Chicopee, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 54,941 (Urban population: 54,088, Rural population: 853 (all nonfarm))

Chicopee, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 24,424 (23,117 occupied: 13,711 owner occupied, 9,406 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	38%

Housing density: 1068 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $604 (lower quartile is $433, upper quartile is $735)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $613

Median gross rent in Chicopee, MA in 2007: $697

Housing units in Chicopee with a mortgage: 6,296 (562 second mortgage, 824 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,224

Chicopee,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,778 (it was $102,000 in 2000)

Chicopee:	$179,778
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,476 - $219,579

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $203,454
Here: $203,454
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,695
Here: $164,695
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $198,799
Here: $198,799
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,522
Here: $151,522
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $174,715
Here: $174,715
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $63,391
Here: $63,391
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 53,633

In family households: 43,165 (10,150 male householders, 4,101 female householders)
10,213 spouses, 15,545 children (14,612 natural, 306 adopted, 627 stepchildren), 721 grandchildren, 451 brothers or sisters, 412 parents, 527 other relatives, 1,045 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,468 (3,788 male householders (3,073 living alone)), 5,076 female householders (4,477 living alone)), 1,604 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,020 (310 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,225 2-persons, 3,484 3-persons, 2,879 4-persons, 1,174 5-persons, 326 6-persons, 163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,550 1-person, 1,167 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

7,076 married couples with children.
4,128 single-parent households (729 men, 3,399 women).

79.2% of residents of Chicopee speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
12.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,462 (8.2%)
(52.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
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 Chicopee, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 266 4 rooms: 2,309 5 rooms: 5,207 6 rooms: 3,112 7 rooms: 1,376 8 rooms: 766 9 or more rooms: 628

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicopee, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 411 2 rooms: 950 3 rooms: 1,636 4 rooms: 3,051 5 rooms: 2,363 6 rooms: 640 7 rooms: 199 8 rooms: 80 9 or more rooms: 76

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 82
1995 to 1998: 393
1990 to 1994: 680
1980 to 1989: 1,934
1970 to 1979: 2,503
1960 to 1969: 3,793
1950 to 1959: 4,626
1940 to 1949: 2,908
1939 or earlier: 7,505

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chicopee:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 525 2 bedrooms: 4,473 3 bedrooms: 6,789 4 bedrooms: 1,560 5 or more bedrooms: 364

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicopee:
	no bedroom: 454 1 bedroom: 2,859 2 bedrooms: 4,149 3 bedrooms: 1,703 4 bedrooms: 197 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Chicopee in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 886 1 vehicle: 5,270 2 vehicles: 5,561 3 vehicles: 1,609 4 vehicles: 258 5 or more vehicles: 127

Cars and other vehicles available in Chicopee in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,269 1 vehicle: 4,934 2 vehicles: 1,890 3 vehicles: 245 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 28

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

Less than $10,000: 29
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 17
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 27
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 55
$50,000 to $59,999: 64
$60,000 to $69,999: 126
$70,000 to $79,999: 116
$80,000 to $89,999: 125
$90,000 to $99,999: 172
$100,000 to $124,999: 792
$125,000 to $149,999: 1728
$150,000 to $174,999: 3057
$175,000 to $199,999: 2410
$200,000 to $249,999: 3389
$250,000 to $299,999: 1181
$300,000 to $399,999: 311
$400,000 to $499,999: 57
$500,000 to $749,999: 18
$750,000 to $999,999: 14
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Chicopee rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Chicopee:

Less than $100: 116 people
$100 to $149: 126
$150 to $199: 244
$200 to $249: 391
$250 to $299: 366
$300 to $349: 345
$350 to $399: 346
$400 to $449: 402
$450 to $499: 512
$500 to $549: 719
$550 to $599: 840
$600 to $649: 831
$650 to $699: 965
$700 to $749: 796
$750 to $799: 629
$800 to $899: 865
$900 to $999: 232
$1,000 to $1,249: 136
$1,250 to $1,499: 39
$1,500 to $1,999: 33
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 502

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 521 1990 to 1994: 772 1985 to 1989: 392 1980 to 1984: 239 1975 to 1979: 328 1970 to 1974: 369 1970 to 1974: 547 1965 to 1969: 1,294

