Fitchburg, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 40,239 (Urban population: 37,993, Rural population: 2,246 (all nonfarm))

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,002 (14,943 occupied: 7,698 owner occupied, 7,245 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	38%

Housing density: 576 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $653 (lower quartile is $456, upper quartile is $798)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $659

Median gross rent in Fitchburg, MA in 2007: $782

Housing units in Fitchburg with a mortgage: 3,736 (377 second mortgage, 479 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,850

Fitchburg,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $217,188 (it was $107,800 in 2000)

Fitchburg:	$217,188
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $176,660 - $280,718

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $245,674
Here: $245,674
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $218,962
Here: $218,962
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $221,267
Here: $221,267
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $221,200
Here: $221,200
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,382
Here: $114,382
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $50,000
Here: $50,000
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,356

In family households: 30,576 (6,343 male householders, 3,113 female householders)
6,610 spouses, 11,770 children (10,908 natural, 257 adopted, 605 stepchildren), 509 grandchildren, 420 brothers or sisters, 409 parents, 428 other relatives, 974 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,780 (2,502 male householders (2,001 living alone)), 3,024 female householders (2,533 living alone)), 1,254 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,746 (480 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,786 2-persons, 2,224 3-persons, 1,858 4-persons, 941 5-persons, 409 6-persons, 238 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,534 1-person, 833 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

5,743 married couples with children.
3,395 single-parent households (655 men, 2,740 women).

76.3% of residents of Fitchburg speak English at home.
13.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,227 (8.3%)
(46.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
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 Fitchburg, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 177 4 rooms: 894 5 rooms: 1,671 6 rooms: 1,934 7 rooms: 1,237 8 rooms: 767 9 or more rooms: 1,003

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fitchburg, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 158 2 rooms: 686 3 rooms: 1,416 4 rooms: 1,971 5 rooms: 1,870 6 rooms: 745 7 rooms: 211 8 rooms: 87 9 or more rooms: 101

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 42
1995 to 1998: 324
1990 to 1994: 263
1980 to 1989: 1,284
1970 to 1979: 1,079
1960 to 1969: 1,398
1950 to 1959: 1,650
1940 to 1949: 1,521
1939 or earlier: 8,441

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fitchburg:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 431 2 bedrooms: 1,937 3 bedrooms: 3,585 4 bedrooms: 1,245 5 or more bedrooms: 493

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fitchburg:
	no bedroom: 193 1 bedroom: 2,182 2 bedrooms: 2,891 3 bedrooms: 1,644 4 bedrooms: 293 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fitchburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 396 1 vehicle: 2,504 2 vehicles: 3,339 3 vehicles: 1,103 4 vehicles: 274 5 or more vehicles: 82

Cars and other vehicles available in Fitchburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,729 1 vehicle: 3,665 2 vehicles: 1,518 3 vehicles: 218 4 vehicles: 57 5 or more vehicles: 58

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

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 35
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 32
$70,000 to $79,999: 21
$80,000 to $89,999: 43
$90,000 to $99,999: 44
$100,000 to $124,999: 233
$125,000 to $149,999: 464
$150,000 to $174,999: 1017
$175,000 to $199,999: 1366
$200,000 to $249,999: 1830
$250,000 to $299,999: 1439
$300,000 to $399,999: 1030
$400,000 to $499,999: 128
$500,000 to $749,999: 123
$750,000 to $999,999: 15
$1,000,000 or more: 43

Fitchburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fitchburg:

Less than $100: 118 people
$100 to $149: 69
$150 to $199: 112
$200 to $249: 247
$250 to $299: 250
$300 to $349: 198
$350 to $399: 144
$400 to $449: 322
$450 to $499: 442
$500 to $549: 403
$550 to $599: 550
$600 to $649: 680
$650 to $699: 827
$700 to $749: 628
$750 to $799: 571
$800 to $899: 932
$900 to $999: 333
$1,000 to $1,249: 296
$1,250 to $1,499: 46
$1,500 to $1,999: 32
$2,000 or more: 16
No cash rent: 218

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 452 1990 to 1994: 441 1985 to 1989: 504 1980 to 1984: 432 1975 to 1979: 260 1970 to 1974: 114 1970 to 1974: 92 1965 to 1969: 932

