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DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990
Data Set: 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) - 100-Percent data
Geographic Area: Massachusetts

NOTE: For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expstf190.htm.


Subject


Number

 

 

Total population

6,016,425

 

 

SEX

 

Male

2,888,745

Female

3,127,680

 

 

AGE

 

Under 5 years

412,473

5 to 17 years

940,602

18 to 20 years

302,128

21 to 24 years

406,971

25 to 44 years

2,019,817

45 to 54 years

600,095

55 to 59 years

253,458

60 to 64 years

261,597

65 to 74 years

459,881

75 to 84 years

267,194

85 years and over

92,209

 

 

Under 18 years

1,353,075

 

 

65 years and over

819,284

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

2,247,110

Family households (families)

1,514,746

Married-couple families

1,170,275

Other family, male householder

73,548

Other family, female householder

270,923

Nonfamily households

732,364

Householder living alone

580,774

Householder 65 years and over

243,334

 

 

Persons living in households

5,802,118

Persons per household

2.58

 

 

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

214,307

Institutionalized persons

84,345

Other persons in group quarters

129,962

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

5,405,374

Black

300,130

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

12,241

Asian or Pacific Islander

143,392

Other race

155,288

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

287,549

 

 

Total housing units

2,472,711

 

 

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

2,247,110

Owner occupied

1,331,493

Renter occupied

915,617

Vacant housing units

225,601

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

90,367

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.7

Rental vacancy rate

6.9

 

 

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.82

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.24

 

 

Units with over 1 person per room

56,700

 

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,237,786

1-unit attached

88,746

2 to 4 units

597,143

5 to 9 units

159,332

10 or more units

338,585

Mobile home, trailer, or other

51,119

 

 

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,004,573

Less than $50,000

9,481

$50,000 to $99,999

93,514

$100,000 to $149,999

310,792

$150,000 to $199,999

298,303

$200,000 to $299,999

196,372

$300,000 or more

96,111

 

 

Median (dollars)

162,800

 

 

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

879,173

Less than $250

164,904

$250 to $499

265,621

$500 to $749

308,154

$750 to $999

98,604

$1,000 or more

41,890

 

 

Median (dollars)

506

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

2,247,110

White

2,061,948

Black

99,402

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

4,208

Asian or Pacific Islander

38,728

Other race

42,824

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

81,649

(X) Not applicable
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
             Matrices P1, P3, P5, P6, P8, P11, P15, P16, P23, H1, H2, H3, H5, H8, H10, H18A, H21, H23, H23B, H32, H32B, H41.