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Abington, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,348 (5,263 occupied: 3,779 owner occupied, 1,484 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	38%

Housing density: 538 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $881 (lower quartile is $636, upper quartile is $1,037)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $923

Median gross rent in Abington, MA in 2007: $934

Housing units in Abington with a mortgage: 2,563 (153 second mortgage, 431 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 804

Abington,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $357,507 (it was $178,900 in 2000)

Abington:	$357,507
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $268,489 - $410,083

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $352,722
Here: $352,722
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $332,063
Here: $332,063
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $360,022
Here: $360,022
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $425,873
Here: $425,873
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,741
Here: $267,741
State: $335,381

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,414

In family households: 12,589 (2,991 male householders, 777 female householders)
3,091 spouses, 5,023 children (4,782 natural, 117 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 241 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 150 other relatives, 143 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,825 (592 male householders (450 living alone)), 900 female householders (767 living alone)), 333 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 191 (189 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,338 2-persons, 865 3-persons, 899 4-persons, 450 5-persons, 156 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,217 1-person, 245 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

2,911 married couples with children.
563 single-parent households (135 men, 428 women).

95.4% of residents of Abington speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 386 (2.6%)
(64.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Abington, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 86 4 rooms: 269 5 rooms: 565 6 rooms: 806 7 rooms: 844 8 rooms: 745 9 or more rooms: 464

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abington, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 37 2 rooms: 167 3 rooms: 529 4 rooms: 401 5 rooms: 178 6 rooms: 105 7 rooms: 40 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 185
1990 to 1994: 259
1980 to 1989: 504
1970 to 1979: 676
1960 to 1969: 615
1950 to 1959: 823
1940 to 1949: 503
1939 or earlier: 1,746

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Abington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 106 2 bedrooms: 728 3 bedrooms: 1,860 4 bedrooms: 894 5 or more bedrooms: 191

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abington:
	no bedroom: 44 1 bedroom: 742 2 bedrooms: 490 3 bedrooms: 158 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Abington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 151 1 vehicle: 872 2 vehicles: 1,812 3 vehicles: 677 4 vehicles: 228 5 or more vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Abington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 179 1 vehicle: 848 2 vehicles: 411 3 vehicles: 39 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Abington, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 21
$150,000 to $174,999: 51
$175,000 to $199,999: 57
$200,000 to $249,999: 351
$250,000 to $299,999: 628
$300,000 to $399,999: 1301
$400,000 to $499,999: 748
$500,000 to $749,999: 510
$750,000 to $999,999: 67
$1,000,000 or more: 15

Abington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Abington:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 32
$250 to $299: 32
$300 to $349: 34
$350 to $399: 50
$400 to $449: 30
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 23
$550 to $599: 34
$600 to $649: 49
$650 to $699: 81
$700 to $749: 134
$750 to $799: 49
$800 to $899: 170
$900 to $999: 263
$1,000 to $1,249: 299
$1,250 to $1,499: 77
$1,500 to $1,999: 33
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 38

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 30 1990 to 1994: 18 1985 to 1989: 82 1980 to 1984: 61 1975 to 1979: 32 1970 to 1974: 28 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 129

Abington, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 42.8%
Number of people working at home: 97 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 121
5 to 9 minutes: 733
10 to 14 minutes: 1045
15 to 19 minutes: 998
20 to 24 minutes: 1021
25 to 29 minutes: 450
30 to 34 minutes: 1011
35 to 39 minutes: 218
40 to 44 minutes: 334
45 to 59 minutes: 813
60 to 89 minutes: 767
90 or more minutes: 245

Abington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,551 (83%)
Carpooled: 574 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 147 (2%)
Railroad: 306 (4%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 105 (1%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 97 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 262
$10,000 to $14,999: 249
$15,000 to $19,999: 237
$20,000 to $24,999: 260
$25,000 to $29,999: 219
$30,000 to $34,999: 290
$35,000 to $39,999: 265
$40,000 to $44,999: 207
$45,000 to $49,999: 263
$50,000 to $59,999: 507
$60,000 to $74,999: 686
$75,000 to $99,999: 884
$100,000 to $124,999: 464
$125,000 to $149,999: 322
$150,000 to $199,999: 105
$200,000 or more: 40

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 4419

Italian: 1737

English: 1173

United States or American: 505

French (except Basque): 421

Scotch-Irish: 401

French Canadian: 393

Polish: 387

German: 378

Other groups: 377

Swedish: 288

Scottish: 258

Portuguese: 176

Lithuanian: 132

Greek: 130

Canadian: 117

Arab:: 95

Lebanese: 80

Finnish: 65

Subsaharan African:: 55

Cape Verdean: 55

Dutch: 51

Norwegian: 45

Eastern European: 44

Armenian: 41

Belgian: 26

Russian: 22

Czech: 19

Ukrainian: 18

Welsh: 18

Celtic: 17

European: 13

British: 9

Slovak: 9

Czechoslovakian: 8

Syrian: 8

Brazilian: 7

Hungarian: 7

Swiss: 7

Egyptian: 7

Latvian: 6

Austrian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (12%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Ireland (8%)
Brazil (8%)
Korea (8%)
Other Western Africa (7%)
Germany (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12986
Northeast: 834
Midwest: 150
South: 128
West: 72

70% of Abington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 102
10th grade: 130
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 176
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,597
Less than 1 year of college: 319
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 680
Associate degree: 439
Bachelor's degree: 761
Master's degree: 211
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 19

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 38
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 100
12th grade, no diploma: 158
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,944
Less than 1 year of college: 450
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 608
Associate degree: 647
Bachelor's degree: 814
Master's degree: 285
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $71,996
Black householders: $25,301
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $53,301
Asian householders: $136,573
Some other race householders: $41,834
Two or more races householders: $72,047
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $82,970

Abington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Abington household income for Black householders

Abington household income for Asian householders

Abington household income for Some other race householders

Abington household income for Two or more races householders

Abington marital status for males

Abington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $358,983
Black or African American householders: $1,096,193
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $225,492
Asian householders: $423,123
Some other race householders: $225,492
Two or more races householders: $290,233
Hispanic or Latino householders: $375,820

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,512
One, attached: 177
Two: 404
3 or 4: 395
5 to 9: 426
10 to 19: 150
20 to 49: 96
50 or more: 181
Mobile homes: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Abington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Utility gas (33%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100

Here:	6.0%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 181

Here:	22.0%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 157

Here:	31.9%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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