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(Urban population: 23,221, Rural population: 289 (all nonfarm))

Dedham, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,933 (8,675 occupied: 6,944 owner occupied, 1,731 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	38%

Housing density: 855 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $944 (lower quartile is $571, upper quartile is $1,325)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,077

Median gross rent in Dedham, MA in 2007: $1,109

Housing units in Dedham with a mortgage: 4,053 (377 second mortgage, 436 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,125

Dedham,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $414,315 (it was $223,100 in 2000)

Dedham:	$414,315
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $340,658 - $520,556

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $467,798
Here: $467,798
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $469,771
Here: $469,771
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $444,855
Here: $444,855
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $419,252
Here: $419,252
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $245,057
Here: $245,057
State: $335,381

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,626

In family households: 19,555 (4,670 male householders, 1,499 female householders)
4,966 spouses, 7,135 children (6,842 natural, 176 adopted, 117 stepchildren), 305 grandchildren, 168 brothers or sisters, 191 parents, 393 other relatives, 228 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,071 (912 male householders (710 living alone)), 1,621 female householders (1,387 living alone)), 538 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 884 (858 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,427 2-persons, 1,505 3-persons, 1,296 4-persons, 639 5-persons, 235 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,097 1-person, 363 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

4,120 married couples with children.
741 single-parent households (129 men, 612 women).

87.9% of residents of Dedham speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,199 (9.4%)
(64.6% 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:	4.7
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dedham, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 111 4 rooms: 412 5 rooms: 910 6 rooms: 2,150 7 rooms: 1,488 8 rooms: 898 9 or more rooms: 975

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dedham, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 162 3 rooms: 244 4 rooms: 344 5 rooms: 472 6 rooms: 275 7 rooms: 152 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 20
1995 to 1998: 148
1990 to 1994: 65
1980 to 1989: 409
1970 to 1979: 664
1960 to 1969: 1,331
1950 to 1959: 1,764
1940 to 1949: 874
1939 or earlier: 3,658

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dedham:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 194 2 bedrooms: 1,317 3 bedrooms: 3,600 4 bedrooms: 1,462 5 or more bedrooms: 371

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dedham:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 497 2 bedrooms: 654 3 bedrooms: 424 4 bedrooms: 110 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dedham in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 277 1 vehicle: 2,152 2 vehicles: 3,299 3 vehicles: 953 4 vehicles: 184 5 or more vehicles: 79

Cars and other vehicles available in Dedham in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 252 1 vehicle: 835 2 vehicles: 534 3 vehicles: 101 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dedham, 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: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $174,999: 55
$175,000 to $199,999: 93
$200,000 to $249,999: 263
$250,000 to $299,999: 654
$300,000 to $399,999: 2100
$400,000 to $499,999: 1687
$500,000 to $749,999: 1532
$750,000 to $999,999: 186
$1,000,000 or more: 344

Dedham rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dedham:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 69
$250 to $299: 67
$300 to $349: 50
$350 to $399: 16
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 42
$500 to $549: 47
$550 to $599: 32
$600 to $649: 28
$650 to $699: 56
$700 to $749: 68
$750 to $799: 42
$800 to $899: 142
$900 to $999: 98
$1,000 to $1,249: 265
$1,250 to $1,499: 228
$1,500 to $1,999: 179
$2,000 or more: 48
No cash rent: 168

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 151 1990 to 1994: 264 1985 to 1989: 433 1980 to 1984: 239 1975 to 1979: 188 1970 to 1974: 196 1970 to 1974: 224 1965 to 1969: 504

Dedham, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.3%
Number of people working at home: 273 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 222
5 to 9 minutes: 1190
10 to 14 minutes: 1372
15 to 19 minutes: 1546
20 to 24 minutes: 1458
25 to 29 minutes: 572
30 to 34 minutes: 1904
35 to 39 minutes: 355
40 to 44 minutes: 624
45 to 59 minutes: 1150
60 to 89 minutes: 603
90 or more minutes: 143

Dedham mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,071 (79%)
Carpooled: 637 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 144 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 17 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 185 (2%)
Railroad: 707 (6%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 278 (2%)
Other means: 44 (0%)
Worked at home: 273 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 480
$10,000 to $14,999: 402
$15,000 to $19,999: 317
$20,000 to $24,999: 300
$25,000 to $29,999: 393
$30,000 to $34,999: 372
$35,000 to $39,999: 375
$40,000 to $44,999: 344
$45,000 to $49,999: 401
$50,000 to $59,999: 793
$60,000 to $74,999: 1124
$75,000 to $99,999: 1541
$100,000 to $124,999: 858
$125,000 to $149,999: 356
$150,000 to $199,999: 307
$200,000 or more: 339

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 6783

Italian: 3563

English: 1543

United States or American: 1297

Other groups: 1213

German: 860

Arab:: 815

Lebanese: 668

Greek: 567

Polish: 441

Scotch-Irish: 436

Scottish: 418

French Canadian: 365

French (except Basque): 318

Swedish: 277

Canadian: 207

Russian: 174

Portuguese: 120

Norwegian: 109

Lithuanian: 103

Syrian: 94

Latvian: 79

Ukrainian: 73

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 63

Armenian: 61

British: 57

European: 51

Welsh: 43

Dutch: 38

Jamaican: 37

Danish: 32

Czech: 32

Turkish: 31

Other Arab: 31

Eastern European: 29

Iranian: 26

Slovak: 24

Swiss: 21

Belgian: 21

Moroccan: 14

Brazilian: 14

Haitian: 13

Hungarian: 13

Albanian: 12

Czechoslovakian: 11

Austrian: 11

Finnish: 10

West Indian: 9

Australian: 9

Arab/Arabic: 8

Slavic: 7

Romanian: 6

Icelander: 6

Croatian: 6

Ethiopian: 4

Subsaharan African:: 4

Bermudan: 4

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

Italy (14%)
Ireland (12%)
Greece (11%)
Lebanon (9%)
Canada (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Russia (5%)

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

This state: 18200
Northeast: 1883
Midwest: 344
South: 424
West: 285

70% of Dedham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 61
7th and 8th grade: 190
9th grade: 117
10th grade: 149
11th grade: 148
12th grade, no diploma: 384
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,299
Less than 1 year of college: 462
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,018
Associate degree: 493
Bachelor's degree: 1,641
Master's degree: 767
Professional school degree: 245
Doctorate degree: 76

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 82
7th and 8th grade: 138
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 178
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 304
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,665
Less than 1 year of college: 547
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,069
Associate degree: 764
Bachelor's degree: 1,769
Master's degree: 890
Professional school degree: 178
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

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

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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: $77,652
Black householders: $48,107
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $71,620
Asian householders: $115,065
Some other race householders: $40,964
Two or more races householders: $39,181
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $86,571

Dedham household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dedham household income for Black householders

Dedham household income for Asian householders

Dedham household income for Some other race householders

Dedham household income for Two or more races householders

Dedham household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Dedham marital status for males

Dedham marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $413,385
Black or African American householders: $393,143
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $417,842
Asian householders: $464,269
Some other race householders: $447,184
Two or more races householders: $397,600
Hispanic or Latino householders: $429,542

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,735
One, attached: 343
Two: 949
3 or 4: 474
5 to 9: 226
10 to 19: 91
20 to 49: 60
50 or more: 55

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dedham:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 298

Here:	12.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 257

Here:	20.5%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 459

Here:	50.2%
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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