Housing Statistics

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	16,002	100.0
1-unit, detached	6,175	38.6
1-unit, attached	428	2.7
2 units	3,015	18.8
3 or 4 units	3,433	21.5
5 to 9 units	1,100	6.9
10 to 19 units	448	2.8
20 or more units	1,304	8.1
Mobile home	99	0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	42	0.3
1995 to 1998	324	2.0
1990 to 1994	263	1.6
1980 to 1989	1,284	8.0
1970 to 1979	1,079	6.7
1960 to 1969	1,398	8.7
1940 to 1959	3,171	19.8
1939 or earlier	8,441	52.7

ROOMS
1 room	173	1.1
2 rooms	771	4.8
3 rooms	1,753	11.0
4 rooms	3,127	19.5
5 rooms	3,857	24.1
6 rooms	2,811	17.6
7 rooms	1,475	9.2
8 rooms	895	5.6
9 or more rooms	1,140	7.1
Median (rooms)	5.1	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	14,943	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,852	19.1
1995 to 1998	4,274	28.6
1990 to 1994	1,959	13.1
1980 to 1989	2,326	15.6
1970 to 1979	1,340	9.0
1969 or earlier	2,192	14.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,125	14.2
1	6,169	41.3
2	4,857	32.5
3 or more	1,792	12.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	7,170	48.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	228	1.5
Electricity	1,740	11.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5,634	37.7
Coal or coke	6	0.0
Wood	62	0.4
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	16	0.1
No fuel used	87	0.6

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	79	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	104	0.7
No telephone service	356	2.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	14,943	100.0
1.00 or less	14,347	96.0
1.01 to 1.50	409	2.7
1.51 or more	187	1.3

Specified owner-occupied units	5,586	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	77	1.4
$50,000 to $99,999	2,087	37.4
$100,000 to $149,999	2,371	42.4
$150,000 to $199,999	832	14.9
$200,000 to $299,999	150	2.7
$300,000 to $499,999	40	0.7
$500,000 to $999,999	20	0.4
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.2
Median (dollars)	112,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	3,736	66.9
Less than $300	0	0.0
$300 to $499	90	1.6
$500 to $699	367	6.6
$700 to $999	1,180	21.1
$1,000 to $1,499	1,572	28.1
$1,500 to $1,999	423	7.6
$2,000 or more	104	1.9
Median (dollars)	1,060	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,850	33.1
Median (dollars)	334	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,894	33.9
15 to 19 percent	910	16.3
20 to 24 percent	925	16.6
25 to 29 percent	564	10.1
30 to 34 percent	361	6.5
35 percent or more	902	16.1
Not computed	30	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	7,231	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	514	7.1
$200 to $299	440	6.1
$300 to $499	1,724	23.8
$500 to $749	3,327	46.0
$750 to $999	856	11.8
$1,000 to $1,499	143	2.0
$1,500 or more	9	0.1
No cash rent	218	3.0
Median (dollars)	555	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,369	18.9
15 to 19 percent	1,086	15.0
20 to 24 percent	1,065	14.7
25 to 29 percent	780	10.8
30 to 34 percent	574	7.9
35 percent or more	1,986	27.5
Not computed	371	5.1

(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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