Essex County, MA Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Essex county massachusetts dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	287,144	100.0
1-unit, detached	149,666	52.1
1-unit, attached	13,755	4.8
2 units	35,390	12.3
3 or 4 units	34,649	12.1
5 to 9 units	15,840	5.5
10 to 19 units	11,735	4.1
20 or more units	24,127	8.4
Mobile home	1,874	0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	108	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	2,135	0.7
1995 to 1998	9,254	3.2
1990 to 1994	10,317	3.6
1980 to 1989	31,301	10.9
1970 to 1979	31,865	11.1
1960 to 1969	33,395	11.6
1940 to 1959	59,164	20.6
1939 or earlier	109,713	38.2

ROOMS
1 room	4,479	1.6
2 rooms	12,492	4.4
3 rooms	27,999	9.8
4 rooms	40,953	14.3
5 rooms	51,120	17.8
6 rooms	52,934	18.4
7 rooms	38,099	13.3
8 rooms	28,380	9.9
9 or more rooms	30,688	10.7
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	275,419	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	42,740	15.5
1995 to 1998	80,832	29.3
1990 to 1994	43,029	15.6
1980 to 1989	43,807	15.9
1970 to 1979	26,897	9.8
1969 or earlier	38,114	13.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	30,479	11.1
1	99,165	36.0
2	109,692	39.8
3 or more	36,083	13.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	131,427	47.7
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	6,012	2.2
Electricity	28,375	10.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	106,479	38.7
Coal or coke	199	0.1
Wood	1,294	0.5
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	905	0.3
No fuel used	728	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	2,479	0.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	2,655	1.0
No telephone service	2,994	1.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	275,419	100.0
1.00 or less	267,193	97.0
1.01 to 1.50	5,455	2.0
1.51 or more	2,771	1.0

Specified owner-occupied units	139,931	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	778	0.6
$50,000 to $99,999	5,381	3.8
$100,000 to $149,999	22,028	15.7
$150,000 to $199,999	32,305	23.1
$200,000 to $299,999	42,625	30.5
$300,000 to $499,999	28,043	20.0
$500,000 to $999,999	7,844	5.6
$1,000,000 or more	927	0.7
Median (dollars)	220,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	100,895	72.1
Less than $300	56	0.0
$300 to $499	1,062	0.8
$500 to $699	3,694	2.6
$700 to $999	12,523	8.9
$1,000 to $1,499	36,611	26.2
$1,500 to $1,999	25,090	17.9
$2,000 or more	21,859	15.6
Median (dollars)	1,455	(X)
Not mortgaged	39,036	27.9
Median (dollars)	438	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	45,211	32.3
15 to 19 percent	24,839	17.8
20 to 24 percent	21,078	15.1
25 to 29 percent	15,129	10.8
30 to 34 percent	9,072	6.5
35 percent or more	23,763	17.0
Not computed	839	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	100,183	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	7,260	7.2
$200 to $299	6,531	6.5
$300 to $499	12,753	12.7
$500 to $749	34,293	34.2
$750 to $999	25,319	25.3
$1,000 to $1,499	8,807	8.8
$1,500 or more	1,652	1.6
No cash rent	3,568	3.6
Median (dollars)	665	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	17,912	17.9
15 to 19 percent	14,147	14.1
20 to 24 percent	13,050	13.0
25 to 29 percent	12,551	12.5
30 to 34 percent	7,582	7.6
35 percent or more	28,723	28.7
Not computed	6,218	6.2

(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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