Marlborough, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 37,932 (Urban population: 37,248, Rural population: 684 (all nonfarm))

Marlborough, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,903 (14,501 occupied: 8,847 owner occupied, 5,654 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	38%

Housing density: 707 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,004 (lower quartile is $781, upper quartile is $1,264)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,371

Median gross rent in Marlborough, MA in 2007: $1,105

Housing units in Marlborough with a mortgage: 5,430 (410 second mortgage, 688 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,597

Marlborough,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $327,799 (it was $181,500 in 2000)

Marlborough:	$327,799
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $284,232 - $437,578

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $373,680
Here: $373,680
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $309,441
Here: $309,441
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $308,897
Here: $308,897
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $336,890
Here: $336,890
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,520
Here: $162,520
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $94,426
Here: $94,426
State: $71,966

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000
Here: $85,000
State: $284,583

Household type by relationship

Households: 35,765

In family households: 29,404 (7,330 male householders, 2,044 female householders)
7,763 spouses, 10,358 children (9,661 natural, 277 adopted, 420 stepchildren), 403 grandchildren, 237 brothers or sisters, 218 parents, 543 other relatives, 508 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,361 (2,467 male householders (1,892 living alone)), 2,675 female householders (2,237 living alone)), 1,219 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 490 (345 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,800 2-persons, 2,370 3-persons, 1,955 4-persons, 846 5-persons, 263 6-persons, 140 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,129 1-person, 874 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 26 5-persons.

6,356 married couples with children.
1,532 single-parent households (305 men, 1,227 women).

80.5% of residents of Marlborough speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
11.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 5,857 (16.2%)
(28.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marlborough, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 52 3 rooms: 185 4 rooms: 781 5 rooms: 1,355 6 rooms: 1,866 7 rooms: 1,888 8 rooms: 1,362 9 or more rooms: 1,358

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marlborough, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 333 2 rooms: 837 3 rooms: 1,392 4 rooms: 1,686 5 rooms: 905 6 rooms: 234 7 rooms: 150 8 rooms: 60 9 or more rooms: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 177
1995 to 1998: 661
1990 to 1994: 816
1980 to 1989: 1,909
1970 to 1979: 2,762
1960 to 1969: 2,632
1950 to 1959: 1,490
1940 to 1949: 688
1939 or earlier: 3,768

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marlborough:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 292 2 bedrooms: 1,930 3 bedrooms: 3,947 4 bedrooms: 2,251 5 or more bedrooms: 418

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marlborough:
	no bedroom: 368 1 bedroom: 2,258 2 bedrooms: 2,287 3 bedrooms: 615 4 bedrooms: 104 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Marlborough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 171 1 vehicle: 2,436 2 vehicles: 4,515 3 vehicles: 1,337 4 vehicles: 291 5 or more vehicles: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Marlborough in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 928 1 vehicle: 2,753 2 vehicles: 1,605 3 vehicles: 313 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 32

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Marlborough, 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: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 51
$70,000 to $79,999: 47
$80,000 to $89,999: 41
$90,000 to $99,999: 95
$100,000 to $124,999: 225
$125,000 to $149,999: 219
$150,000 to $174,999: 221
$175,000 to $199,999: 286
$200,000 to $249,999: 880
$250,000 to $299,999: 1592
$300,000 to $399,999: 2621
$400,000 to $499,999: 1391
$500,000 to $749,999: 1253
$750,000 to $999,999: 243
$1,000,000 or more: 70

Marlborough rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Marlborough:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 30
$150 to $199: 74
$200 to $249: 141
$250 to $299: 92
$300 to $349: 55
$350 to $399: 50
$400 to $449: 83
$450 to $499: 64
$500 to $549: 65
$550 to $599: 146
$600 to $649: 143
$650 to $699: 155
$700 to $749: 178
$750 to $799: 239
$800 to $899: 742
$900 to $999: 579
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,374
$1,250 to $1,499: 738
$1,500 to $1,999: 503
$2,000 or more: 287
No cash rent: 139

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,414 1990 to 1994: 1,180 1985 to 1989: 805 1980 to 1984: 284 1975 to 1979: 268 1970 to 1974: 176 1970 to 1974: 270 1965 to 1969: 460

