Fitchburg, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fitchburg, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. Total population: 39,102 (Urban population: 36,919, Rural population: 2,183 (all nonfarm)) 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 Recent posts about housing in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Ppl from Massachusetts are incredibly rude  (248 replies) Fitchburg and/or Worcester info  (21 replies) fitchburg area  (12 replies) Question about Fitchburg  (11 replies) Gardner, Leominster and Fitchburg  (11 replies) whats so bad about Fitchburg?? moving to Ayer  (7 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $81,400 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $470 Median gross rent in Fitchburg, MA in 2000: $555 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 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)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fitchburg, MA: Less than $10,000: 14 $10,000 to $14,999: 5 $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: 6 $40,000 to $49,999: 52 $50,000 to $59,999: 93 $60,000 to $69,999: 182 $70,000 to $79,999: 431 $80,000 to $89,999: 589 $90,000 to $99,999: 792 $100,000 to $124,999: 1295 $125,000 to $149,999: 1076 $150,000 to $174,999: 542 $175,000 to $199,999: 290 $200,000 to $249,999: 93 $250,000 to $299,999: 57 $300,000 to $399,999: 40 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 20 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Fitchburg: Less than $100: 161 $100 to $149: 153 $150 to $199: 386 $200 to $249: 270 $250 to $299: 195 $300 to $349: 615 $350 to $399: 549 $400 to $449: 808 $450 to $499: 1128 $500 to $549: 848 $550 to $599: 724 $600 to $649: 572 $650 to $699: 188 $700 to $749: 147 $750 to $799: 46 $800 to $899: 145 $900 to $999: 25 $1,000 to $1,249: 23 $1,250 to $1,499: 21 $1,500 to $1,999: 7 $2,000 or more: 2 No cash rent: 218

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

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

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

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

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 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $39,144
• Black householders: $34,306
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,375
• Asian householders: $41,563
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $8,214
• Some other race householders: $25,579
• Two or more races householders: $24,865
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $22,154

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,600
• Black or African American householders: $94,700
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $95,000
• Asian householders: $113,100
• Some other race householders: $104,700
• Two or more races householders: $102,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $114,300

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: $32,100

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Massachusetts:	48.2%

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