Mattapoisett, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,463 (Urban population: 4,410, Rural population: 2,053 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,172 (2,532 occupied: 1,968 owner occupied, 564 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	38%

Housing density: 192 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $992 (lower quartile is $736, upper quartile is $1,195)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,180

Median gross rent in Mattapoisett, MA in 2007: $1,134

Housing units in Mattapoisett with a mortgage: 1,157 (44 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 665

Mattapoisett,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $426,360 (it was $197,900 in 2000)

Mattapoisett:	$426,360
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $323,618 - $525,356

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $462,963
Here: $462,963
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,629
Here: $195,629
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $586,596
Here: $586,596
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $502,974
Here: $502,974
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $810,236
Here: $810,236
State: $335,381

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,229

In family households: 5,374 (1,369 male householders, 404 female householders)
1,489 spouses, 1,860 children (1,746 natural, 38 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 88 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 855 (262 male householders (213 living alone)), 495 female householders (431 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 39 (22 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 837 2-persons, 408 3-persons, 340 4-persons, 142 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 644 1-person, 113 2-persons.

1,134 married couples with children.
268 single-parent households (52 men, 216 women).

94.6% of residents of Mattapoisett speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 120 (1.9%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
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 Mattapoisett, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 32 4 rooms: 142 5 rooms: 305 6 rooms: 490 7 rooms: 465 8 rooms: 369 9 or more rooms: 165

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 84 3 rooms: 64 4 rooms: 158 5 rooms: 155 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 21 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 246
1990 to 1994: 125
1980 to 1989: 367
1970 to 1979: 542
1960 to 1969: 382
1950 to 1959: 483
1940 to 1949: 298
1939 or earlier: 663

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mattapoisett:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 83 2 bedrooms: 326 3 bedrooms: 1,109 4 bedrooms: 398 5 or more bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mattapoisett:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 162 2 bedrooms: 256 3 bedrooms: 90 4 bedrooms: 42 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 Mattapoisett in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 556 2 vehicles: 929 3 vehicles: 330 4 vehicles: 114 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Mattapoisett in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 58 1 vehicle: 276 2 vehicles: 221 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mattapoisett, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$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: 1
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $174,999: 17
$175,000 to $199,999: 30
$200,000 to $249,999: 97
$250,000 to $299,999: 217
$300,000 to $399,999: 478
$400,000 to $499,999: 410
$500,000 to $749,999: 491
$750,000 to $999,999: 186
$1,000,000 or more: 77

Mattapoisett rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mattapoisett:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 41
$800 to $899: 44
$900 to $999: 57
$1,000 to $1,249: 145
$1,250 to $1,499: 69
$1,500 to $1,999: 31
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 55

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 32 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 28 1965 to 1969: 53

Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.9%
Number of people working at home: 80 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 132
5 to 9 minutes: 406
10 to 14 minutes: 454
15 to 19 minutes: 558
20 to 24 minutes: 540
25 to 29 minutes: 52
30 to 34 minutes: 249
35 to 39 minutes: 52
40 to 44 minutes: 107
45 to 59 minutes: 230
60 to 89 minutes: 152
90 or more minutes: 123

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,772 (88%)
Carpooled: 177 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Railroad: 28 (1%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Other means: 48 (2%)
Worked at home: 80 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 148
$10,000 to $14,999: 34
$15,000 to $19,999: 49
$20,000 to $24,999: 190
$25,000 to $29,999: 131
$30,000 to $34,999: 145
$35,000 to $39,999: 132
$40,000 to $44,999: 137
$45,000 to $49,999: 100
$50,000 to $59,999: 226
$60,000 to $74,999: 354
$75,000 to $99,999: 350
$100,000 to $124,999: 212
$125,000 to $149,999: 111
$150,000 to $199,999: 147
$200,000 or more: 64

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1116

English: 907

Portuguese: 679

French (except Basque): 393

French Canadian: 375

Italian: 305

United States or American: 290

Polish: 236

German: 177

Norwegian: 123

Subsaharan African:: 123

Cape Verdean: 123

Other groups: 114

Scottish: 97

Swedish: 61

European: 54

British: 52

Dutch: 46

Scotch-Irish: 46

Welsh: 36

Danish: 32

Greek: 28

Canadian: 20

Romanian: 15

Finnish: 13

Armenian: 8

Lithuanian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 6

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

Canada (23%)
United Kingdom (18%)
Germany (17%)
India (13%)
Ireland (10%)
Other Western Africa (9%)
Portugal (7%)

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

This state: 5012
Northeast: 674
Midwest: 173
South: 232
West: 16

69% of Mattapoisett residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 59
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 94
High school graduate (or equivalency): 368
Less than 1 year of college: 101
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 209
Associate degree: 153
Bachelor's degree: 641
Master's degree: 169
Professional school degree: 93
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 49
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 544
Less than 1 year of college: 188
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 269
Associate degree: 216
Bachelor's degree: 590
Master's degree: 351
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $74,389
Black householders: $108,582
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,639
Asian householders: $4,021
Some other race householders: $9,744

Mattapoisett household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mattapoisett household income for Black householders

Mattapoisett household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Mattapoisett household income for Some other race householders

Mattapoisett marital status for males

Mattapoisett marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $428,083
Black or African American householders: $315,407
Some other race householders: $350,093

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,798
One, attached: 16
Two: 139
3 or 4: 141
10 to 19: 29
20 to 49: 12
50 or more: 37

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mattapoisett:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (60%) Utility gas (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (5%) Wood (2%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	5.2%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42

Here:	10.0%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53

Here:	27.7%
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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