Massachusetts Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	2,621,989	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,374,479	52.4
1-unit, attached	104,129	4.0
2 units	304,501	11.6
3 or 4 units	299,416	11.4
5 to 9 units	156,135	6.0
10 to 19 units	113,697	4.3
20 or more units	244,892	9.3
Mobile home	24,117	0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	623	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	24,461	0.9
1995 to 1998	87,730	3.3
1990 to 1994	106,216	4.1
1980 to 1989	292,701	11.2
1970 to 1979	336,814	12.8
1960 to 1969	314,855	12.0
1940 to 1959	553,514	21.1
1939 or earlier	905,698	34.5

ROOMS
1 room	52,726	2.0
2 rooms	124,481	4.7
3 rooms	254,740	9.7
4 rooms	388,408	14.8
5 rooms	502,111	19.2
6 rooms	479,951	18.3
7 rooms	334,349	12.8
8 rooms	240,039	9.2
9 or more rooms	245,184	9.4
Median (rooms)	5.5	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	2,443,580	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	400,318	16.4
1995 to 1998	685,244	28.0
1990 to 1994	380,137	15.6
1980 to 1989	393,609	16.1
1970 to 1979	256,043	10.5
1969 or earlier	328,229	13.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	311,079	12.7
1	903,725	37.0
2	921,732	37.7
3 or more	307,044	12.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	1,072,587	43.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	64,204	2.6
Electricity	303,613	12.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	963,353	39.4
Coal or coke	2,592	0.1
Wood	19,513	0.8
Solar energy	400	0.0
Other fuel	10,714	0.4
No fuel used	6,604	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	15,211	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	15,574	0.6
No telephone service	22,981	0.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	2,443,580	100.0
1.00 or less	2,373,948	97.2
1.01 to 1.50	43,921	1.8
1.51 or more	25,711	1.1

Specified owner-occupied units	1,187,871	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,071	0.7
$50,000 to $99,999	105,192	8.9
$100,000 to $149,999	277,571	23.4
$150,000 to $199,999	273,542	23.0
$200,000 to $299,999	286,599	24.1
$300,000 to $499,999	170,536	14.4
$500,000 to $999,999	56,270	4.7
$1,000,000 or more	10,090	0.8
Median (dollars)	185,700	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	850,347	71.6
Less than $300	936	0.1
$300 to $499	14,626	1.2
$500 to $699	45,200	3.8
$700 to $999	139,675	11.8
$1,000 to $1,499	312,414	26.3
$1,500 to $1,999	187,969	15.8
$2,000 or more	149,527	12.6
Median (dollars)	1,353	(X)
Not mortgaged	337,524	28.4
Median (dollars)	406	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	397,028	33.4
15 to 19 percent	214,224	18.0
20 to 24 percent	178,705	15.0
25 to 29 percent	121,955	10.3
30 to 34 percent	76,471	6.4
35 percent or more	192,836	16.2
Not computed	6,652	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	932,073	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	65,917	7.1
$200 to $299	55,583	6.0
$300 to $499	131,590	14.1
$500 to $749	267,427	28.7
$750 to $999	203,232	21.8
$1,000 to $1,499	129,997	13.9
$1,500 or more	45,182	4.8
No cash rent	33,145	3.6
Median (dollars)	684	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	176,440	18.9
15 to 19 percent	132,678	14.2
20 to 24 percent	116,690	12.5
25 to 29 percent	109,861	11.8
30 to 34 percent	71,917	7.7
35 percent or more	266,864	28.6
Not computed	57,623	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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