Charlton, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,585 (Urban population: 4,154, Rural population: 8,431 (60 farm, 8,370 nonfarm))

Houses: 4,008 (3,788 occupied: 3,137 owner occupied, 651 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	38%

Housing density: 94 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $708 (lower quartile is $545, upper quartile is $825)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $694

Median gross rent in Charlton, MA in 2007: $794

Housing units in Charlton with a mortgage: 2,224 (151 second mortgage, 288 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 471

Charlton,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $309,261 (it was $153,500 in 2000)

Charlton:	$309,261
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $239,459 - $360,781

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $324,898
Here: $324,898
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $272,318
Here: $272,318
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $399,594
Here: $399,594
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,899
Here: $223,899
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,947
Here: $218,947
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $74,333
Here: $74,333
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,063

In family households: 10,117 (2,415 male householders, 633 female householders)
2,672 spouses, 3,870 children (3,610 natural, 144 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 148 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 117 other relatives, 179 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 946 (408 male householders (256 living alone)), 330 female householders (298 living alone)), 208 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 200 (185 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 988 2-persons, 732 3-persons, 843 4-persons, 341 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 554 1-person, 162 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

2,671 married couples with children.
484 single-parent households (80 men, 404 women).

95.5% of residents of Charlton speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 177 (1.6%)
(85.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlton, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 197 5 rooms: 611 6 rooms: 799 7 rooms: 670 8 rooms: 453 9 or more rooms: 355

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlton, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 108 4 rooms: 283 5 rooms: 128 6 rooms: 37 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 115
1995 to 1998: 274
1990 to 1994: 431
1980 to 1989: 1,025
1970 to 1979: 714
1960 to 1969: 268
1950 to 1959: 312
1940 to 1949: 305
1939 or earlier: 564

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charlton:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 82 2 bedrooms: 491 3 bedrooms: 1,880 4 bedrooms: 606 5 or more bedrooms: 63

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlton:
	no bedroom: 35 1 bedroom: 124 2 bedrooms: 341 3 bedrooms: 142 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 77 1 vehicle: 617 2 vehicles: 1,609 3 vehicles: 630 4 vehicles: 133 5 or more vehicles: 71

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 302 2 vehicles: 294 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Charlton, 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: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 39
$150,000 to $174,999: 104
$175,000 to $199,999: 188
$200,000 to $249,999: 547
$250,000 to $299,999: 693
$300,000 to $399,999: 1179
$400,000 to $499,999: 384
$500,000 to $749,999: 288
$750,000 to $999,999: 34
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Charlton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Charlton:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 24
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 21
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 51
$600 to $649: 63
$650 to $699: 65
$700 to $749: 123
$750 to $799: 62
$800 to $899: 77
$900 to $999: 13
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 55
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 49

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 18 1990 to 1994: 15 1985 to 1989: 16 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 36 1965 to 1969: 62

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.4%
Number of people working at home: 173 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 141
5 to 9 minutes: 306
10 to 14 minutes: 621
15 to 19 minutes: 656
20 to 24 minutes: 955
25 to 29 minutes: 543
30 to 34 minutes: 888
35 to 39 minutes: 143
40 to 44 minutes: 351
45 to 59 minutes: 450
60 to 89 minutes: 451
90 or more minutes: 112

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,993 (86%)
Carpooled: 461 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Railroad: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 100 (2%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 173 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 251
$10,000 to $14,999: 125
$15,000 to $19,999: 108
$20,000 to $24,999: 111
$25,000 to $29,999: 93
$30,000 to $34,999: 97
$35,000 to $39,999: 218
$40,000 to $44,999: 193
$45,000 to $49,999: 182
$50,000 to $59,999: 350
$60,000 to $74,999: 580
$75,000 to $99,999: 796
$100,000 to $124,999: 390
$125,000 to $149,999: 182
$150,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 or more: 43

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 1600

Irish: 1538

English: 1230

Polish: 872

Italian: 787

United States or American: 735

French Canadian: 596

German: 392

Swedish: 286

Scottish: 268

Other groups: 232

Lithuanian: 178

Scotch-Irish: 117

Greek: 117

Norwegian: 56

Canadian: 47

Armenian: 37

Subsaharan African:: 35

Dutch: 34

Portuguese: 33

Arab:: 27

Lebanese: 27

Albanian: 23

Ghanian: 19

Swiss: 18

Ukrainian: 14

Welsh: 14

Brazilian: 13

Austrian: 11

Russian: 11

Danish: 11

Finnish: 11

Pennsylvania German: 9

Cape Verdean: 8

African: 8

Belgian: 8

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

United Kingdom (23%)
Ghana (15%)
Canada (14%)
Germany (12%)
France (10%)
Brazil (7%)
Other Northern Europe (7%)

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

This state: 8950
Northeast: 1431
Midwest: 249
South: 277
West: 114

71% of Charlton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 129
9th grade: 64
10th grade: 70
11th grade: 95
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,102
Less than 1 year of college: 162
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 460
Associate degree: 363
Bachelor's degree: 540
Master's degree: 274
Professional school degree: 61
Doctorate degree: 48

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 124
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 108
11th grade: 45
12th grade, no diploma: 122
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,255
Less than 1 year of college: 366
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 391
Associate degree: 294
Bachelor's degree: 620
Master's degree: 320
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 32.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $83,581
Black householders: $44,775
Some other race householders: $20,252
Two or more races householders: $19,631
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,270

Charlton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Charlton household income for Black householders

Charlton household income for Some other race householders

Charlton household income for Two or more races householders

Charlton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Charlton marital status for males

Charlton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $304,223
Black or African American householders: $171,251
Some other race householders: $226,656
Two or more races householders: $381,387
Hispanic or Latino householders: $327,393

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,145
One, attached: 192
Two: 188
3 or 4: 286
5 to 9: 147
10 to 19: 9
50 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $141,218

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Charlton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Wood (12%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (1%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 168

Here:	10.6%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39

Here:	4.8%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 112

Here:	30.6%
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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