Marlborough, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.0%
Number of people working at home: 515 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 578
5 to 9 minutes: 1857
10 to 14 minutes: 3151
15 to 19 minutes: 2676
20 to 24 minutes: 2273
25 to 29 minutes: 1079
30 to 34 minutes: 2545
35 to 39 minutes: 701
40 to 44 minutes: 906
45 to 59 minutes: 2017
60 to 89 minutes: 1265
90 or more minutes: 276

Marlborough mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,219 (82%)
Carpooled: 2,152 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 78 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Railroad: 105 (1%)
Taxi: 57 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 35 (0%)
Walked: 434 (2%)
Other means: 228 (1%)
Worked at home: 515 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 866
$10,000 to $14,999: 669
$15,000 to $19,999: 637
$20,000 to $24,999: 594
$25,000 to $29,999: 572
$30,000 to $34,999: 656
$35,000 to $39,999: 850
$40,000 to $44,999: 671
$45,000 to $49,999: 782
$50,000 to $59,999: 1296
$60,000 to $74,999: 1807
$75,000 to $99,999: 2160
$100,000 to $124,999: 1258
$125,000 to $149,999: 751
$150,000 to $199,999: 542
$200,000 or more: 405

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 5850

Italian: 4797

Other groups: 4001

English: 2757

French (except Basque): 1825

United States or American: 1664

French Canadian: 1606

German: 1526

Brazilian: 1324

Polish: 1044

Greek: 649

Scottish: 636

Portuguese: 591

Scotch-Irish: 413

Swedish: 342

Russian: 292

Canadian: 271

Subsaharan African:: 209

Arab:: 172

British: 168

Albanian: 164

Armenian: 150

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 138

Norwegian: 135

Dutch: 121

European: 104

Jamaican: 93

Lithuanian: 83

Danish: 77

South African: 64

Syrian: 63

Lebanese: 59

African: 57

Ukrainian: 55

Latvian: 50

Slovak: 49

Croatian: 48

Finnish: 47

Swiss: 46

Eastern European: 42

Czech: 41

Hungarian: 35

Turkish: 34

Egyptian: 31

Haitian: 29

Ugandan: 27

Czechoslovakian: 27

Ghanian: 22

Romanian: 22

Welsh: 22

Belgian: 19

Other Subsaharan African: 18

Australian: 15

Arab/Arabic: 12

Yugoslavian: 12

Kenyan: 11

Cape Verdean: 10

Israeli: 10

Northern European: 9

British West Indian: 8

West Indian: 8

Iraqi: 7

Basque: 6

Scandinavian: 5

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

Brazil (27%)
India (10%)
Guatemala (9%)
Canada (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Colombia (3%)

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

This state: 22604
Northeast: 4072
Midwest: 1354
South: 1196
West: 607

56% of Marlborough 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, 43% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 123
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 185
7th and 8th grade: 188
9th grade: 199
10th grade: 222
11th grade: 186
12th grade, no diploma: 280
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,861
Less than 1 year of college: 714
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,776
Associate degree: 717
Bachelor's degree: 2,985
Master's degree: 1,497
Professional school degree: 178
Doctorate degree: 226

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 141
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 123
7th and 8th grade: 289
9th grade: 182
10th grade: 364
11th grade: 246
12th grade, no diploma: 437
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,577
Less than 1 year of college: 768
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,684
Associate degree: 1,093
Bachelor's degree: 2,761
Master's degree: 1,185
Professional school degree: 177
Doctorate degree: 75

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $71,908
Black householders: $51,004
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $12,261
Asian householders: $100,813
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $97,675
Some other race householders: $50,636
Two or more races householders: $54,760
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,905

Marlborough household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Marlborough household income for Black householders

Marlborough household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Marlborough household income for Asian householders

Marlborough household income for Some other race householders

Marlborough household income for Two or more races householders

Marlborough household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Marlborough marital status for males

Marlborough marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $342,066
Black or African American householders: $335,926
Asian householders: $436,523
Some other race householders: $380,535
Two or more races householders: $338,635
Hispanic or Latino householders: $380,535

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,232
One, attached: 600
Two: 1,628
3 or 4: 856
5 to 9: 736
10 to 19: 1,627
20 to 49: 672
50 or more: 1,030
Mobile homes: 513
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $88,602

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marlborough:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 516

Here:	13.5%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 204

Here:	12.2%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 449

Here:	38.3%
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)

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