Fitchburg, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.2%
Number of people working at home: 361 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 709
5 to 9 minutes: 2456
10 to 14 minutes: 2799
15 to 19 minutes: 3176
20 to 24 minutes: 1927
25 to 29 minutes: 724
30 to 34 minutes: 1470
35 to 39 minutes: 370
40 to 44 minutes: 621
45 to 59 minutes: 1316
60 to 89 minutes: 855
90 or more minutes: 345

Fitchburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,151 (77%)
Carpooled: 2,280 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 168 (1%)
Railroad: 72 (0%)
Taxi: 138 (1%)
Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 681 (4%)
Other means: 250 (1%)
Worked at home: 361 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1898
$10,000 to $14,999: 1163
$15,000 to $19,999: 1143
$20,000 to $24,999: 1013
$25,000 to $29,999: 960
$30,000 to $34,999: 934
$35,000 to $39,999: 979
$40,000 to $44,999: 927
$45,000 to $49,999: 754
$50,000 to $59,999: 1574
$60,000 to $74,999: 1354
$75,000 to $99,999: 1290
$100,000 to $124,999: 672
$125,000 to $149,999: 136
$150,000 to $199,999: 113
$200,000 or more: 72

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7499

French (except Basque): 5485

French Canadian: 4134

Italian: 3505

Irish: 3258

English: 1889

United States or American: 1436

Finnish: 1073

German: 995

Polish: 646

Scottish: 450

Greek: 369

Scotch-Irish: 320

Portuguese: 317

Canadian: 294

Subsaharan African:: 286

Swedish: 244

African: 182

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 157

Lithuanian: 121

Haitian: 117

European: 110

Arab:: 100

Russian: 98

Armenian: 84

Dutch: 72

Slovak: 57

Other Subsaharan African: 55

Lebanese: 51

British: 50

Scandinavian: 48

Egyptian: 42

Norwegian: 41

Czech: 38

Icelander: 37

Cape Verdean: 33

Danish: 24

Jamaican: 24

Welsh: 22

Swiss: 20

Eastern European: 19

West Indian: 16

Australian: 11

Belgian: 10

Zairian: 8

Guyanese: 7

Slavic: 7

Syrian: 7

Northern European: 7

Kenyan: 6

Albanian: 6

Luxemburger: 6

German Russian: 5

Romanian: 4

Ethiopian: 2

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

Canada (22%)
Laos (14%)
Vietnam (6%)
Mexico (5%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Thailand (4%)
Italy (3%)

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

This state: 27236
Northeast: 3331
Midwest: 804
South: 1057
West: 497

55% of Fitchburg 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, 51% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 211
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 262
7th and 8th grade: 530
9th grade: 471
10th grade: 535
11th grade: 293
12th grade, no diploma: 464
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,054
Less than 1 year of college: 731
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,327
Associate degree: 738
Bachelor's degree: 1,205
Master's degree: 436
Professional school degree: 154
Doctorate degree: 142

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 282
Nursery to 4th grade: 88
5th and 6th grade: 219
7th and 8th grade: 917
9th grade: 445
10th grade: 636
11th grade: 372
12th grade, no diploma: 338
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,688
Less than 1 year of college: 751
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,585
Associate degree: 1,038
Bachelor's degree: 1,121
Master's degree: 650
Professional school degree: 98
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 19.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 68.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 31.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,254
Black householders: $34,395
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,114
Asian householders: $54,477
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $10,628
Some other race householders: $37,674
Two or more races householders: $32,769
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,106

Fitchburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fitchburg household income for Black householders

Fitchburg household income for Asian householders

Fitchburg household income for Some other race householders

Fitchburg household income for Two or more races householders

Fitchburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fitchburg marital status for males

Fitchburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $226,858
Black or African American householders: $190,794
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $191,399
Asian householders: $227,865
Some other race householders: $210,941
Two or more races householders: $206,710
Hispanic or Latino householders: $230,283

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,175
One, attached: 428
Two: 3,015
3 or 4: 3,433
5 to 9: 1,100
10 to 19: 448
20 to 49: 352
50 or more: 952
Mobile homes: 99

Median worth of mobile homes: $54,484

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fitchburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%) Utility gas (43%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 455

Here:	9.2%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 201

Here:	8.8%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 357

Here:	15.2%
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)

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