Harwich Port, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,777, Rural population: 0)

Harwich Port, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,267 (1,012 occupied: 738 owner occupied, 274 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	38%

Housing density: 862 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $682 (lower quartile is $379, upper quartile is $943)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $819

Median gross rent in Harwich Port, MA in 2007: $810

Housing units in Harwich Port with a mortgage: 214 (9 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 330

Harwich Port,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $565,029 (it was $242,000 in 2000)

Harwich Port:	$565,029
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $471,629 - $915,063

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $759,534
Here: $759,534
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $489,640
Here: $489,640
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $706,083
Here: $706,083
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $293,801
Here: $293,801
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $323,720
Here: $323,720
State: $335,381

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,758

In family households: 1,188 (308 male householders, 156 female householders)
424 spouses, 217 children (198 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 21 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 570 (170 male householders (155 living alone)), 368 female householders (350 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19 (5 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 329 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 505 1-person, 33 2-persons.

144 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (4 men, 40 women).

92.7% of residents of Harwich Port speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 53 (3.0%)
(75.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harwich Port, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 95 5 rooms: 155 6 rooms: 160 7 rooms: 165 8 rooms: 72 9 or more rooms: 83

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harwich Port, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 119 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 23 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 19
1995 to 1998: 79
1990 to 1994: 113
1980 to 1989: 436
1970 to 1979: 310
1960 to 1969: 257
1950 to 1959: 367
1940 to 1949: 146
1939 or earlier: 540

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harwich Port:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 210 3 bedrooms: 288 4 bedrooms: 147 5 or more bedrooms: 68

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harwich Port:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 151 2 bedrooms: 44 3 bedrooms: 44 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Harwich Port in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 354 2 vehicles: 270 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Harwich Port in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 209 2 vehicles: 5 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Harwich Port, 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: 3
$150,000 to $174,999: 7
$175,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 to $249,999: 25
$250,000 to $299,999: 73
$300,000 to $399,999: 120
$400,000 to $499,999: 74
$500,000 to $749,999: 171
$750,000 to $999,999: 129
$1,000,000 or more: 132

Harwich Port rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Harwich Port:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 12
$750 to $799: 14
$800 to $899: 36
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 29
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 39

Harwich Port, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.5%
Number of people working at home: 68 (9.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 99
5 to 9 minutes: 96
10 to 14 minutes: 101
15 to 19 minutes: 126
20 to 24 minutes: 84
25 to 29 minutes: 28
30 to 34 minutes: 64
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 6
60 to 89 minutes: 14
90 or more minutes: 20

Harwich Port mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 559 (79%)
Carpooled: 37 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
Walked: 35 (5%)
Worked at home: 68 (10%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 118
$10,000 to $14,999: 93
$15,000 to $19,999: 152
$20,000 to $24,999: 84
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 52
$35,000 to $39,999: 35
$40,000 to $44,999: 72
$45,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 99
$60,000 to $74,999: 68
$75,000 to $99,999: 35
$100,000 to $124,999: 54
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 18
$200,000 or more: 21

First ancestries reported:

English: 396

Irish: 315

Italian: 136

German: 132

Scottish: 102

Swedish: 98

French (except Basque): 85

United States or American: 44

Scotch-Irish: 37

Greek: 36

Portuguese: 35

French Canadian: 34

Polish: 26

Dutch: 23

Other groups: 18

British: 15

Norwegian: 14

Welsh: 13

Lithuanian: 12

Danish: 11

Ukrainian: 9

Finnish: 7

Russian: 7

Austrian: 6

European: 6

Scandinavian: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6

Haitian: 6

Canadian: 5

Arab:: 4

Arab/Arabic: 4

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

United Kingdom (26%)
Germany (13%)
Netherlands (13%)
Other Eastern Europe (13%)
Sweden (11%)
Austria (11%)
Haiti (11%)

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

This state: 1091
Northeast: 425
Midwest: 81
South: 88
West: 33

60% of Harwich Port residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% 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: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 198
Less than 1 year of college: 8
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 71
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 124
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 46
Doctorate degree: 31

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: 13
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 251
Less than 1 year of college: 59
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 148
Associate degree: 130
Bachelor's degree: 170
Master's degree: 83
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,351
Black householders: $50,972

Harwich Port household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Harwich Port marital status for males

Harwich Port marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $642,078

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,788
One, attached: 145
Two: 41
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 210
10 to 19: 12
20 to 49: 21

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Harwich Port:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Coal or coke (3%) No fuel used (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	15.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	56.5%
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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