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This section provides a summary of housing characteristics for Boston School District, MA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Social Characteristics and Economic Characteristics.

    -- Table/Item --ValuePercent
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 260,619 100.0
    Occupied housing units 237,397 91.1
    Vacant housing units 23,222 8.9
 
Homeowner vacancy rate 2.3
Rental vacancy rate 5.8
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Total housing units 260,619 100.0
    1-unit, detached 32,490 12.5
    1-unit, attached 14,509 5.6
    2 units 36,049 13.8
    3 or 4 units 66,617 25.6
    5 to 9 units 30,342 11.6
    10 to 19 units 22,340 8.6
    20 or more units 58,094 22.3
    Mobile home 145 0.1
    Boat, RV, van, etc. 33 0.0
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Total housing units 260,619 100.0
    Built 2005 or later 4,024 1.5
    Built 2000 to 2004 7,375 2.8
    Built 1990 to 1999 8,570 3.3
    Built 1980 to 1989 13,989 5.4
    Built 1970 to 1979 19,770 7.6
    Built 1960 to 1969 20,242 7.8
    Built 1950 to 1959 18,370 7.0
    Built 1940 to 1949 16,446 6.3
    Built 1939 or earlier 151,833 58.3
 
ROOMS
Total housing units 260,619 100.0
    1 room 13,663 5.2
    2 rooms 21,232 8.1
    3 rooms 49,725 19.1
    4 rooms 53,643 20.6
    5 rooms 52,710 20.2
    6 rooms 34,086 13.1
    7 rooms 13,766 5.3
    8 rooms 9,019 3.5
    9 rooms or more 12,775 4.9
    Median rooms 4.4
 
BEDROOMS
Total housing units 260,619 100.0
    No bedroom 15,473 5.9
    1 bedroom 70,770 27.2
    2 bedrooms 88,212 33.8
    3 bedrooms 58,128 22.3
    4 bedrooms 19,082 7.3
    5 or more bedrooms 8,954 3.4
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units 237,397 100.0
    Owner-occupied 88,468 37.3
    Renter-occupied 148,929 62.7
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.62
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.38
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
Occupied housing units 237,397 100.0
    Moved in 2005 or later 87,251 36.8
    Moved in 2000 to 2004 68,078 28.7
    Moved in 1990 to 1999 41,783 17.6
    Moved in 1980 to 1989 17,893 7.5
    Moved in 1970 to 1979 10,645 4.5
    Moved in 1969 or earlier 11,747 4.9
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units 237,397 100.0
    No vehicles available 82,621 34.8
    1 vehicle available 102,141 43.0
    2 vehicles available 42,287 17.8
    3 or more vehicles available 10,348 4.4
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Occupied housing units 237,397 100.0
    Utility gas 126,957 53.5
    Bottled, tank, or LP gas 4,453 1.9
    Electricity 53,832 22.7
    Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 48,889 20.6
    Coal or coke 38 0.0
    Wood 220 0.1
    Solar energy 43 0.0
    Other fuel 1,455 0.6
    No fuel used 1,510 0.6
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Occupied housing units 237,397 100.0
    Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,371 0.6
    Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2,082 0.9
    No telephone service available 10,399 4.4
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units 237,397 100.0
    1.00 or less 231,121 97.4
    1.01 to 1.50 4,213 1.8
    1.51 or more 2,063 0.9
 
VALUE
Owner-occupied units 88,468 100.0
    Less than $50,000 963 1.1
    $50,000 to $99,999 637 0.7
    $100,000 to $149,999 1,392 1.6
    $150,000 to $199,999 2,808 3.2
    $200,000 to $299,999 14,537 16.4
    $300,000 to $499,999 40,420 45.7
    $500,000 to $999,999 22,259 25.2
    $1,000,000 or more 5,452 6.2
    Median (dollars) 404,500
 
MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units 88,468 100.0
    Housing units with a mortgage 67,643 76.5
    Housing units without a mortgage 20,825 23.5
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage 67,643 100.0
    Less than $300 65 0.1
    $300 to $499 291 0.4
    $500 to $699 531 0.8
    $700 to $999 2,285 3.4
    $1,000 to $1,499 8,558 12.7
    $1,500 to $1,999 13,944 20.6
    $2,000 or more 41,969 62.0
    Median (dollars) 2,284
 
Housing units without a mortgage 20,825 100.0
    Less than $100 100 0.5
    $100 to $199 275 1.3
    $200 to $299 733 3.5
    $300 to $399 1,530 7.3
    $400 or more 18,187 87.3
    Median (dollars) 697
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (SMOCAPI)
Housing units with mortgage (excl units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed) 67,412 100.0
    Less than 20.0 percent 18,252 27.1
    20.0 to 24.9 percent 9,683 14.4
    25.0 to 29.9 percent 8,693 12.9
    30.0 to 34.9 percent 6,206 9.2
    35.0 percent or more 24,578 36.5
 
Not computed 231 0.3
 
Housing units without mortgage (excl units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed) 20,397 100.0
    Less than 10.0 percent 5,798 28.4
    10.0 to 14.9 percent 3,958 19.4
    15.0 to 19.9 percent 2,436 11.9
    20.0 to 24.9 percent 1,670 8.2
    25.0 to 29.9 percent 1,045 5.1
    30.0 to 34.9 percent 951 4.7
    35.0 percent or more 4,539 22.3
 
Not computed 428 2.1
 
GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent 145,839 100.0
    Less than $200 5,891 4.0
    $200 to $299 11,825 8.1
    $300 to $499 11,153 7.6
    $500 to $749 11,611 8.0
    $750 to $999 16,658 11.4
    $1,000 to $1,499 47,453 32.5
    $1,500 or more 41,248 28.3
    Median (dollars) 1,161
 
No rent paid 3,090 2.1
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (GRAPI)
Occupied units paying rent (excl units where GRAPI cannot be computed) 141,536 100.0
    Less than 15.0 percent 16,873 11.9
    15.0 to 19.9 percent 15,607 11.0
    20.0 to 24.9 percent 16,951 12.0
    25.0 to 29.9 percent 19,733 13.9
    30.0 to 34.9 percent 14,762 10.4
    35.0 percent or more 57,610 40.7
 
Not computed 7,393 5.2
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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