Halifax, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,692 (Urban population: 4,807, Rural population: 2,885 (8 farm, 2,877 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,841 (2,758 occupied: 2,516 owner occupied, 242 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	38%

Housing density: 176 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $684 (lower quartile is $521, upper quartile is $1,264)

Median gross rent in Halifax, MA in 2007: $924

Housing units in Halifax with a mortgage: 1,632 (136 second mortgage, 190 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 319

Halifax,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $338,244 (it was $157,000 in 2000)

Halifax:	$338,244
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $283,623 - $411,055

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $387,629
Here: $387,629
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $246,447
Here: $246,447
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $684,362
Here: $684,362
State: $414,317

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $208,756
Here: $208,756
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $75,277
Here: $75,277
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,500

In family households: 6,649 (1,632 male householders, 424 female householders)
1,630 spouses, 2,404 children (2,255 natural, 87 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 153 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 83 other relatives, 183 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 851 (276 male householders (206 living alone)), 414 female householders (379 living alone)), 161 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 761 2-persons, 492 3-persons, 477 4-persons, 240 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 585 1-person, 83 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

1,481 married couples with children.
287 single-parent households (69 men, 218 women).

96.1% of residents of Halifax speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 154 (2.1%)
(75.3% 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:	4.3
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Halifax, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 114 4 rooms: 335 5 rooms: 476 6 rooms: 559 7 rooms: 500 8 rooms: 312 9 or more rooms: 211

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Halifax, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 91 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 180
1990 to 1994: 171
1980 to 1989: 447
1970 to 1979: 819
1960 to 1969: 407
1950 to 1959: 266
1940 to 1949: 123
1939 or earlier: 383

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Halifax:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 139 2 bedrooms: 716 3 bedrooms: 1,093 4 bedrooms: 530 5 or more bedrooms: 38

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Halifax:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 121 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Halifax in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 48 1 vehicle: 706 2 vehicles: 1,188 3 vehicles: 393 4 vehicles: 154 5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Halifax in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 144 2 vehicles: 73 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Halifax, 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: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 17
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 16
$100,000 to $124,999: 71
$125,000 to $149,999: 84
$150,000 to $174,999: 88
$175,000 to $199,999: 105
$200,000 to $249,999: 294
$250,000 to $299,999: 306
$300,000 to $399,999: 698
$400,000 to $499,999: 424
$500,000 to $749,999: 355
$750,000 to $999,999: 61
$1,000,000 or more: 15

Halifax rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Halifax:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 27
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 25
$650 to $699: 14
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 16
$1,000 to $1,249: 23
$1,250 to $1,499: 44
$1,500 to $1,999: 18
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 22 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 95

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.2%
Number of people working at home: 74 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 52
5 to 9 minutes: 191
10 to 14 minutes: 192
15 to 19 minutes: 405
20 to 24 minutes: 456
25 to 29 minutes: 280
30 to 34 minutes: 739
35 to 39 minutes: 141
40 to 44 minutes: 169
45 to 59 minutes: 450
60 to 89 minutes: 476
90 or more minutes: 227

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,160 (82%)
Carpooled: 364 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Railroad: 185 (5%)
Bicycle: 19 (0%)
Walked: 14 (0%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 74 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 97
$10,000 to $14,999: 115
$15,000 to $19,999: 165
$20,000 to $24,999: 98
$25,000 to $29,999: 70
$30,000 to $34,999: 153
$35,000 to $39,999: 117
$40,000 to $44,999: 134
$45,000 to $49,999: 152
$50,000 to $59,999: 305
$60,000 to $74,999: 445
$75,000 to $99,999: 459
$100,000 to $124,999: 246
$125,000 to $149,999: 73
$150,000 to $199,999: 96
$200,000 or more: 21

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1892

Italian: 1083

English: 627

French (except Basque): 442

German: 359

Scottish: 282

Polish: 259

Other groups: 226

United States or American: 224

Swedish: 150

French Canadian: 149

Scotch-Irish: 112

Canadian: 96

Dutch: 73

Portuguese: 66

Norwegian: 62

Arab:: 49

Lebanese: 49

Danish: 26

British: 25

European: 23

Russian: 21

Subsaharan African:: 17

Cape Verdean: 17

Latvian: 15

Albanian: 14

Lithuanian: 14

Icelander: 12

Belgian: 10

Welsh: 9

Armenian: 8

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

Canada (37%)
Colombia (14%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Germany (10%)
Ireland (6%)
Peru (6%)
Poland (5%)

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

This state: 6617
Northeast: 368
Midwest: 93
South: 63
West: 169

66% of Halifax residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 49
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 58
12th grade, no diploma: 45
High school graduate (or equivalency): 911
Less than 1 year of college: 196
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 333
Associate degree: 174
Bachelor's degree: 378
Master's degree: 90
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 68
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,078
Less than 1 year of college: 221
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 384
Associate degree: 278
Bachelor's degree: 387
Master's degree: 125
Professional school degree: 26
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

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: $70,837
Two or more races householders: $152,431
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $130,458

Halifax household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Halifax household income for Two or more races householders

Halifax household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Halifax marital status for males

Halifax marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $358,495
Two or more races householders: $484,744
Hispanic or Latino householders: $350,093

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,023
One, attached: 218
Two: 26
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 70
10 to 19: 48
20 to 49: 9
Mobile homes: 429

Median worth of mobile homes: $118,408

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Halifax:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Utility gas (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Electricity (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%) Utility gas (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Coal or coke (4%) Electricity (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35

Here:	3.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 76

Here:	19.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88

Here:	28.2%
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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