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(Urban population: 28,188, Rural population: 723 (all nonfarm))

Needham, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,846 (10,612 occupied: 8,584 owner occupied, 2,028 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	38%

Housing density: 860 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,564 (lower quartile is $929, upper quartile is $2,199)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,106

Median gross rent in Needham, MA in 2007: $1,748

Housing units in Needham with a mortgage: 5,459 (459 second mortgage, 983 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,239

Needham,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $706,990 (it was $380,700 in 2000)

Needham:	$706,990
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $588,185 - $893,114

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $766,116
Here: $766,116
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $580,494
Here: $580,494
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $773,155
Here: $773,155
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $827,773
Here: $827,773
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $395,220
Here: $395,220
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $253,947
Here: $253,947
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,947

In family households: 24,796 (6,155 male householders, 1,645 female householders)
7,033 spouses, 9,382 children (8,975 natural, 237 adopted, 170 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 190 other relatives, 164 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,151 (877 male householders (689 living alone)), 1,918 female householders (1,781 living alone)), 356 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 964 (444 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,080 2-persons, 1,660 3-persons, 2,043 4-persons, 785 5-persons, 203 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,470 1-person, 279 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

6,786 married couples with children.
629 single-parent households (95 men, 534 women).

89.1% of residents of Needham speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,765 (9.6%)
(65.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Needham, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 83 3 rooms: 120 4 rooms: 303 5 rooms: 616 6 rooms: 1,486 7 rooms: 1,868 8 rooms: 2,031 9 or more rooms: 2,069

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Needham, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 113 2 rooms: 405 3 rooms: 379 4 rooms: 405 5 rooms: 286 6 rooms: 210 7 rooms: 119 8 rooms: 66 9 or more rooms: 45

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 138
1995 to 1998: 176
1990 to 1994: 236
1980 to 1989: 1,141
1970 to 1979: 757
1960 to 1969: 1,548
1950 to 1959: 2,622
1940 to 1949: 1,278
1939 or earlier: 2,950

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Needham:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 198 2 bedrooms: 964 3 bedrooms: 3,770 4 bedrooms: 2,902 5 or more bedrooms: 742

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Needham:
	no bedroom: 143 1 bedroom: 679 2 bedrooms: 614 3 bedrooms: 496 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Needham in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 228 1 vehicle: 1,905 2 vehicles: 5,081 3 vehicles: 1,051 4 vehicles: 249 5 or more vehicles: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in Needham in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 407 1 vehicle: 1,027 2 vehicles: 541 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Needham, 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: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 41
$250,000 to $299,999: 87
$300,000 to $399,999: 435
$400,000 to $499,999: 811
$500,000 to $749,999: 3483
$750,000 to $999,999: 2086
$1,000,000 or more: 1618

Needham rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Needham:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 16
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 48
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 21
$350 to $399: 35
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 25
$550 to $599: 34
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 18
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 57
$900 to $999: 96
$1,000 to $1,249: 196
$1,250 to $1,499: 186
$1,500 to $1,999: 445
$2,000 or more: 553
No cash rent: 106

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 443 1990 to 1994: 409 1985 to 1989: 463 1980 to 1984: 230 1975 to 1979: 117 1970 to 1974: 180 1970 to 1974: 273 1965 to 1969: 650

Needham, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.4%
Number of people working at home: 935 (6.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 404
5 to 9 minutes: 1492
10 to 14 minutes: 1647
15 to 19 minutes: 1058
20 to 24 minutes: 1369
25 to 29 minutes: 829
30 to 34 minutes: 1834
35 to 39 minutes: 604
40 to 44 minutes: 886
45 to 59 minutes: 1702
60 to 89 minutes: 840
90 or more minutes: 87

Needham mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,125 (74%)
Carpooled: 601 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 87 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 46 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 124 (1%)
Railroad: 1,290 (9%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 50 (0%)
Walked: 333 (2%)
Other means: 64 (0%)
Worked at home: 935 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 464
$10,000 to $14,999: 246
$15,000 to $19,999: 164
$20,000 to $24,999: 329
$25,000 to $29,999: 369
$30,000 to $34,999: 329
$35,000 to $39,999: 271
$40,000 to $44,999: 273
$45,000 to $49,999: 365
$50,000 to $59,999: 750
$60,000 to $74,999: 918
$75,000 to $99,999: 1389
$100,000 to $124,999: 1259
$125,000 to $149,999: 899
$150,000 to $199,999: 1147
$200,000 or more: 1423

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 6545

Other groups: 2772

Italian: 2570

English: 2180

Russian: 1648

United States or American: 1460

German: 1202

Polish: 910

Eastern European: 596

Scottish: 515

Greek: 437

Scotch-Irish: 429

French (except Basque): 428

French Canadian: 321

Lithuanian: 273

European: 269

Armenian: 233

Swedish: 221

Norwegian: 216

Ukrainian: 173

Canadian: 156

Hungarian: 144

Israeli: 127

British: 125

Dutch: 108

Arab:: 107

Iranian: 101

Welsh: 99

Danish: 76

Austrian: 73

Swiss: 67

Lebanese: 58

Romanian: 52

Syrian: 49

Portuguese: 48

Subsaharan African:: 45

Scandinavian: 42

Slovak: 38

Finnish: 35

Brazilian: 33

Luxemburger: 30

Czechoslovakian: 28

Northern European: 26

South African: 25

Macedonian: 14

African: 13

Belgian: 12

Turkish: 9

Slovene: 8

Croatian: 8

Latvian: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

Jamaican: 7

Cape Verdean: 7

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

Canada (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Ukraine (8%)
Greece (7%)
Russia (7%)
Israel (5%)

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

This state: 18295
Northeast: 4813
Midwest: 1494
South: 805
West: 455

71% of Needham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 58
9th grade: 85
10th grade: 39
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 780
Less than 1 year of college: 250
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 711
Associate degree: 364
Bachelor's degree: 2,790
Master's degree: 1,991
Professional school degree: 957
Doctorate degree: 657

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 108
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,570
Less than 1 year of college: 481
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,170
Associate degree: 898
Bachelor's degree: 3,394
Master's degree: 2,159
Professional school degree: 614
Doctorate degree: 239

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

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: 2.7%

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 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $110,163
Black householders: $46,696
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,960
Asian householders: $132,292
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $258,788
Two or more races householders: $139,602
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,579

Needham household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Needham household income for Black householders

Needham household income for Asian householders

Needham household income for Two or more races householders

Needham household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Needham marital status for males

Needham marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $714,790
Black or African American householders: $546,724
Asian householders: $909,226
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $417,842
Two or more races householders: $742,831
Hispanic or Latino householders: $417,842

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,333
One, attached: 317
Two: 650
3 or 4: 163
5 to 9: 187
10 to 19: 155
20 to 49: 224
50 or more: 798
Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $396,907

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Needham:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Utility gas (34%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (37%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 754

Here:	21.7%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 253

Here:	17.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 823

Here:	73.2%
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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