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Chelsea, Massachusetts Housing Profile

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 Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
StateMassachusetts
CityChelsea
Total population35,080 281,421,906
Male17,617138,053,563
Female17,463143,368,343
Median age (years)31.335.3
Total households11,888105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)30,16141,994

Chelsea, Massachusetts Housing

Authoritative all the most Get familiar housing statistics of Chelsea, Massachusetts below. The percentage of houses valued from $150,000 to $199,999 averages to twenty-three point five six percent from all Chelsea, Massachusetts households. Gross rent in Chelsea, Massachusetts that is from $750 to $999 averages to two thousand, three hundred and eighty which makes twenty-eight point two two percent, that can be estimeted as affordable.

 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households11,888  105,480,101
Family households (families)7,614 64.05%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years4,327 36.4%32.79%
- Married-couple family4,388 36.91%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years2,403 20.21%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present2,384 20.05%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years1,542 12.97%7.17%
Nonfamily households4,274 35.95%31.94%
- Householder living alone3,421 28.78%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over1,278 10.75%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years4,843 40.74%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over2,589 21.78%23.39%
 
Average household size2.87  2.59
Average family size3.50  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units12,337  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units11,888 96.36%91.01%
- Vacant housing units449 3.64%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use20 0.16%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.1  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)1.6  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units11,888  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units3,440 27.88%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units8,448 68.48%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.87  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.87  2.40
 
Total housing units12,337  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached963 7.81%60.28%
1-unit, attached561 4.55%5.56%
2 units2,684 21.76%4.31%
3 or 4 units4,070 32.99%4.74%
5 to 9 units1,183 9.59%4.67%
10 to 19 units845 6.85%4.0%
20 or more units2,019 16.37%8.63%
Mobile home12 0.1%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200034 0.28%2.38%
1995 to 1998206 1.67%7.32%
1990 to 1994245 1.99%7.31%
1980 to 19891,232 9.99%15.81%
1970 to 19791,358 11.01%18.5%
1960 to 19691,267 10.27%13.73%
1940 to 19592,779 22.53%19.97%
1939 or earlier5,216 42.28%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room327 2.65%2.2%
2 rooms1,177 9.54%4.81%
3 rooms2,430 19.7%9.84%
4 rooms2,579 20.9%15.97%
5 rooms2,696 21.85%20.89%
6 rooms1,463 11.86%18.45%
7 rooms557 4.51%12.06%
8 rooms363 2.94%8.06%
9 or more rooms745 6.04%7.7%
Median (rooms)4.4  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units11,888  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20002,511 21.12%19.95%
1995 to 19984,140 34.83%28.9%
1990 to 19942,053 17.27%16.07%
1980 to 19891,522 12.8%15.58%
1970 to 1979650 5.47%9.86%
1969 or earlier1,012 8.51%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None3,831 32.23%10.3%
15,639 47.43%34.25%
21,926 16.2%38.36%
3 or more492 4.14%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas4,906 41.27%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas689 5.8%6.52%
Electricity2,403 20.21%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.3,707 31.18%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood0  1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel91 0.77%0.39%
No fuel used92 0.77%0.69%
 
 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities334  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities384  715,535
No telephone service457  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units11,888  105,480,101
1.00 or less9,978 83.93%94.26%
1.01 to 1.501,160 9.76%3.02%
1.51 or more750 6.31%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units1,057  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00014 1.32%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999168 15.89%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999352 33.3%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999249 23.56%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999216 20.44%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,99944 4.16%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,99914 1.32%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)149,200  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage638 60.36%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $4990  3.89%
- $500 to $69929 2.74%8.95%
- $700 to $99992 8.7%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499327 30.94%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999138 13.06%10.06%
- $2,000 or more52 4.92%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,313  1,088
Not mortgaged419 39.64%29.97%
- Median (dollars)373  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent315 29.8%36.52%
15 to 19 percent214 20.25%17.5%
20 to 24 percent165 15.61%13.92%
25 to 29 percent121 11.45%9.44%
30 to 34 percent75 7.1%6.02%
35 percent or more131 12.39%15.79%
Not computed36 3.41%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units8,435  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $200815 9.66%5.24%
$200 to $299544 6.45%5.17%
$300 to $499863 10.23%21.99%
$500 to $7492,754 32.65%33.69%
$750 to $9992,380 28.22%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499860 10.2%8.68%
$1,500 or more68 0.81%2.91%
No cash rent151 1.79%5.15%
Median (dollars)695  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent1,253 14.85%18.1%
15 to 19 percent969 11.49%14.31%
20 to 24 percent906 10.74%12.78%
25 to 29 percent1,011 11.99%10.42%
30 to 34 percent722 8.56%7.34%
35 percent or more2,891 34.27%29.5%
Not computed683 8.1%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.