Dunstable, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,290 (Urban population: 675, Rural population: 2,615 (65 farm, 2,550 nonfarm))

Houses: 944 (923 occupied: 862 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	38%

Housing density: 57 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $963 (lower quartile is $806, upper quartile is $1,241)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $786

Median gross rent in Dunstable, MA in 2007: $1,255

Housing units in Dunstable with a mortgage: 639 (60 second mortgage, 84 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 127

Dunstable,MA index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,829

In family households: 2,651 (619 male householders, 185 female householders)
733 spouses, 1,022 children (972 natural, 38 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 29 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 178 (59 male householders (37 living alone)), 73 female householders (58 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 260 2-persons, 186 3-persons, 224 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 95 1-person, 27 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

755 married couples with children.
91 single-parent households (25 men, 66 women).

95.7% of residents of Dunstable speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 97 (3.4%)
(58.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dunstable, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 95 6 rooms: 122 7 rooms: 169 8 rooms: 212 9 or more rooms: 229

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunstable, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 10 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 5 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 140
1980 to 1989: 214
1970 to 1979: 136
1960 to 1969: 86
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 137

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dunstable:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 74 3 bedrooms: 398 4 bedrooms: 360 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunstable:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 10 3 bedrooms: 19 4 bedrooms: 14 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Dunstable in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 77 2 vehicles: 486 3 vehicles: 222 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Dunstable in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 18 2 vehicles: 35 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Dunstable, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$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: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 38
$150,000 to $174,999: 48
$175,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 to $249,999: 179
$250,000 to $299,999: 183
$300,000 to $399,999: 173
$400,000 to $499,999: 65
$500,000 to $749,999: 13
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Dunstable rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dunstable:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 12
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 6

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 30 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 32

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.3%
Number of people working at home: 97 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 25
5 to 9 minutes: 45
10 to 14 minutes: 109
15 to 19 minutes: 190
20 to 24 minutes: 214
25 to 29 minutes: 129
30 to 34 minutes: 235
35 to 39 minutes: 62
40 to 44 minutes: 109
45 to 59 minutes: 141
60 to 89 minutes: 117
90 or more minutes: 77

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,353 (87%)
Carpooled: 87 (6%)
Railroad: 8 (1%)
Walked: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 97 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 25
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 23
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $44,999: 46
$45,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 51
$60,000 to $74,999: 114
$75,000 to $99,999: 235
$100,000 to $124,999: 115
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $199,999: 91
$200,000 or more: 43

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 654
English: 302
Italian: 219
French (except Basque): 189
French Canadian: 129
Polish: 125
United States or American: 107
Scottish: 98
German: 91
Other groups: 73
Scotch-Irish: 71
Greek: 63
European: 51
Swedish: 50
Portuguese: 39
Hungarian: 27
Dutch: 21
Canadian: 20
British: 17
Russian: 17
Finnish: 15
Lithuanian: 11
Welsh: 11
Romanian: 10
Croatian: 6
Austrian: 5
Danish: 5
Norwegian: 5

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

United Kingdom (27%)
Romania (10%)
Poland (8%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
Germany (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Taiwan (5%)

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

This state: 1957
Northeast: 578
Midwest: 124
South: 44
West: 15

72% of Dunstable residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 193
Less than 1 year of college: 46
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 118
Associate degree: 62
Bachelor's degree: 216
Master's degree: 140
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 260
Less than 1 year of college: 57
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 100
Associate degree: 82
Bachelor's degree: 248
Master's degree: 125
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian 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: $108,715
Asian householders: $142,369
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $115,048

Dunstable household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dunstable marital status for males

Dunstable marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $522,470
Asian householders: $690,576
Hispanic or Latino householders: $690,576

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 906
One, attached: 18
Two: 14
3 or 4: 6

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dunstable:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Utility gas (27%) Electricity (5%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%) Utility gas (10%) Electricity (10%) No fuel used (8%) Wood (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	6.5%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	18.9%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54

Here:	50.5%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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