Chicopee, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.2%
Number of people working at home: 351 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1052
5 to 9 minutes: 3509
10 to 14 minutes: 5813
15 to 19 minutes: 5044
20 to 24 minutes: 4153
25 to 29 minutes: 1266
30 to 34 minutes: 2041
35 to 39 minutes: 327
40 to 44 minutes: 340
45 to 59 minutes: 657
60 to 89 minutes: 454
90 or more minutes: 433

Chicopee mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 20,879 (82%)
Carpooled: 2,907 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 335 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 22 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 83 (0%)
Walked: 700 (3%)
Other means: 150 (1%)
Worked at home: 351 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2517
$10,000 to $14,999: 1811
$15,000 to $19,999: 1724
$20,000 to $24,999: 1586
$25,000 to $29,999: 1736
$30,000 to $34,999: 1929
$35,000 to $39,999: 1418
$40,000 to $44,999: 1635
$45,000 to $49,999: 1270
$50,000 to $59,999: 2053
$60,000 to $74,999: 2338
$75,000 to $99,999: 1971
$100,000 to $124,999: 652
$125,000 to $149,999: 206
$150,000 to $199,999: 131
$200,000 or more: 138

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 10224

French (except Basque): 7883

French Canadian: 7066

Other groups: 5419

Irish: 4781

Italian: 2260

English: 1856

United States or American: 1608

German: 1405

Portuguese: 1165

Russian: 485

Scottish: 443

Scotch-Irish: 416

Greek: 409

Canadian: 324

Ukrainian: 315

Swedish: 200

Lithuanian: 181

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 123

Dutch: 94

Jamaican: 82

Austrian: 70

British: 69

Slovak: 67

Welsh: 64

Arab:: 58

Czech: 55

Subsaharan African:: 55

Lebanese: 52

Turkish: 50

African: 48

Danish: 47

European: 36

Belgian: 35

Scandinavian: 26

Finnish: 25

Hungarian: 25

Albanian: 24

Norwegian: 20

Slavic: 18

Yugoslavian: 17

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 17

Northern European: 12

Barbadian: 9

Haitian: 9

Basque: 8

Latvian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Cape Verdean: 7

Armenian: 7

Croatian: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Brazilian: 6

Belizean: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5

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

Poland (27%)
Canada (16%)
Portugal (15%)
Ukraine (6%)
Russia (5%)
Germany (4%)
Dominican Republic (3%)

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

This state: 40446
Northeast: 4841
Midwest: 772
South: 1208
West: 669

62% of Chicopee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 249
Nursery to 4th grade: 119
5th and 6th grade: 260
7th and 8th grade: 853
9th grade: 753
10th grade: 727
11th grade: 615
12th grade, no diploma: 711
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,578
Less than 1 year of college: 1,131
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,982
Associate degree: 1,067
Bachelor's degree: 1,475
Master's degree: 655
Professional school degree: 141
Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 307
Nursery to 4th grade: 160
5th and 6th grade: 301
7th and 8th grade: 968
9th grade: 909
10th grade: 908
11th grade: 833
12th grade, no diploma: 800
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,785
Less than 1 year of college: 1,450
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,097
Associate degree: 1,486
Bachelor's degree: 1,545
Master's degree: 621
Professional school degree: 148
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 18.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 21.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,275
Black householders: $37,124
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,424
Asian householders: $26,164
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $790,131
Some other race householders: $19,857
Two or more races householders: $36,399
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $20,922

Chicopee household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Chicopee household income for Black householders

Chicopee household income for Asian householders

Chicopee household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Chicopee household income for Some other race householders

Chicopee household income for Two or more races householders

Chicopee household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Chicopee marital status for males

Chicopee marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $184,713
Black or African American householders: $193,702
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $222,784
Asian householders: $209,388
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $286,411
Some other race householders: $189,119
Two or more races householders: $166,030
Hispanic or Latino householders: $178,720

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,110
One, attached: 1,498
Two: 3,619
3 or 4: 3,298
5 to 9: 1,878
10 to 19: 644
20 to 49: 776
50 or more: 962
Mobile homes: 634
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,340

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chicopee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (43%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Electricity (13%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Electricity (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 920

Here:	15.5%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

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

Here:	6.3%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 699

Here:	30.1%
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)

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