Leicester, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,982 (Urban population: 8,333, Rural population: 2,649 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,826 (3,683 occupied: 2,813 owner occupied, 870 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	38%

Housing density: 164 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $670 (lower quartile is $489, upper quartile is $806)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $665

Median gross rent in Leicester, MA in 2007: $742

Housing units in Leicester with a mortgage: 1,960 (181 second mortgage, 282 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 553

Leicester,MA index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,075

In family households: 8,875 (2,062 male householders, 621 female householders)
2,224 spouses, 3,370 children (3,212 natural, 91 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 177 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 157 other relatives, 169 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,200 (499 male householders (417 living alone)), 488 female householders (397 living alone)), 213 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 396 (191 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 932 2-persons, 710 3-persons, 613 4-persons, 280 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 814 1-person, 150 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

2,029 married couples with children.
439 single-parent households (107 men, 332 women).

92.3% of residents of Leicester speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 467 (4.5%)
(34.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Leicester, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 134 5 rooms: 556 6 rooms: 779 7 rooms: 720 8 rooms: 289 9 or more rooms: 307

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leicester, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 98 3 rooms: 269 4 rooms: 191 5 rooms: 131 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 114
1990 to 1994: 212
1980 to 1989: 479
1970 to 1979: 508
1960 to 1969: 352
1950 to 1959: 761
1940 to 1949: 393
1939 or earlier: 962

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Leicester:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 525 3 bedrooms: 1,522 4 bedrooms: 573 5 or more bedrooms: 149

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leicester:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 381 2 bedrooms: 242 3 bedrooms: 200 4 bedrooms: 38 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Leicester in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 61 1 vehicle: 630 2 vehicles: 1,534 3 vehicles: 415 4 vehicles: 134 5 or more vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Leicester in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 154 1 vehicle: 402 2 vehicles: 288 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 19

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Leicester, 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: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 90
$80,000 to $89,999: 88
$90,000 to $99,999: 272
$100,000 to $124,999: 758
$125,000 to $149,999: 646
$150,000 to $174,999: 279
$175,000 to $199,999: 126
$200,000 to $249,999: 221
$250,000 to $299,999: 20
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Leicester rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Leicester:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 24
$200 to $249: 73
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 23
$400 to $449: 34
$450 to $499: 51
$500 to $549: 46
$550 to $599: 52
$600 to $649: 42
$650 to $699: 51
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 10
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 21

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 157 1990 to 1994: 44 1985 to 1989: 32 1980 to 1984: 22 1975 to 1979: 63 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 128

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.9%
Number of people working at home: 92 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 182
5 to 9 minutes: 572
10 to 14 minutes: 605
15 to 19 minutes: 712
20 to 24 minutes: 887
25 to 29 minutes: 475
30 to 34 minutes: 829
35 to 39 minutes: 227
40 to 44 minutes: 168
45 to 59 minutes: 295
60 to 89 minutes: 316
90 or more minutes: 150

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,604 (84%)
Carpooled: 589 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 75 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 92 (2%)
Other means: 27 (0%)
Worked at home: 92 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 210
$10,000 to $14,999: 165
$15,000 to $19,999: 222
$20,000 to $24,999: 191
$25,000 to $29,999: 171
$30,000 to $34,999: 200
$35,000 to $39,999: 130
$40,000 to $44,999: 168
$45,000 to $49,999: 225
$50,000 to $59,999: 356
$60,000 to $74,999: 628
$75,000 to $99,999: 648
$100,000 to $124,999: 213
$125,000 to $149,999: 35
$150,000 to $199,999: 58
$200,000 or more: 50

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1888
French (except Basque): 1389
Italian: 895
English: 690
French Canadian: 608
Swedish: 393
Polish: 359
United States or American: 328
Other groups: 323
German: 283
Lithuanian: 211
Armenian: 186
Subsaharan African:: 172
Scottish: 159
Scotch-Irish: 139
Finnish: 95
Kenyan: 90
Dutch: 61
Albanian: 55
British: 40
European: 39
Portuguese: 38
Ghanian: 37
Pennsylvania German: 28
African: 26
Russian: 23
Greek: 20
Arab:: 19
Iraqi: 19
Cape Verdean: 19
Turkish: 16
Danish: 14
Welsh: 11
Canadian: 10
Czechoslovakian: 9
Hungarian: 8
Belgian: 8
Austrian: 8
Slovak: 7
Norwegian: 7
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
Swiss: 6

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

Other Eastern Africa (17%)
Canada (11%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Ghana (7%)
Ireland (7%)
Germany (6%)
Africa, n.e.c. (6%)

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

This state: 8688
Northeast: 825
Midwest: 133
South: 160
West: 91

69% of Leicester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 143
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 90
11th grade: 76
12th grade, no diploma: 125
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,129
Less than 1 year of college: 250
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 535
Associate degree: 217
Bachelor's degree: 380
Master's degree: 130
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 125
9th grade: 55
10th grade: 101
11th grade: 84
12th grade, no diploma: 99
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,271
Less than 1 year of college: 228
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 485
Associate degree: 260
Bachelor's degree: 616
Master's degree: 155
Professional school degree: 53
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.6%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,859
Black householders: $28,277
Asian householders: $126,628
Some other race householders: $92,590
Two or more races householders: $36,337
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $80,819

Leicester household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Leicester household income for Black householders

Leicester household income for Asian householders

Leicester household income for Some other race householders

Leicester household income for Two or more races householders

Leicester household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Leicester marital status for males

Leicester marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $249,791
Asian householders: $221,970
Some other race householders: $221,970
Two or more races householders: $221,970
Hispanic or Latino householders: $410,991

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,797
One, attached: 104
Two: 259
3 or 4: 223
5 to 9: 81
10 to 19: 148
20 to 49: 168
50 or more: 39
Mobile homes: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Leicester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%) Electricity (10%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%) Electricity (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Utility gas (6%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 142

Here:	10.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	3.7%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 261

Here:	51.6%
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)

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