Northbridge, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,383 (Urban population: 12,864, Rural population: 1,519 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 4,955 (4,803 occupied: 3,218 owner occupied, 1,585 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	38%

Housing density: 288 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: $743 (lower quartile is $591, upper quartile is $882)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $633

Median gross rent in Northbridge, MA in 2008: $900

Housing units in Northbridge with a mortgage: 1,984 (167 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 712

Northbridge,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $310,961 (it was $156,800 in 2000)

Northbridge:	$310,961
Massachusetts:	$353,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $260,595 - $404,226

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $331,603
Here: $331,603
State: $431,615

Townhouses or other attached units: $247,435
Here: $247,435
State: $384,906

In 2-unit structures: $279,065
Here: $279,065
State: $385,911

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $280,329
Here: $280,329
State: $378,476

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $235,219
Here: $235,219
State: $329,648

Mobile homes: $55,000
Here: $55,000
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,807

In family households: 11,250 (2,762 male householders, 747 female householders)
2,793 spouses, 4,316 children (4,022 natural, 87 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 188 other relatives, 192 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,557 (504 male householders (361 living alone)), 797 female householders (724 living alone)), 256 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 395 (375 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,390 2-persons, 782 3-persons, 797 4-persons, 373 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,085 1-person, 183 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

2,803 married couples with children.
642 single-parent households (124 men, 518 women).

93.2% of residents of Northbridge speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 394 (3.0%)
(69.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northbridge, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 178 5 rooms: 483 6 rooms: 762 7 rooms: 756 8 rooms: 549 9 or more rooms: 450

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northbridge, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 242 4 rooms: 271 5 rooms: 523 6 rooms: 325 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 101
1995 to 1998: 291
1990 to 1994: 329
1980 to 1989: 665
1970 to 1979: 639
1960 to 1969: 465
1950 to 1959: 427
1940 to 1949: 371
1939 or earlier: 1,667

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Northbridge:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 39 2 bedrooms: 583 3 bedrooms: 1,698 4 bedrooms: 710 5 or more bedrooms: 188

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northbridge:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 375 2 bedrooms: 480 3 bedrooms: 611 4 bedrooms: 81 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Northbridge in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 89 1 vehicle: 671 2 vehicles: 1,761 3 vehicles: 514 4 vehicles: 126 5 or more vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Northbridge in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 228 1 vehicle: 776 2 vehicles: 460 3 vehicles: 98 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 10

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

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 81
$175,000 to $199,999: 119
$200,000 to $249,999: 448
$250,000 to $299,999: 894
$300,000 to $399,999: 1049
$400,000 to $499,999: 452
$500,000 to $749,999: 339
$750,000 to $999,999: 43
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Northbridge rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Northbridge:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 35
$250 to $299: 49
$300 to $349: 54
$350 to $399: 19
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 56
$500 to $549: 35
$550 to $599: 68
$600 to $649: 128
$650 to $699: 178
$700 to $749: 168
$750 to $799: 153
$800 to $899: 300
$900 to $999: 171
$1,000 to $1,249: 130
$1,250 to $1,499: 41
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 27 1990 to 1994: 36 1985 to 1989: 25 1980 to 1984: 49 1975 to 1979: 52 1970 to 1974: 18 1970 to 1974: 12 1965 to 1969: 175

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.7%
Number of people working at home: 170 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 256
5 to 9 minutes: 753
10 to 14 minutes: 575
15 to 19 minutes: 590
20 to 24 minutes: 615
25 to 29 minutes: 497
30 to 34 minutes: 1003
35 to 39 minutes: 384
40 to 44 minutes: 326
45 to 59 minutes: 695
60 to 89 minutes: 354
90 or more minutes: 171

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,590 (87%)
Carpooled: 491 (8%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Walked: 125 (2%)
Worked at home: 170 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 315
$10,000 to $14,999: 201
$15,000 to $19,999: 284
$20,000 to $24,999: 245
$25,000 to $29,999: 319
$30,000 to $34,999: 283
$35,000 to $39,999: 250
$40,000 to $44,999: 276
$45,000 to $49,999: 202
$50,000 to $59,999: 429
$60,000 to $74,999: 629
$75,000 to $99,999: 692
$100,000 to $124,999: 311
$125,000 to $149,999: 190
$150,000 to $199,999: 99
$200,000 or more: 85

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1900

French (except Basque): 1412

French Canadian: 1165

English: 1089

Italian: 996

Polish: 800

Dutch: 729

Other groups: 610

United States or American: 564

German: 312

Armenian: 275

Swedish: 207

Scottish: 188

Scotch-Irish: 186

Greek: 135

Portuguese: 108

European: 52

Arab:: 48

Norwegian: 44

Austrian: 41

Hungarian: 40

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 39

West Indian: 39

Canadian: 29

Lithuanian: 26

Czech: 25

Lebanese: 20

Welsh: 19

Syrian: 18

Russian: 18

Danish: 13

Ukrainian: 12

British: 11

Egyptian: 10

Romanian: 8

Eastern European: 7

Brazilian: 6

Finnish: 6

Latvian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Slovak: 5

Icelander: 5

Croatian: 5

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

Canada (18%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Netherlands (10%)
Italy (6%)
Dominican Republic (6%)
Ireland (5%)
El Salvador (5%)

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

This state: 10320
Northeast: 1444
Midwest: 427
South: 302
West: 176

58% of Northbridge residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 47
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 106
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 83
11th grade: 116
12th grade, no diploma: 146
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,294
Less than 1 year of college: 252
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 544
Associate degree: 270
Bachelor's degree: 770
Master's degree: 260
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 226
9th grade: 81
10th grade: 147
11th grade: 123
12th grade, no diploma: 146
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,724
Less than 1 year of college: 294
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 662
Associate degree: 333
Bachelor's degree: 709
Master's degree: 193
Professional school degree: 55
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

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 other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race 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: $70,747
Black householders: $70,311
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $236,379
Some other race householders: $103,423
Two or more races householders: $85,206
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $63,425

Northbridge household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Northbridge household income for Black householders

Northbridge household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Northbridge household income for Some other race householders

Northbridge household income for Two or more races householders

Northbridge household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

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Northbridge marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $320,876
Black or African American householders: $238,971
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $272,685
Some other race householders: $371,844
Two or more races householders: $316,117
Hispanic or Latino householders: $368,472

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,893
One, attached: 184
Two: 709
3 or 4: 449
5 to 9: 432
10 to 19: 115
20 to 49: 124
50 or more: 28
Mobile homes: 15
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $78,507

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Northbridge:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%) Utility gas (15%) Electricity (8%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (45%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 169

Here:	10.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97

Here:	11.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 105

Here:	31.8%
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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