Franklin County, MA Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Franklin county massachusetts dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	31,939	100.0
1-unit, detached	20,437	64.0
1-unit, attached	739	2.3
2 units	3,674	11.5
3 or 4 units	2,285	7.2
5 to 9 units	1,516	4.7
10 to 19 units	898	2.8
20 or more units	1,154	3.6
Mobile home	1,080	3.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	156	0.5

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	216	0.7
1995 to 1998	754	2.4
1990 to 1994	1,248	3.9
1980 to 1989	4,397	13.8
1970 to 1979	4,739	14.8
1960 to 1969	2,753	8.6
1940 to 1959	5,131	16.1
1939 or earlier	12,701	39.8

ROOMS
1 room	476	1.5
2 rooms	1,275	4.0
3 rooms	2,896	9.1
4 rooms	4,774	14.9
5 rooms	6,292	19.7
6 rooms	6,392	20.0
7 rooms	4,309	13.5
8 rooms	2,602	8.1
9 or more rooms	2,923	9.2
Median (rooms)	5.5	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	29,466	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,787	16.2
1995 to 1998	7,028	23.9
1990 to 1994	4,308	14.6
1980 to 1989	5,691	19.3
1970 to 1979	3,355	11.4
1969 or earlier	4,297	14.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,285	7.8
1	10,779	36.6
2	12,146	41.2
3 or more	4,256	14.4

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	3,615	12.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	2,018	6.8
Electricity	3,421	11.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	17,727	60.2
Coal or coke	58	0.2
Wood	2,411	8.2
Solar energy	29	0.1
Other fuel	153	0.5
No fuel used	34	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	133	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	118	0.4
No telephone service	236	0.8

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	29,466	100.0
1.00 or less	29,142	98.9
1.01 to 1.50	251	0.9
1.51 or more	73	0.2

Specified owner-occupied units	14,520	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	251	1.7
$50,000 to $99,999	4,474	30.8
$100,000 to $149,999	5,898	40.6
$150,000 to $199,999	2,522	17.4
$200,000 to $299,999	1,090	7.5
$300,000 to $499,999	257	1.8
$500,000 to $999,999	10	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	18	0.1
Median (dollars)	119,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	9,788	67.4
Less than $300	38	0.3
$300 to $499	493	3.4
$500 to $699	1,196	8.2
$700 to $999	3,421	23.6
$1,000 to $1,499	3,648	25.1
$1,500 to $1,999	735	5.1
$2,000 or more	257	1.8
Median (dollars)	978	(X)
Not mortgaged	4,732	32.6
Median (dollars)	336	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,158	35.5
15 to 19 percent	2,575	17.7
20 to 24 percent	2,190	15.1
25 to 29 percent	1,526	10.5
30 to 34 percent	1,016	7.0
35 percent or more	2,006	13.8
Not computed	49	0.3

Specified renter-occupied units	9,503	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	736	7.7
$200 to $299	612	6.4
$300 to $499	2,435	25.6
$500 to $749	3,495	36.8
$750 to $999	1,269	13.4
$1,000 to $1,499	311	3.3
$1,500 or more	12	0.1
No cash rent	633	6.7
Median (dollars)	541	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,646	17.3
15 to 19 percent	1,335	14.0
20 to 24 percent	1,103	11.6
25 to 29 percent	1,329	14.0
30 to 34 percent	714	7.5
35 percent or more	2,633	27.7
Not computed	743	7.8

(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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