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New Bedford, Massachusetts Housing Profile

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	New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
State	Massachusetts
City	New Bedford
Total population	93,768	281,421,906
Male	44,173	138,053,563
Female	49,595	143,368,343
Median age (years)	35.9	35.3
Total households	38,178	105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)	27,569	41,994

New Bedford, Massachusetts Housing

All the Get familiar household information of New Bedford, Massachusetts stated below. New Bedford, Massachusetts gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to one thousand, ninety-eight households which makes nearly five point one three percent. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in New Bedford, Massachusetts is two point six compared to 2.40 in the US. Today's all the other important household statistics of New Bedford, Massachusetts, including such significant indices as: average household size of owner-occupied unit, mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, etc.

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	38,178		105,480,101
Family households (families)	24,083	63.08%	68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years	11,897	31.16%	32.79%
- Married-couple family	15,099	39.55%	51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years	6,286	16.46%	23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present	7,209	18.88%	12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years	4,701	12.31%	7.17%
Nonfamily households	14,095	36.92%	31.94%
- Householder living alone	12,057	31.58%	25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over	5,195	13.61%	9.22%

Households with individuals under 18 years	13,036	34.15%	36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	11,060	28.97%	23.39%

Average household size	2.40		2.59
Average family size	3.01		3.14

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	41,511		115,904,641
- Occupied housing units	38,178	91.97%	91.01%
- Vacant housing units	3,333	8.03%	8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	108	0.26%	3.09%

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9		1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.9		6.8

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	38,178		105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,711	40.26%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	21,467	51.71%	30.77%

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.60		2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25		2.40

Total housing units	41,511		115,904,641

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	12,519	30.16%	60.28%
1-unit, attached	1,213	2.92%	5.56%
2 units	7,924	19.09%	4.31%
3 or 4 units	11,820	28.47%	4.74%
5 to 9 units	4,053	9.76%	4.67%
10 to 19 units	1,205	2.9%	4.0%
20 or more units	2,655	6.4%	8.63%
Mobile home	114	0.27%	7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.02%	0.23%

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	173	0.42%	2.38%
1995 to 1998	400	0.96%	7.32%
1990 to 1994	828	1.99%	7.31%
1980 to 1989	2,064	4.97%	15.81%
1970 to 1979	3,730	8.99%	18.5%
1960 to 1969	4,070	9.8%	13.73%
1940 to 1959	9,528	22.95%	19.97%
1939 or earlier	20,718	49.91%	15.0%

ROOMS
1 room	598	1.44%	2.2%
2 rooms	1,714	4.13%	4.81%
3 rooms	3,863	9.31%	9.84%
4 rooms	8,383	20.19%	15.97%
5 rooms	11,919	28.71%	20.89%
6 rooms	8,205	19.77%	18.45%
7 rooms	3,604	8.68%	12.06%
8 rooms	1,710	4.12%	8.06%
9 or more rooms	1,515	3.65%	7.7%
Median (rooms)	5.0		5.3

Occupied Housing Units	38,178		105,480,101

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,975	18.27%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,378	27.18%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	5,714	14.97%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,725	15.0%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,859	10.11%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	5,527	14.48%	9.65%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	8,298	21.74%	10.3%
1	16,800	44.0%	34.25%
2	10,403	27.25%	38.36%
3 or more	2,677	7.01%	17.1%

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	28,673	75.1%	51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	769	2.01%	6.52%
Electricity	1,798	4.71%	30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	6,602	17.29%	8.97%
Coal or coke	14	0.04%	0.14%
Wood	30	0.08%	1.68%
Solar energy	6	0.02%	0.04%
Other fuel	178	0.47%	0.39%
No fuel used	108	0.28%	0.69%

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	326		670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	306		715,535
No telephone service	973		2,570,705

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	38,178		105,480,101
1.00 or less	37,014	96.95%	94.26%
1.01 to 1.50	802	2.1%	3.02%
1.51 or more	362	0.95%	2.72%

Specified owner-occupied units	10,920		55,212,108

VALUE
Less than $50,000	152	1.39%	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,473	31.8%	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,755	52.7%	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,202	11.01%	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	282	2.58%	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	36	0.33%	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	20	0.18%	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0		0.57%
Median (dollars)	113,500		119,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	6,920	63.37%	70.03%
- Less than $300	12	0.11%	0.46%
- $300 to $499	279	2.55%	3.89%
- $500 to $699	695	6.36%	8.95%
- $700 to $999	2,348	21.5%	17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499	2,854	26.14%	21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999	549	5.03%	10.06%
- $2,000 or more	183	1.68%	8.09%
- Median (dollars)	1,017		1,088
Not mortgaged	4,000	36.63%	29.97%
- Median (dollars)	338		295

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,555	32.55%	36.52%
15 to 19 percent	1,963	17.98%	17.5%
20 to 24 percent	1,571	14.39%	13.92%
25 to 29 percent	1,189	10.89%	9.44%
30 to 34 percent	653	5.98%	6.02%
35 percent or more	1,878	17.2%	15.79%
Not computed	111	1.02%	0.8%

Specified renter-occupied units	21,402		35,199,502

GROSS RENT
Less than $200	2,238	10.46%	5.24%
$200 to $299	2,209	10.32%	5.17%
$300 to $499	8,276	38.67%	21.99%
$500 to $749	6,877	32.13%	33.69%
$750 to $999	1,098	5.13%	17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	182	0.85%	8.68%
$1,500 or more	38	0.18%	2.91%
No cash rent	484	2.26%	5.15%
Median (dollars)	455		602

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,739	22.14%	18.1%
15 to 19 percent	2,600	12.15%	14.31%
20 to 24 percent	2,252	10.52%	12.78%
25 to 29 percent	2,389	11.16%	10.42%
30 to 34 percent	1,470	6.87%	7.34%
35 percent or more	6,839	31.95%	29.5%
Not computed	1,113	5.2%	7.55%

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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.