DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Middlesex County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 576,681 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 561,220 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 282,013 | 48.9 | 1.00 or less | 546,980 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 25,690 | 4.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 8,855 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 88,579 | 15.4 | 1.51 or more | 5,385 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 54,636 | 9.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 29,425 | 5.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 268,542 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 28,727 | 5.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 65,095 | 11.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,226 | 0.5 | |
| Mobile home | 2,443 | 0.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,150 | 1.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 73 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 24,823 | 9.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 54,887 | 20.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 89,469 | 33.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,486 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 64,563 | 24.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,658 | 3.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 24,306 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 19,494 | 3.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 4,118 | 1.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 55,619 | 9.6 | Median (dollars) | 247,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 67,595 | 11.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 73,491 | 12.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 126,048 | 21.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 212,290 | 36.8 | With a mortgage | 195,334 | 72.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 90 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,639 | 0.6 | |||
| 1 room | 11,108 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 5,747 | 2.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 27,379 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 19,066 | 7.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 56,488 | 9.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 59,026 | 22.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 79,553 | 13.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 53,667 | 20.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 96,678 | 16.8 | $2,000 or more | 56,099 | 20.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 96,414 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 1,600 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 78,853 | 13.7 | Not mortgaged | 73,208 | 27.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 61,719 | 10.7 | Median (dollars) | 490 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 68,489 | 11.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 561,220 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 90,076 | 33.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 92,794 | 16.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 48,724 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 158,353 | 28.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 41,152 | 15.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 85,761 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 26,997 | 10.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 86,601 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 17,569 | 6.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 58,823 | 10.5 | 35 percent or more | 42,808 | 15.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 78,888 | 14.1 | Not computed | 1,216 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 214,291 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 59,070 | 10.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 204,268 | 36.4 | Less than $200 | 10,356 | 4.8 | |
| 2 | 223,049 | 39.7 | $200 to $299 | 8,884 | 4.1 | |
| 3 or more | 74,833 | 13.3 | $300 to $499 | 17,488 | 8.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 46,493 | 21.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 57,361 | 26.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 278,567 | 49.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 48,862 | 22.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 9,033 | 1.6 | $1,500 or more | 17,808 | 8.3 | |
| Electricity | 61,084 | 10.9 | No cash rent | 7,039 | 3.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 207,494 | 37.0 | Median (dollars) | 835 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 296 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 1,276 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 66 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 2,224 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 40,767 | 19.0 | |
| No fuel used | 1,180 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 33,276 | 15.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 28,674 | 13.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 25,418 | 11.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 2,917 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 16,840 | 7.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 3,191 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 58,234 | 27.2 | |
| No telephone service | 3,260 | 0.6 | Not computed | 11,082 | 5.2 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)
