Billerica, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
Total population: 40,243 (Urban population: 38,620, Rural population: 325 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 13,058 (12,912 occupied: 11,428 owner occupied, 2,103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 504 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $407,418.
Median contract rent in 2015: $842 (lower quartile is $653, upper quartile is $992)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $1,406
Median gross rent in Billerica, MA in 2015: $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: | $371,486 |
| Massachusetts: | $352,100 |
Household type by relationship:
Households: 37,725
- In family households: 34,419 (8,077 male householders, 2,229 female householders)
8,401 spouses, 13,072 children (12,311 natural, 326 adopted, 435 stepchildren), 586 grandchildren, 281 brothers or sisters, 415 parents, 712 other relatives, 646 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,306 (1,219 male householders (891 living alone)), 1,436 female householders (1,254 living alone)), 651 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,220 (1,094 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,428 2-persons, 2,405 3-persons, 2,597 4-persons, 1,209 5-persons, 532 6-persons, 135 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,145 1-person, 428 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 17 5-persons.
7,950 married couples with children.
1,208 single-parent households (265 men, 943 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: 2,426 (6.2%)
(54.2% 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
- 353Less than $10,000
- 401$10,000 to $14,999
- 421$15,000 to $19,999
- 395$20,000 to $24,999
- 475$25,000 to $29,999
- 400$30,000 to $34,999
- 647$35,000 to $39,999
- 575$40,000 to $44,999
- 498$45,000 to $49,999
- 1,296$50,000 to $59,999
- 2,028$60,000 to $74,999
- 2,615$75,000 to $99,999
- 1,443$100,000 to $124,999
- 660$125,000 to $149,999
- 487$150,000 to $199,999
- 267$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: 81.4%
Number of people working at home: 359 (1.8% 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
- 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 (%)
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.6%Males
- 2.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 10.9%Males
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 4.7%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 9.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 22.8%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: $59,460
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Billerica:
Houses and condos
Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
- 66.1%Utility gas
- 29.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.4%Electricity
- 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
- 73.7%Utility gas
- 16.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.7%Electricity
- 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
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
