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Methuen, Massachusetts Housing Profile

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 Methuen, Massachusetts United States
StateMassachusetts
CityMethuen
Total population43,789 281,421,906
Male20,967138,053,563
Female22,822143,368,343
Median age (years)37.535.3
Total households16,532105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)49,62741,994

Methuen, Massachusetts Housing

Present all the most Discern household information of Methuen, Massachusetts, stated below. Housing tenure in Methuen, Massachusetts can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately 11,881, which makes 97.91%, while renter-occupied housing units figure is four thousand, six hundred and fifty-one that is 27.55% from total amount.

 Methuen, Massachusetts %, Methuen, Massachusetts United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households16,532  105,480,101
Family households (families)11,541 69.81%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years5,478 33.14%32.79%
- Married-couple family8,815 53.32%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years4,142 25.05%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present2,020 12.22%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years1,061 6.42%7.17%
Nonfamily households4,991 30.19%31.94%
- Householder living alone4,181 25.29%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over1,917 11.6%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years5,885 35.6%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over4,696 28.41%23.39%
 
Average household size2.62  2.59
Average family size3.17  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units16,885  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units16,532 97.91%91.01%
- Vacant housing units353 2.09%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use37 0.22%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)0.3  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)2.8  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units16,532  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units11,881 70.36%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units4,651 27.55%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.79  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.19  2.40
 
Total housing units16,885  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached10,307 61.04%60.28%
1-unit, attached804 4.76%5.56%
2 units2,189 12.96%4.31%
3 or 4 units1,244 7.37%4.74%
5 to 9 units608 3.6%4.67%
10 to 19 units634 3.75%4.0%
20 or more units1,093 6.47%8.63%
Mobile home6 0.04%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000331 1.96%2.38%
1995 to 1998568 3.36%7.32%
1990 to 1994680 4.03%7.31%
1980 to 19892,435 14.42%15.81%
1970 to 19792,172 12.86%18.5%
1960 to 19692,447 14.49%13.73%
1940 to 19593,682 21.81%19.97%
1939 or earlier4,570 27.07%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room161 0.95%2.2%
2 rooms432 2.56%4.81%
3 rooms1,194 7.07%9.84%
4 rooms2,413 14.29%15.97%
5 rooms3,213 19.03%20.89%
6 rooms4,012 23.76%18.45%
7 rooms2,616 15.49%12.06%
8 rooms1,636 9.69%8.06%
9 or more rooms1,208 7.15%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.8  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units16,532  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20002,243 13.57%19.95%
1995 to 19984,506 27.26%28.9%
1990 to 19942,476 14.98%16.07%
1980 to 19892,772 16.77%15.58%
1970 to 19791,794 10.85%9.86%
1969 or earlier2,741 16.58%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None1,358 8.21%10.3%
15,876 35.54%34.25%
26,810 41.19%38.36%
3 or more2,488 15.05%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas10,224 61.84%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas411 2.49%6.52%
Electricity1,211 7.33%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.4,570 27.64%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood67 0.41%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel49 0.3%0.39%
No fuel used0  0.69%
 
 Methuen, Massachusetts %, Methuen, Massachusetts United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities99  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities87  715,535
No telephone service128  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units16,532  105,480,101
1.00 or less16,141 97.63%94.26%
1.01 to 1.50287 1.74%3.02%
1.51 or more104 0.63%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units10,077  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,000101 1.0%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999679 6.74%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,9993,520 34.93%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,9993,338 33.12%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,9991,958 19.43%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999459 4.55%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,99922 0.22%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)159,000  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage7,113 70.59%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $499114 1.13%3.89%
- $500 to $699315 3.13%8.95%
- $700 to $9991,216 12.07%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,4993,389 33.63%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,9991,538 15.26%10.06%
- $2,000 or more541 5.37%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,275  1,088
Not mortgaged2,964 29.41%29.97%
- Median (dollars)383  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent2,848 28.26%36.52%
15 to 19 percent2,030 20.14%17.5%
20 to 24 percent1,683 16.7%13.92%
25 to 29 percent1,032 10.24%9.44%
30 to 34 percent727 7.21%6.02%
35 percent or more1,636 16.23%15.79%
Not computed121 1.2%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units4,631  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $200269 5.81%5.24%
$200 to $299271 5.85%5.17%
$300 to $499514 11.1%21.99%
$500 to $7492,021 43.64%33.69%
$750 to $9991,108 23.93%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499190 4.1%8.68%
$1,500 or more7 0.15%2.91%
No cash rent251 5.42%5.15%
Median (dollars)645  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent858 18.53%18.1%
15 to 19 percent705 15.22%14.31%
20 to 24 percent589 12.72%12.78%
25 to 29 percent586 12.65%10.42%
30 to 34 percent322 6.95%7.34%
35 percent or more1,183 25.55%29.5%
Not computed388 8.38%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.