
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 | 273,637 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 265,815 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 146,921 | 53.7 | 1.00 or less | 249,554 | 93.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 30,048 | 11.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 8,537 | 3.2 | |
| 2 units | 20,100 | 7.3 | 1.51 or more | 7,724 | 2.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 15,959 | 5.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 15,858 | 5.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 156,030 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 21,055 | 7.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 21,260 | 7.8 | Less than $50,000 | 1,153 | 0.7 | |
| Mobile home | 2,408 | 0.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 8,787 | 5.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 28 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 45,535 | 29.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 51,844 | 33.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 35,450 | 22.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,448 | 1.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 11,739 | 7.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 13,687 | 5.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,396 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 15,760 | 5.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 126 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 47,974 | 17.5 | Median (dollars) | 168,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 37,525 | 13.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 50,548 | 18.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 71,439 | 26.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 32,256 | 11.8 | With a mortgage | 111,168 | 71.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 125 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 483 | 0.3 | |||
| 1 room | 5,518 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 2,774 | 1.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 10,858 | 4.0 | $700 to $999 | 10,280 | 6.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 29,658 | 10.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 37,996 | 24.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 39,744 | 14.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 34,908 | 22.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 48,197 | 17.6 | $2,000 or more | 24,602 | 15.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 47,806 | 17.5 | Median (dollars) | 1,548 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 37,630 | 13.8 | Not mortgaged | 44,862 | 28.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 32,125 | 11.7 | Median (dollars) | 567 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 22,101 | 8.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 265,815 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 43,672 | 28.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 44,906 | 16.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 27,967 | 17.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 73,916 | 27.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 24,316 | 15.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 41,808 | 15.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 18,015 | 11.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 44,484 | 16.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 12,248 | 7.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 24,766 | 9.3 | 35 percent or more | 28,930 | 18.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 35,935 | 13.5 | Not computed | 882 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 88,327 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 22,769 | 8.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 92,073 | 34.6 | Less than $200 | 2,665 | 3.0 | |
| 2 | 108,274 | 40.7 | $200 to $299 | 1,979 | 2.2 | |
| 3 or more | 42,699 | 16.1 | $300 to $499 | 3,476 | 3.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 19,691 | 22.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 34,733 | 39.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 203,622 | 76.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 20,463 | 23.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,631 | 1.4 | $1,500 or more | 3,338 | 3.8 | |
| Electricity | 25,328 | 9.5 | No cash rent | 1,982 | 2.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 31,573 | 11.9 | Median (dollars) | 845 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 71 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 193 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 707 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 18,275 | 20.7 | |
| No fuel used | 682 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 15,223 | 17.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 12,391 | 14.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 9,319 | 10.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,023 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 6,231 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,046 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 23,412 | 26.5 | |
| No telephone service | 2,513 | 0.9 | Not computed | 3,476 | 3.9 | |
| 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 Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

