Waltham, MA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	23,880	100.0
1-unit, detached	8,949	37.5
1-unit, attached	1,100	4.6
2 units	3,070	12.9
3 or 4 units	3,555	14.9
5 to 9 units	2,816	11.8
10 to 19 units	2,316	9.7
20 or more units	2,042	8.6
Mobile home	22	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	212	0.9
1995 to 1998	1,020	4.3
1990 to 1994	716	3.0
1980 to 1989	1,326	5.6
1970 to 1979	2,753	11.5
1960 to 1969	3,007	12.6
1940 to 1959	6,853	28.7
1939 or earlier	7,993	33.5

ROOMS
1 room	623	2.6
2 rooms	1,683	7.0
3 rooms	3,715	15.6
4 rooms	4,346	18.2
5 rooms	4,214	17.6
6 rooms	3,910	16.4
7 rooms	2,598	10.9
8 rooms	1,453	6.1
9 or more rooms	1,338	5.6
Median (rooms)	4.9	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	23,207	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,566	19.7
1995 to 1998	7,217	31.1
1990 to 1994	3,372	14.5
1980 to 1989	2,983	12.9
1970 to 1979	1,872	8.1
1969 or earlier	3,197	13.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,432	10.5
1	9,876	42.6
2	8,049	34.7
3 or more	2,850	12.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	9,421	40.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	368	1.6
Electricity	2,804	12.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	10,445	45.0
Coal or coke	30	0.1
Wood	6	0.0
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	105	0.5
No fuel used	28	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	175	0.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	176	0.8
No telephone service	135	0.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	23,207	100.0
1.00 or less	22,296	96.1
1.01 to 1.50	557	2.4
1.51 or more	354	1.5

Specified owner-occupied units	8,695	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	49	0.6
$50,000 to $99,999	48	0.6
$100,000 to $149,999	379	4.4
$150,000 to $199,999	1,653	19.0
$200,000 to $299,999	4,236	48.7
$300,000 to $499,999	2,031	23.4
$500,000 to $999,999	290	3.3
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.1
Median (dollars)	250,800	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	5,864	67.4
Less than $300	7	0.1
$300 to $499	77	0.9
$500 to $699	212	2.4
$700 to $999	544	6.3
$1,000 to $1,499	1,945	22.4
$1,500 to $1,999	1,872	21.5
$2,000 or more	1,207	13.9
Median (dollars)	1,532	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,831	32.6
Median (dollars)	408	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,822	32.5
15 to 19 percent	1,593	18.3
20 to 24 percent	1,251	14.4
25 to 29 percent	788	9.1
30 to 34 percent	505	5.8
35 percent or more	1,686	19.4
Not computed	50	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	12,537	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	405	3.2
$200 to $299	414	3.3
$300 to $499	715	5.7
$500 to $749	2,605	20.8
$750 to $999	3,993	31.8
$1,000 to $1,499	2,730	21.8
$1,500 or more	1,455	11.6
No cash rent	220	1.8
Median (dollars)	869	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,561	20.4
15 to 19 percent	1,870	14.9
20 to 24 percent	1,827	14.6
25 to 29 percent	1,595	12.7
30 to 34 percent	1,092	8.7
35 percent or more	3,143	25.1
Not computed	449	3.6

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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