Middleborough, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 21,117 (Urban population: 11,815, Rural population: 9,302 (122 farm, 9,180 nonfarm))

Houses: 7,249 (6,981 occupied: 5,171 owner occupied, 1,810 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	38%

Housing density: 104 houses/condos per square mile

Median contract rent in 2007: $737 (lower quartile is $546, upper quartile is $979)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $764

Median gross rent in Middleborough, MA in 2007: $843

Housing units in Middleborough with a mortgage: 3,562 (299 second mortgage, 364 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 840

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $282,076 (it was $158,800 in 2000)

Middleborough:	$282,076
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $232,079 - $381,846

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $329,127
Here: $329,127
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,327
Here: $231,327
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $273,791
Here: $273,791
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $254,099
Here: $254,099
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,052
Here: $136,052
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $60,388
Here: $60,388
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,409

In family households: 17,071 (3,817 male householders, 1,353 female householders)
3,956 spouses, 6,621 children (6,243 natural, 122 adopted, 256 stepchildren), 337 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 270 other relatives, 471 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,338 (794 male householders (554 living alone)), 1,025 female householders (855 living alone)), 519 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 532 (448 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,711 2-persons, 1,268 3-persons, 1,292 4-persons, 592 5-persons, 214 6-persons, 93 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,409 1-person, 348 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

3,890 married couples with children.
1,078 single-parent households (246 men, 832 women).

94.5% of residents of Middleborough speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 672 (3.4%)
(51.8% 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:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Middleborough, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 93 4 rooms: 367 5 rooms: 1,170 6 rooms: 1,319 7 rooms: 1,020 8 rooms: 639 9 or more rooms: 548

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middleborough, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 61 2 rooms: 145 3 rooms: 336 4 rooms: 530 5 rooms: 460 6 rooms: 182 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 24

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 203
1995 to 1998: 335
1990 to 1994: 523
1980 to 1989: 903
1970 to 1979: 1,048
1960 to 1969: 803
1950 to 1959: 672
1940 to 1949: 486
1939 or earlier: 2,276

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Middleborough:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 92 2 bedrooms: 1,151 3 bedrooms: 2,898 4 bedrooms: 768 5 or more bedrooms: 262

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middleborough:
	no bedroom: 76 1 bedroom: 540 2 bedrooms: 723 3 bedrooms: 391 4 bedrooms: 73 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Middleborough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 125 1 vehicle: 1,217 2 vehicles: 2,727 3 vehicles: 753 4 vehicles: 252 5 or more vehicles: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Middleborough in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 209 1 vehicle: 914 2 vehicles: 559 3 vehicles: 115 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 13

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

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $174,999: 169
$175,000 to $199,999: 357
$200,000 to $249,999: 1148
$250,000 to $299,999: 1393
$300,000 to $399,999: 1386
$400,000 to $499,999: 569
$500,000 to $749,999: 234
$750,000 to $999,999: 33
$1,000,000 or more: 28

Middleborough rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Middleborough:

Less than $100: 13 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 34
$200 to $249: 78
$250 to $299: 93
$300 to $349: 40
$350 to $399: 40
$400 to $449: 37
$450 to $499: 41
$500 to $549: 83
$550 to $599: 96
$600 to $649: 127
$650 to $699: 117
$700 to $749: 135
$750 to $799: 185
$800 to $899: 199
$900 to $999: 215
$1,000 to $1,249: 210
$1,250 to $1,499: 31
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 92

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 84 1990 to 1994: 42 1985 to 1989: 60 1980 to 1984: 52 1975 to 1979: 44 1970 to 1974: 52 1970 to 1974: 117 1965 to 1969: 221

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.3%
Number of people working at home: 289 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 341
5 to 9 minutes: 944
10 to 14 minutes: 1219
15 to 19 minutes: 999
20 to 24 minutes: 1073
25 to 29 minutes: 703
30 to 34 minutes: 1481
35 to 39 minutes: 458
40 to 44 minutes: 582
45 to 59 minutes: 866
60 to 89 minutes: 840
90 or more minutes: 410

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,486 (83%)
Carpooled: 944 (9%)
Subway or elevated: 29 (0%)
Railroad: 266 (3%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 22 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 107 (1%)
Other means: 37 (0%)
Worked at home: 289 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 419
$10,000 to $14,999: 321
$15,000 to $19,999: 239
$20,000 to $24,999: 290
$25,000 to $29,999: 404
$30,000 to $34,999: 355
$35,000 to $39,999: 358
$40,000 to $44,999: 348
$45,000 to $49,999: 473
$50,000 to $59,999: 873
$60,000 to $74,999: 1164
$75,000 to $99,999: 1049
$100,000 to $124,999: 418
$125,000 to $149,999: 193
$150,000 to $199,999: 39
$200,000 or more: 46

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3592

English: 2686

Italian: 1702

French (except Basque): 1469

Portuguese: 1115

Other groups: 942

United States or American: 927

German: 722

Polish: 526

French Canadian: 519

Swedish: 512

Scotch-Irish: 511

Scottish: 339

Lithuanian: 199

Cape Verdean: 179

Subsaharan African:: 179

European: 138

Norwegian: 125

Canadian: 110

Russian: 75

Arab:: 71

Lebanese: 71

Celtic: 70

Greek: 70

Finnish: 61

Armenian: 57

Austrian: 54

Latvian: 53

Welsh: 44

Northern European: 33

British: 33

Danish: 33

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 33

Swiss: 24

Hungarian: 24

West Indian: 20

Scandinavian: 19

Dutch: 17

Haitian: 13

Iranian: 10

Turkish: 8

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Slovak: 6

Ukrainian: 6

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

Portugal (15%)
Canada (12%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Poland (5%)
Other Western Africa (5%)
Ireland (5%)

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

This state: 17004
Northeast: 1362
Midwest: 251
South: 334
West: 215

60% of Middleborough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 130
9th grade: 196
10th grade: 122
11th grade: 194
12th grade, no diploma: 272
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,219
Less than 1 year of college: 400
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 854
Associate degree: 541
Bachelor's degree: 886
Master's degree: 258
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 194
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 213
11th grade: 133
12th grade, no diploma: 161
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,358
Less than 1 year of college: 562
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,023
Associate degree: 685
Bachelor's degree: 972
Master's degree: 343
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

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

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: 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: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 37.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 21.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $66,996
Black householders: $37,943
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $53,679
Asian householders: $27,147
Some other race householders: $15,289
Two or more races householders: $64,699
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,644

Middleborough household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Middleborough household income for Black householders

Middleborough household income for Some other race householders

Middleborough household income for Two or more races householders

Middleborough marital status for males

Middleborough marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $282,431
Black or African American householders: $310,852
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $158,445
Asian householders: $399,666
Two or more races householders: $288,648
Hispanic or Latino householders: $375,686

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,132
One, attached: 208
Two: 520
3 or 4: 511
5 to 9: 370
10 to 19: 166
20 to 49: 117
50 or more: 50
Mobile homes: 175

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,504

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Middleborough:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 139

Here:	5.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137

Here:	11.5%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 265

Here:	34.6%
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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