Monson, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,952 (Urban population: 2,090, Rural population: 6,862 (61 farm, 6,800 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,213 (3,095 occupied: 2,488 owner occupied, 607 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	38%

Housing density: 73 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $344,154.

Median contract rent in 2008: $593 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $743)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $429

Median gross rent in Monson, MA in 2008: $717

Housing units in Monson with a mortgage: 1,577 (109 second mortgage, 261 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 393

Monson,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $248,378 (it was $134,800 in 2000)

Monson:	$248,378
Massachusetts:	$353,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $187,367 - $295,292

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $268,973
Here: $268,973
State: $431,615

Townhouses or other attached units: $237,788
Here: $237,788
State: $384,906

In 2-unit structures: $197,134
Here: $197,134
State: $385,911

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,057
Here: $206,057
State: $378,476

Mobile homes: $69,857
Here: $69,857
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,127

In family households: 7,004 (1,791 male householders, 420 female householders)
1,876 spouses, 2,611 children (2,412 natural, 125 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 25 other relatives, 146 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,123 (426 male householders (300 living alone)), 462 female householders (397 living alone)), 235 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 232 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 873 2-persons, 539 3-persons, 486 4-persons, 219 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 697 1-person, 160 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

1,561 married couples with children.
399 single-parent households (100 men, 299 women).

90.9% of residents of Monson speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
7.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 454 (5.4%)
(58.4% 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:	3.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monson, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 167 5 rooms: 467 6 rooms: 670 7 rooms: 484 8 rooms: 328 9 or more rooms: 352

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monson, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 98 3 rooms: 185 4 rooms: 168 5 rooms: 64 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 74
1995 to 1998: 181
1990 to 1994: 240
1980 to 1989: 434
1970 to 1979: 407
1960 to 1969: 272
1950 to 1959: 390
1940 to 1949: 183
1939 or earlier: 1,032

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Monson:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 515 3 bedrooms: 1,238 4 bedrooms: 568 5 or more bedrooms: 123

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monson:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 278 2 bedrooms: 220 3 bedrooms: 74 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Monson in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 50 1 vehicle: 452 2 vehicles: 1,367 3 vehicles: 481 4 vehicles: 96 5 or more vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Monson in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 119 1 vehicle: 262 2 vehicles: 182 3 vehicles: 44 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Monson, MA:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 16
$100,000 to $124,999: 67
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $174,999: 193
$175,000 to $199,999: 296
$200,000 to $249,999: 671
$250,000 to $299,999: 516
$300,000 to $399,999: 422
$400,000 to $499,999: 210
$500,000 to $749,999: 156
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Monson rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Monson:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 24
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 59
$500 to $549: 59
$550 to $599: 52
$600 to $649: 28
$650 to $699: 54
$700 to $749: 51
$750 to $799: 41
$800 to $899: 82
$900 to $999: 38
$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: 35

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 15 1990 to 1994: 178 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 32 1975 to 1979: 20 1970 to 1974: 18 1970 to 1974: 47 1965 to 1969: 129

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.7%
Number of people working at home: 112 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 105
5 to 9 minutes: 397
10 to 14 minutes: 419
15 to 19 minutes: 332
20 to 24 minutes: 463
25 to 29 minutes: 271
30 to 34 minutes: 738
35 to 39 minutes: 279
40 to 44 minutes: 195
45 to 59 minutes: 487
60 to 89 minutes: 233
90 or more minutes: 87

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,657 (89%)
Carpooled: 228 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 87 (2%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 112 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 164
$10,000 to $14,999: 194
$15,000 to $19,999: 130
$20,000 to $24,999: 100
$25,000 to $29,999: 200
$30,000 to $34,999: 129
$35,000 to $39,999: 144
$40,000 to $44,999: 162
$45,000 to $49,999: 212
$50,000 to $59,999: 406
$60,000 to $74,999: 341
$75,000 to $99,999: 510
$100,000 to $124,999: 233
$125,000 to $149,999: 71
$150,000 to $199,999: 66
$200,000 or more: 37

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1119

French (except Basque): 1066

Polish: 919

Italian: 680

French Canadian: 627

English: 626

United States or American: 513

German: 303

Other groups: 278

Russian: 240

Scotch-Irish: 158

Scottish: 153

Portuguese: 113

Swedish: 59

Greek: 57

Canadian: 48

Finnish: 47

Arab:: 43

Lithuanian: 32

Welsh: 32

British: 31

Dutch: 28

Celtic: 26

Lebanese: 23

Czech: 20

Palestinian: 20

Austrian: 16

Ukrainian: 9

Swiss: 8

Belgian: 8

Norwegian: 7

Slovene: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Armenian: 6

Subsaharan African:: 3

Cape Verdean: 3

European: 2

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

Other South Central Asia (22%)
Russia (15%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Poland (9%)
Italy (8%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (6%)

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

This state: 6470
Northeast: 1067
Midwest: 105
South: 100
West: 100

68% of Monson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% 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: 94
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 94
10th grade: 94
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 90
High school graduate (or equivalency): 881
Less than 1 year of college: 207
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 339
Associate degree: 319
Bachelor's degree: 365
Master's degree: 125
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 103
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 59
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 66
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 144
High school graduate (or equivalency): 980
Less than 1 year of college: 185
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 236
Associate degree: 313
Bachelor's degree: 483
Master's degree: 196
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 52.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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

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

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $66,179
Asian householders: $86,608
Two or more races householders: $20,348
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $90,760

Monson household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Monson household income for Asian householders

Monson household income for Two or more races householders

Monson marital status for males

Monson marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $244,877
Asian householders: $186,652
Hispanic or Latino householders: $253,353

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,530
One, attached: 16
Two: 188
3 or 4: 193
5 to 9: 93
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 20
50 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 137

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Monson:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (8%) Wood (3%) Utility gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36

Here:	3.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

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

Here:	2.0%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82

Here:	27.3%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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