Hamilton, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,251 (Urban population: 6,359, Rural population: 1,892 (38 farm, 1,855 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,825 (2,668 occupied: 2,188 owner occupied, 480 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	38%

Housing density: 194 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $342,737.

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,585

Median gross rent in Hamilton, MA in 2009: $926

Housing units in Hamilton with a mortgage: 1,427 (65 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 566

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $533,166 (it was $285,600 in 2000)

Hamilton:	$533,166
Massachusetts:	$338,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $374,869 - $679,147

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $624,667
Here:
$624,667
State:
$412,156

Townhouses or other attached units: $537,731
Here:
$537,731
State:
$346,236

In 2-unit structures: $494,036
Here:
$494,036
State:
$348,924

Mobile homes: $1,346,137
Here:
$1,346,137
State:
$71,966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,655

In family households: 7,026 (1,803 male householders, 349 female householders)
1,840 spouses, 2,741 children (2,568 natural, 90 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 73 other relatives, 79 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 629 (142 male householders (121 living alone)), 374 female householders (297 living alone)), 113 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 660 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 790 2-persons, 443 3-persons, 589 4-persons, 237 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 418 1-person, 80 2-persons, 18 3-persons.

1,969 married couples with children.
213 single-parent households (33 men, 180 women).

94.3% of residents of Hamilton speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 319 (3.8%)
(39.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Hamilton, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 98
5 rooms: 189
6 rooms: 396
7 rooms: 550
8 rooms: 477
9 or more rooms: 471

1 room: 76
2 rooms: 76
3 rooms: 76
4 rooms: 115
5 rooms: 47
6 rooms: 36
7 rooms: 19
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 7

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hamilton, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 292
3 bedrooms: 983
4 bedrooms: 695
5+ bedrooms: 210

no bedroom: 87
1 bedroom: 141
2 bedrooms: 144
3 bedrooms: 91
4 bedrooms: 17
5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton, Massachusetts in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 409
2 vehicles: 1,262
3 vehicles: 348
4 vehicles: 90
5+ vehicles: 62

no vehicle: 61
1 vehicle: 227
2 vehicles: 172
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 7

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 130
1990 to 1994: 159
1980 to 1989: 277
1970 to 1979: 408
1960 to 1969: 290
1950 to 1959: 574
1940 to 1949: 220
1939 or earlier: 742

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Hamilton, 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: 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: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 28
$175,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 to $249,999: 36
$250,000 to $299,999: 96
$300,000 to $399,999: 341
$400,000 to $499,999: 429
$500,000 to $749,999: 662
$750,000 to $999,999: 243
$1,000,000 or more: 313

Hamilton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Hamilton:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 27
$600 to $649: 35
$650 to $699: 13
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 34
$800 to $899: 81
$900 to $999: 24
$1,000 to $1,249: 95
$1,250 to $1,499: 29
$1,500 to $1,999: 25
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 46

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 114
1990 to 1994: 44
1985 to 1989: 6
1980 to 1984: 17
1975 to 1979: 34
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 33
1965 to 1969: 62

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.1%
Number of people working at home: 187 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

Less than 5 minutes: 81
5 to 9 minutes: 326
10 to 14 minutes: 455
15 to 19 minutes: 533
20 to 24 minutes: 568
25 to 29 minutes: 55
30 to 34 minutes: 335
35 to 39 minutes: 53
40 to 44 minutes: 191
45 to 59 minutes: 366
60 to 89 minutes: 413
90 or more minutes: 162

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,034 (81%)
Carpooled: 213 (6%)
Railroad: 231 (6%)
Walked: 42 (1%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 187 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 102
$10,000 to $14,999: 64
$15,000 to $19,999: 101
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 74
$30,000 to $34,999: 126
$35,000 to $39,999: 90
$40,000 to $44,999: 124
$45,000 to $49,999: 138
$50,000 to $59,999: 196
$60,000 to $74,999: 351
$75,000 to $99,999: 421
$100,000 to $124,999: 241
$125,000 to $149,999: 150
$150,000 to $199,999: 218
$200,000 or more: 249

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1447

English: 1286

Italian: 779

Other groups: 446

United States or American: 344

French (except Basque): 325

German: 302

Scottish: 273

Polish: 178

Swedish: 171

Scotch-Irish: 157

European: 127

Canadian: 113

Norwegian: 112

French Canadian: 106

Russian: 106

Dutch: 42

British: 33

Greek: 27

Hungarian: 24

Welsh: 23

Subsaharan African:: 21

Nigerian: 21

Czech: 20

Armenian: 18

Finnish: 17

Arab:: 15

Lebanese: 15

Latvian: 15

Swiss: 13

Eastern European: 11

Czechoslovakian: 10

Albanian: 9

Danish: 9

Ukrainian: 9

Slovak: 8

Portuguese: 8

Northern European: 7

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

Korea (23%)
Canada (15%)
Japan (15%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Other Eastern Europe (7%)
Poland (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

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

This state: 5737
Northeast: 1150
Midwest: 446
South: 321
West: 245

64% of Hamilton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 415
Less than 1 year of college: 102
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 311
Associate degree: 93
Bachelor's degree: 928
Master's degree: 434
Professional school degree: 118
Doctorate degree: 56

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 28
High school graduate (or equivalency): 501
Less than 1 year of college: 131
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 429
Associate degree: 311
Bachelor's degree: 840
Master's degree: 439
Professional school degree: 69
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females (%)

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 40.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 79.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 42.9%

Median household income in 2009 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $94,210
Black householders: $125,589
Asian householders: $50,861
Some other race householders: $116,316
Two or more races householders: $35,718
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $139,045

Median 2009 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $531,299
Black or African American householders: $386,059
Asian householders: $484,628
Hispanic or Latino householders: $454,012

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,358
One, attached: 59
Two: 125
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 41
10 to 19: 49
20 to 49: 81
50 or more: 87
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $1,557,288

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Hamilton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Hamilton

Houses and condos Apartments

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76.2%)
Utility gas (17.9%)
Electricity (3.4%)
Wood (1.4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.1%)

Electricity (35.6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33.1%)
Utility gas (19.8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.0%)
Wood (2.7%)
Other fuel (1.9%)
No fuel used (1.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 120

Here:	11.0%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79

Here:	16.9%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 75

Here:	17.6%
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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