Dartmouth, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 33,899 (Urban population: 26,346, Rural population: 7,553 (122 farm, 7,432 nonfarm))

Houses: 11,283 (10,555 occupied: 8,526 owner occupied, 2,029 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	38%

Housing density: 183 houses/condos per square mile

Median contract rent in 2007: $657 (lower quartile is $417, upper quartile is $915)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $699

Median gross rent in Dartmouth, MA in 2007: $811

Housing units in Dartmouth with a mortgage: 5,128 (408 second mortgage, 651 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,694

Dartmouth,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $366,569 (it was $157,000 in 2000)

Dartmouth:	$366,569
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $294,504 - $484,541

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $431,553
Here: $431,553
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $357,467
Here: $357,467
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $305,865
Here: $305,865
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $440,702
Here: $440,702
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,491
Here: $218,491
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $61,957
Here: $61,957
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,390

In family households: 24,309 (6,397 male householders, 1,464 female householders)
6,605 spouses, 8,481 children (8,009 natural, 254 adopted, 218 stepchildren), 465 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 178 parents, 332 other relatives, 305 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,081 (870 male householders (675 living alone)), 1,812 female householders (1,665 living alone)), 399 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,276 (991 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,215 2-persons, 1,901 3-persons, 1,821 4-persons, 683 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,340 1-person, 298 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 8 5-persons.

4,826 married couples with children.
936 single-parent households (213 men, 723 women).

77.7% of residents of Dartmouth speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
20.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,072 (13.3%)
(70.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dartmouth, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 760 5 rooms: 1,799 6 rooms: 2,393 7 rooms: 1,611 8 rooms: 988 9 or more rooms: 885

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dartmouth, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 210 3 rooms: 390 4 rooms: 552 5 rooms: 399 6 rooms: 234 7 rooms: 120 8 rooms: 64 9 or more rooms: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 97
1995 to 1998: 807
1990 to 1994: 636
1980 to 1989: 1,654
1970 to 1979: 1,921
1960 to 1969: 1,405
1950 to 1959: 1,372
1940 to 1949: 876
1939 or earlier: 2,515

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dartmouth:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 234 2 bedrooms: 1,702 3 bedrooms: 4,723 4 bedrooms: 1,530 5 or more bedrooms: 337

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dartmouth:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 659 2 bedrooms: 724 3 bedrooms: 505 4 bedrooms: 79 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dartmouth in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 367 1 vehicle: 2,302 2 vehicles: 3,933 3 vehicles: 1,455 4 vehicles: 362 5 or more vehicles: 107

Cars and other vehicles available in Dartmouth in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 304 1 vehicle: 1,061 2 vehicles: 574 3 vehicles: 90 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 26
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 6
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $174,999: 90
$175,000 to $199,999: 176
$200,000 to $249,999: 926
$250,000 to $299,999: 1291
$300,000 to $399,999: 2994
$400,000 to $499,999: 1556
$500,000 to $749,999: 1427
$750,000 to $999,999: 373
$1,000,000 or more: 487

Dartmouth rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dartmouth:

Less than $100: 47 people
$100 to $149: 24
$150 to $199: 28
$200 to $249: 82
$250 to $299: 90
$300 to $349: 60
$350 to $399: 75
$400 to $449: 84
$450 to $499: 92
$500 to $549: 101
$550 to $599: 137
$600 to $649: 163
$650 to $699: 173
$700 to $749: 121
$750 to $799: 110
$800 to $899: 252
$900 to $999: 112
$1,000 to $1,249: 166
$1,250 to $1,499: 65
$1,500 to $1,999: 31
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 201

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 149 1990 to 1994: 229 1985 to 1989: 233 1980 to 1984: 324 1975 to 1979: 441 1970 to 1974: 578 1970 to 1974: 1,168 1965 to 1969: 950

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.4%
Number of people working at home: 461 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 283
5 to 9 minutes: 1138
10 to 14 minutes: 2403
15 to 19 minutes: 3430
20 to 24 minutes: 2080
25 to 29 minutes: 644
30 to 34 minutes: 1102
35 to 39 minutes: 217
40 to 44 minutes: 259
45 to 59 minutes: 942
60 to 89 minutes: 749
90 or more minutes: 392

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,009 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,160 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 94 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 25 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 250 (2%)
Other means: 53 (0%)
Worked at home: 461 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 796
$10,000 to $14,999: 531
$15,000 to $19,999: 598
$20,000 to $24,999: 603
$25,000 to $29,999: 517
$30,000 to $34,999: 491
$35,000 to $39,999: 552
$40,000 to $44,999: 601
$45,000 to $49,999: 492
$50,000 to $59,999: 1056
$60,000 to $74,999: 1377
$75,000 to $99,999: 1328
$100,000 to $124,999: 691
$125,000 to $149,999: 325
$150,000 to $199,999: 203
$200,000 or more: 382

First ancestries reported:

Portuguese: 11054

Irish: 2295

English: 2241

French (except Basque): 1828

French Canadian: 1201

Other groups: 1161

Italian: 1045

United States or American: 889

Polish: 824

German: 628

Subsaharan African:: 628

Cape Verdean: 628

Scotch-Irish: 253

Russian: 227

Scottish: 224

Norwegian: 224

British: 158

Swedish: 107

Arab:: 89

Greek: 75

Canadian: 68

European: 59

Lebanese: 56

Lithuanian: 54

Dutch: 52

Ukrainian: 51

Hungarian: 40

Albanian: 39

Brazilian: 28

Danish: 24

Eastern European: 23

Austrian: 20

Iraqi: 18

Welsh: 16

Slovene: 15

Northern European: 10

Egyptian: 10

Belgian: 9

Czechoslovakian: 8

Israeli: 8

Latvian: 7

Armenian: 7

Finnish: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

Haitian: 7

Swiss: 7

Czech: 5

Syrian: 5

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

Portugal (74%)
Other Western Africa (5%)
India (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
Brazil (1%)
Korea (1%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)

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

This state: 21943
Northeast: 2794
Midwest: 713
South: 587
West: 218

67% of Dartmouth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 125
Nursery to 4th grade: 227
5th and 6th grade: 239
7th and 8th grade: 727
9th grade: 438
10th grade: 319
11th grade: 229
12th grade, no diploma: 247
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,687
Less than 1 year of college: 614
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 905
Associate degree: 578
Bachelor's degree: 1,267
Master's degree: 567
Professional school degree: 378
Doctorate degree: 119

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 122
Nursery to 4th grade: 189
5th and 6th grade: 223
7th and 8th grade: 732
9th grade: 378
10th grade: 387
11th grade: 182
12th grade, no diploma: 199
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,893
Less than 1 year of college: 714
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,101
Associate degree: 701
Bachelor's degree: 1,609
Master's degree: 793
Professional school degree: 151
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 15.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 85.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 85.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 19.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 68.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 34.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $66,810
Black householders: $42,380
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $124,150
Asian householders: $88,909
Some other race householders: $58,340
Two or more races householders: $51,926
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,231

Dartmouth household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dartmouth household income for Black householders

Dartmouth household income for Some other race householders

Dartmouth marital status for males

Dartmouth marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $362,599
Black or African American householders: $318,704
Asian householders: $487,279
Some other race householders: $381,978
Two or more races householders: $363,299
Hispanic or Latino householders: $262,668

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,321
One, attached: 214
Two: 699
3 or 4: 370
5 to 9: 258
10 to 19: 148
20 to 49: 154
50 or more: 82
Mobile homes: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $121,644

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dartmouth:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Electricity (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 337

Here:	11.2%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 174

Here:	9.4%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 614

Here:	18.4%
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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