooms	45,430	18.0
4 rooms	45,547	18.1
5 rooms	48,554	19.3
6 rooms	31,428	12.5
7 rooms	14,106	5.6
8 rooms	7,588	3.0
9 or more rooms	12,329	4.9
Median (rooms)	4.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	239,528	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	57,514	24.0
1995 to 1998	80,525	33.6
1990 to 1994	34,374	14.4
1980 to 1989	29,598	12.4
1970 to 1979	17,043	7.1
1969 or earlier	20,474	8.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	83,608	34.9
1	106,269	44.4
2	40,115	16.7
3 or more	9,536	4.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	115,280	48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	6,426	2.7
Electricity	50,270	21.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	62,983	26.3
Coal or coke	70	0.0
Wood	17	0.0
Solar energy	34	0.0
Other fuel	2,453	1.0
No fuel used	1,995	0.8

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	2,616	1.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	2,622	1.1
No telephone service	3,711	1.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	239,528	100.0
1.00 or less	221,884	92.6
1.01 to 1.50	9,362	3.9
1.51 or more	8,282	3.5

Specified owner-occupied units	30,467	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	297	1.0
$50,000 to $99,999	1,462	4.8
$100,000 to $149,999	6,372	20.9
$150,000 to $199,999	8,718	28.6
$200,000 to $299,999	8,473	27.8
$300,000 to $499,999	3,622	11.9
$500,000 to $999,999	930	3.1
$1,000,000 or more	593	1.9
Median (dollars)	190,600	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	21,374	70.2
Less than $300	15	0.0
$300 to $499	284	0.9
$500 to $699	1,018	3.3
$700 to $999	3,049	10.0
$1,000 to $1,499	8,511	27.9
$1,500 to $1,999	5,057	16.6
$2,000 or more	3,440	11.3
Median (dollars)	1,370	(X)
Not mortgaged	9,093	29.8
Median (dollars)	398	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	10,079	33.1
15 to 19 percent	5,285	17.3
20 to 24 percent	4,141	13.6
25 to 29 percent	2,760	9.1
30 to 34 percent	1,810	5.9
35 percent or more	6,079	20.0
Not computed	313	1.0

Specified renter-occupied units	162,118	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	15,002	9.3
$200 to $299	10,366	6.4
$300 to $499	14,292	8.8
$500 to $749	31,179	19.2
$750 to $999	38,839	24.0
$1,000 to $1,499	34,759	21.4
$1,500 or more	14,667	9.0
No cash rent	3,014	1.9
Median (dollars)	803	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	27,844	17.2
15 to 19 percent	20,205	12.5
20 to 24 percent	18,979	11.7
25 to 29 percent	19,277	11.9
30 to 34 percent	13,173	8.1
35 percent or more	52,014	32.1
Not computed	10,626	6.6

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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