Billerica, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
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Total population: 40,243 (Urban population: 38,620, Rural population: 325 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 14,161 (13,653 occupied: 11,493 owner occupied, 2,169 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 547 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016 in this county: $450,259.
Median contract rent in 2016: $842 (lower quartile is $653, upper quartile is $992)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $1,463
Median gross rent in Billerica, MA in 2016: $897
Housing units in Billerica with a mortgage: 7,673 (675 second mortgage, 1,307 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,215
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| Billerica: | $393,488 |
| Massachusetts: | $366,900 |
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,447,673
- In family households: 1,161,600 (250,263 male householders, 116,393 female householders)
287,332 spouses, 410,462 children (392,286 natural, 9,871 adopted, 8,305 stepchildren), 16,644 grandchildren, 14,569 brothers or sisters, 15,064 parents, 15,023 other relatives, 25,838 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 286,073 (95,244 male householders (67,197 living alone)), 118,788 female householders (94,319 living alone)), 72,041 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 55,412 (13,773 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: -1 2-persons, -1 3-persons, -1 4-persons, -1 5-persons, -1 6-persons, -1 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: -1 1-person, -1 2-persons, -1 3-persons, -1 4-persons, -1 5-persons, -1 6-persons, -1 7-or-more-persons.
252,928 married couples with children.
55,356 single-parent households (9,721 men, 45,635 women).
90.4% of residents of Billerica speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 3,653 (8.6%)
(64.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Billerica, Massachusetts:
- 0no bedroom
- 2201 bedroom
- 1,5542 bedrooms
- 6,0633 bedrooms
- 2,4464 bedrooms
- 5735+ bedrooms
Note: State values scaled to Billerica population
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Billerica, Massachusetts:
- 49no bedroom
- 3721 bedroom
- 1,1152 bedrooms
- 3893 bedrooms
- 1144 bedrooms
- 175+ bedrooms
Note: State values scaled to Billerica population
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Billerica in owner-occupied houses/condos:
- 261no vehicle
- 2,2521 vehicle
- 5,3262 vehicles
- 2,0863 vehicles
- 7194 vehicles
- 2125+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Billerica population
Cars and other vehicles available in Billerica in renter-occupied apartments
- 172no vehicle
- 9961 vehicle
- 7362 vehicles
- 1193 vehicles
- 334 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Billerica population
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Billerica, Massachusetts:
- 01 room
- 272 rooms
- 1043 rooms
- 6964 rooms
- 1,4825 rooms
- 2,6216 rooms
- 2,5887 rooms
- 1,6238 rooms
- 1,7159+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Billerica population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Billerica, Massachusetts:
- 331 room
- 1692 rooms
- 3643 rooms
- 7374 rooms
- 3745 rooms
- 1816 rooms
- 1577 rooms
- 168 rooms
- 259+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Billerica population
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Billerica, MA household income distribution
- 256Less than $10,000
- 295$10,000 to $14,999
- 340$15,000 to $19,999
- 293$20,000 to $24,999
- 307$25,000 to $29,999
- 267$30,000 to $34,999
- 453$35,000 to $39,999
- 360$40,000 to $44,999
- 306$45,000 to $49,999
- 897$50,000 to $59,999
- 1,418$60,000 to $74,999
- 2,359$75,000 to $99,999
- 1,737$100,000 to $124,999
- 1,172$125,000 to $149,999
- 1,244$150,000 to $199,999
- 845$200,000 or more
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4581995 to March 2000
- 2431990 to 1994
- 1991985 to 1989
- 3731980 to 1984
- 2311975 to 1979
- 1661970 to 1974
- 1761965 to 1969
- 580Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Billerica population
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 268
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1,431
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2,458
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3,169
- 20 to 24 minutes: 3,089
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1,368
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3,354
- 35 to 39 minutes: 647
- 40 to 44 minutes: 874
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1,989
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1,231
- 90 or more minutes: 189
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,338 (5.8% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 17,866 (87%)
- Carpooled: 1,503 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 168 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 33 (0%)
- Railroad: 250 (1%)
- Taxi: 10 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
- Walked: 137 (1%)
- Other means: 84 (0%)
- Worked at home: 359 (2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
- 13%Canada
- 10%India
- 9%Portugal
- 7%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
- 6%Italy
- 6%Cambodia
- 4%Pakistan
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 31,861
- Other state: 4,358
- Northeast: 2,416
- Midwest: 513
- South: 874
- West: 555
68% of Billerica residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 19
- Nursery to 4th grade: 23
- 5th and 6th grade: 63
- 7th and 8th grade: 154
- 9th grade: 251
- 10th grade: 273
- 11th grade: 303
- 12th grade, no diploma: 471
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,522
- Less than 1 year of college: 929
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,764
- Associate degree: 1,046
- Bachelor's degree: 1,993
- Master's degree: 814
- Professional school degree: 138
- Doctorate degree: 196
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 50
- Nursery to 4th grade: 7
- 5th and 6th grade: 15
- 7th and 8th grade: 184
- 9th grade: 92
- 10th grade: 252
- 11th grade: 309
- 12th grade, no diploma: 374
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,979
- Less than 1 year of college: 953
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,564
- Associate degree: 1,340
- Bachelor's degree: 2,092
- Master's degree: 678
- Professional school degree: 101
- Doctorate degree: 92
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,520
- One, attached: 244
- Two: 548
- 3 or 4: 232
- 5 to 9: 107
- 10 to 19: 330
- 20 to 49: 830
- 50 or more: 150
- Mobile homes: 97
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,602
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Billerica:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Billerica
Houses and condos
Apartments
- Utility gas (66.1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29.0%)
- Electricity (3.4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.7%)
- Wood (0.5%)
- Other fuel (0.2%)
- Utility gas (73.7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16.2%)
- Electricity (6.7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.0%)
- Other fuel (0.4%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 192
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 114
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 525
| Here: | 33.7% |
| 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 (Noninstitutionalized)
Irish: 9,381
