Norfolk County, MA Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Norfolk county massachusetts dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	255,154	100.0
1-unit, detached	151,611	59.4
1-unit, attached	10,189	4.0
2 units	21,068	8.3
3 or 4 units	15,924	6.2
5 to 9 units	12,981	5.1
10 to 19 units	11,703	4.6
20 or more units	30,780	12.1
Mobile home	873	0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	25	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,898	0.7
1995 to 1998	7,797	3.1
1990 to 1994	10,617	4.2
1980 to 1989	26,587	10.4
1970 to 1979	33,284	13.0
1960 to 1969	34,388	13.5
1940 to 1959	62,845	24.6
1939 or earlier	77,738	30.5

ROOMS
1 room	3,798	1.5
2 rooms	10,891	4.3
3 rooms	24,739	9.7
4 rooms	31,862	12.5
5 rooms	35,738	14.0
6 rooms	45,059	17.7
7 rooms	38,098	14.9
8 rooms	32,222	12.6
9 or more rooms	32,747	12.8
Median (rooms)	6.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	248,827	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	35,345	14.2
1995 to 1998	66,132	26.6
1990 to 1994	40,858	16.4
1980 to 1989	40,978	16.5
1970 to 1979	27,834	11.2
1969 or earlier	37,680	15.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	22,017	8.8
1	88,700	35.6
2	104,442	42.0
3 or more	33,668	13.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	105,372	42.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3,335	1.3
Electricity	32,253	13.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	105,845	42.5
Coal or coke	163	0.1
Wood	468	0.2
Solar energy	11	0.0
Other fuel	993	0.4
No fuel used	387	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	898	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	893	0.4
No telephone service	990	0.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	248,827	100.0
1.00 or less	244,591	98.3
1.01 to 1.50	2,826	1.1
1.51 or more	1,410	0.6

Specified owner-occupied units	144,182	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	906	0.6
$50,000 to $99,999	1,868	1.3
$100,000 to $149,999	17,898	12.4
$150,000 to $199,999	36,084	25.0
$200,000 to $299,999	44,026	30.5
$300,000 to $499,999	29,111	20.2
$500,000 to $999,999	11,871	8.2
$1,000,000 or more	2,418	1.7
Median (dollars)	230,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	103,666	71.9
Less than $300	34	0.0
$300 to $499	842	0.6
$500 to $699	3,613	2.5
$700 to $999	10,231	7.1
$1,000 to $1,499	33,314	23.1
$1,500 to $1,999	28,420	19.7
$2,000 or more	27,212	18.9
Median (dollars)	1,558	(X)
Not mortgaged	40,516	28.1
Median (dollars)	466	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	48,678	33.8
15 to 19 percent	26,154	18.1
20 to 24 percent	20,831	14.4
25 to 29 percent	14,998	10.4
30 to 34 percent	9,350	6.5
35 percent or more	23,466	16.3
Not computed	705	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	75,144	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	3,526	4.7
$200 to $299	3,497	4.7
$300 to $499	6,631	8.8
$500 to $749	13,867	18.5
$750 to $999	20,562	27.4
$1,000 to $1,499	17,153	22.8
$1,500 or more	7,249	9.6
No cash rent	2,659	3.5
Median (dollars)	853	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	13,746	18.3
15 to 19 percent	11,699	15.6
20 to 24 percent	9,822	13.1
25 to 29 percent	9,307	12.4
30 to 34 percent	5,551	7.4
35 percent or more	20,830	27.7
Not computed	4,189	5.6

(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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