North Boston, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,232, Rural population: 526 (12 farm, 514 nonfarm))

North Boston, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,128 (1,084 occupied: 886 owner occupied, 198 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	47%

Housing density: 275 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $542 (lower quartile is $361, upper quartile is $616)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $625

Median gross rent in North Boston, NY in 2007: $642

Housing units in North Boston with a mortgage: 537 (22 second mortgage, 84 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 173

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,032 (it was $102,400 in 2000)

North Boston:	$130,032
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,980 - $167,577

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $169,664
Here: $169,664
State: $352,556

In 2-unit structures: $141,178
Here: $141,178
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,417
Here: $65,417
State: $552,553

Mobile homes: $27,401
Here: $27,401
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,758

In family households: 2,400 (668 male householders, 127 female householders)
721 spouses, 832 children (742 natural, 8 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 14 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 358 (157 male householders (150 living alone)), 159 female householders (135 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 325 2-persons, 192 3-persons, 154 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 32 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 285 1-person, 28 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

519 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (22 men, 81 women).

96.7% of residents of North Boston speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 68 (2.5%)
(44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Boston, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 89 5 rooms: 204 6 rooms: 213 7 rooms: 149 8 rooms: 142 9 or more rooms: 64

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Boston, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 68 5 rooms: 25 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 22
1990 to 1994: 109
1980 to 1989: 90
1970 to 1979: 165
1960 to 1969: 290
1950 to 1959: 295
1940 to 1949: 60
1939 or earlier: 97

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Boston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 160 3 bedrooms: 470 4 bedrooms: 237 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Boston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 74 2 bedrooms: 84 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 18 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 North Boston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 464 3 vehicles: 92 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in North Boston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 115 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in North Boston, NY:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 16
$70,000 to $79,999: 23
$80,000 to $89,999: 30
$90,000 to $99,999: 65
$100,000 to $124,999: 202
$125,000 to $149,999: 201
$150,000 to $174,999: 132
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 43
$250,000 to $299,999: 11
$300,000 to $399,999: 10
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 12

North Boston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in North Boston:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 14
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 40
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$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: 4

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 18 1965 to 1969: 28

North Boston, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.5%
Number of people working at home: 37 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 58
5 to 9 minutes: 96
10 to 14 minutes: 133
15 to 19 minutes: 206
20 to 24 minutes: 257
25 to 29 minutes: 162
30 to 34 minutes: 231
35 to 39 minutes: 97
40 to 44 minutes: 91
45 to 59 minutes: 85
60 to 89 minutes: 17
90 or more minutes: 18

North Boston mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,360 (91%)
Carpooled: 85 (6%)
Walked: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 37 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 45
$15,000 to $19,999: 73
$20,000 to $24,999: 67
$25,000 to $29,999: 78
$30,000 to $34,999: 143
$35,000 to $39,999: 55
$40,000 to $44,999: 61
$45,000 to $49,999: 48
$50,000 to $59,999: 134
$60,000 to $74,999: 119
$75,000 to $99,999: 147
$100,000 to $124,999: 74
$125,000 to $149,999: 23
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

German: 776

Polish: 502

Irish: 338

Italian: 296

English: 184

Scottish: 62

Ukrainian: 42

United States or American: 37

French (except Basque): 33

Croatian: 24

European: 23

French Canadian: 23

Portuguese: 22

Scotch-Irish: 19

Welsh: 16

Canadian: 11

Slovak: 10

Lithuanian: 10

Macedonian: 10

Yugoslavian: 9

Dutch: 7

Hungarian: 7

Scandinavian: 6

Swedish: 5

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

Canada (29%)
South Africa (18%)
Yugoslavia (15%)
Portugal (12%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (9%)
Italy (9%)

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

This state: 2469
Northeast: 79
Midwest: 44
South: 51
West: 33

69% of North Boston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 340
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
Associate degree: 133
Bachelor's degree: 153
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 39
High school graduate (or equivalency): 291
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 98
Associate degree: 188
Bachelor's degree: 103
Master's degree: 55
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,207
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,294

North Boston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

North Boston marital status for males

North Boston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,460
Hispanic or Latino householders: $120,634

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 822
Two: 57
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 99
20 to 49: 9
Mobile homes: 107

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,165

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Boston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Wood (4%) Electricity (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (20%) Other fuel (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	6.7%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	9.8%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	36.6%
New York:	38.2%

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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