Newton, MA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	32,112	100.0
1-unit, detached	17,808	55.5
1-unit, attached	1,584	4.9
2 units	5,887	18.3
3 or 4 units	2,031	6.3
5 to 9 units	895	2.8
10 to 19 units	998	3.1
20 or more units	2,900	9.0
Mobile home	9	0.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	107	0.3
1995 to 1998	629	2.0
1990 to 1994	391	1.2
1980 to 1989	1,877	5.8
1970 to 1979	1,956	6.1
1960 to 1969	2,535	7.9
1940 to 1959	7,671	23.9
1939 or earlier	16,946	52.8

ROOMS
1 room	347	1.1
2 rooms	1,179	3.7
3 rooms	2,188	6.8
4 rooms	3,606	11.2
5 rooms	4,111	12.8
6 rooms	5,351	16.7
7 rooms	4,927	15.3
8 rooms	3,966	12.4
9 or more rooms	6,437	20.0
Median (rooms)	6.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	31,201	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,429	14.2
1995 to 1998	7,896	25.3
1990 to 1994	4,573	14.7
1980 to 1989	5,402	17.3
1970 to 1979	4,034	12.9
1969 or earlier	4,867	15.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,086	6.7
1	10,616	34.0
2	14,432	46.3
3 or more	4,067	13.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	15,920	51.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	397	1.3
Electricity	2,331	7.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	12,399	39.7
Coal or coke	19	0.1
Wood	6	0.0
Solar energy	7	0.0
Other fuel	83	0.3
No fuel used	39	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	64	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	159	0.5
No telephone service	76	0.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	31,201	100.0
1.00 or less	30,805	98.7
1.01 to 1.50	241	0.8
1.51 or more	155	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	16,507	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	134	0.8
$50,000 to $99,999	36	0.2
$100,000 to $149,999	141	0.9
$150,000 to $199,999	537	3.3
$200,000 to $299,999	2,557	15.5
$300,000 to $499,999	6,853	41.5
$500,000 to $999,999	5,492	33.3
$1,000,000 or more	757	4.6
Median (dollars)	438,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	11,024	66.8
Less than $300	0	0.0
$300 to $499	6	0.0
$500 to $699	76	0.5
$700 to $999	499	3.0
$1,000 to $1,499	1,538	9.3
$1,500 to $1,999	2,195	13.3
$2,000 or more	6,710	40.6
Median (dollars)	2,259	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,483	33.2
Median (dollars)	675	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	6,584	39.9
15 to 19 percent	2,872	17.4
20 to 24 percent	2,201	13.3
25 to 29 percent	1,264	7.7
30 to 34 percent	910	5.5
35 percent or more	2,603	15.8
Not computed	73	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	9,498	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	391	4.1
$200 to $299	304	3.2
$300 to $499	413	4.3
$500 to $749	797	8.4
$750 to $999	2,031	21.4
$1,000 to $1,499	3,075	32.4
$1,500 or more	1,962	20.7
No cash rent	525	5.5
Median (dollars)	1,083	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,036	21.4
15 to 19 percent	1,695	17.8
20 to 24 percent	1,136	12.0
25 to 29 percent	1,036	10.9
30 to 34 percent	580	6.1
35 percent or more	2,406	25.3
Not computed	609	6.4

(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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