Peabody, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 51,441 (All urban)

Peabody, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 18,898 (18,581 occupied: 13,231 owner occupied, 5,350 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	38%

Housing density: 1153 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $898 (lower quartile is $604, upper quartile is $1,113)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $857

Median gross rent in Peabody, MA in 2007: $993

Housing units in Peabody with a mortgage: 7,535 (542 second mortgage, 1,281 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,316

Peabody,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $384,034 (it was $205,800 in 2000)

Peabody:	$384,034
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $329,849 - $464,009

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $411,438
Here: $411,438
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $351,405
Here: $351,405
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $449,312
Here: $449,312
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $437,548
Here: $437,548
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $236,284
Here: $236,284
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $59,508
Here: $59,508
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 47,407

In family households: 40,836 (9,851 male householders, 3,146 female householders)
10,563 spouses, 14,463 children (13,527 natural, 387 adopted, 549 stepchildren), 638 grandchildren, 460 brothers or sisters, 544 parents, 696 other relatives, 475 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,571 (2,299 male householders (1,846 living alone)), 3,282 female householders (2,879 living alone)), 990 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 722 (572 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,234 2-persons, 3,068 3-persons, 3,000 4-persons, 1,173 5-persons, 386 6-persons, 136 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,725 1-person, 748 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 8 6-persons.

8,118 married couples with children.
1,755 single-parent households (335 men, 1,420 women).

83.2% of residents of Peabody speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
12.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 5,411 (11.2%)
(55.5% 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:	4.0
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peabody, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 57 3 rooms: 169 4 rooms: 1,071 5 rooms: 2,346 6 rooms: 3,295 7 rooms: 2,850 8 rooms: 1,874 9 or more rooms: 1,548

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peabody, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 186 2 rooms: 588 3 rooms: 1,174 4 rooms: 1,589 5 rooms: 1,175 6 rooms: 328 7 rooms: 187 8 rooms: 65 9 or more rooms: 58

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 578
1990 to 1994: 524
1980 to 1989: 2,109
1970 to 1979: 1,836
1960 to 1969: 4,149
1950 to 1959: 3,138
1940 to 1949: 1,701
1939 or earlier: 4,850

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peabody:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 403 2 bedrooms: 2,943 3 bedrooms: 7,050 4 bedrooms: 2,332 5 or more bedrooms: 482

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peabody:
	no bedroom: 217 1 bedroom: 1,912 2 bedrooms: 2,255 3 bedrooms: 853 4 bedrooms: 73 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Peabody in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 466 1 vehicle: 3,655 2 vehicles: 6,397 3 vehicles: 1,946 4 vehicles: 638 5 or more vehicles: 129

Cars and other vehicles available in Peabody in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,028 1 vehicle: 2,508 2 vehicles: 1,544 3 vehicles: 209 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 33

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Peabody, MA:

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 23
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 212
$125,000 to $149,999: 803
$150,000 to $174,999: 1501
$175,000 to $199,999: 1827
$200,000 to $249,999: 3016
$250,000 to $299,999: 2082
$300,000 to $399,999: 978
$400,000 to $499,999: 243
$500,000 to $749,999: 56
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Peabody rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Peabody:

Less than $100: 60 people
$100 to $149: 35
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 176
$250 to $299: 177
$300 to $349: 103
$350 to $399: 134
$400 to $449: 125
$450 to $499: 113
$500 to $549: 117
$550 to $599: 161
$600 to $649: 166
$650 to $699: 114
$700 to $749: 315
$750 to $799: 318
$800 to $899: 546
$900 to $999: 624
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,301
$1,250 to $1,499: 533
$1,500 to $1,999: 179
$2,000 or more: 65
No cash rent: 268

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 817 1990 to 1994: 574 1985 to 1989: 555 1980 to 1984: 336 1975 to 1979: 627 1970 to 1974: 811 1970 to 1974: 645 1965 to 1969: 1,046

Peabody, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.5%
Number of people working at home: 431 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 552
5 to 9 minutes: 2416
10 to 14 minutes: 3998
15 to 19 minutes: 4204
20 to 24 minutes: 3311
25 to 29 minutes: 1250
30 to 34 minutes: 3074
35 to 39 minutes: 511
40 to 44 minutes: 631
45 to 59 minutes: 1674
60 to 89 minutes: 1505
90 or more minutes: 325

Peabody mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 20,518 (86%)
Carpooled: 1,938 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 96 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 191 (1%)
Railroad: 230 (1%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 30 (0%)
Walked: 303 (1%)
Other means: 126 (1%)
Worked at home: 431 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1280
$10,000 to $14,999: 922
$15,000 to $19,999: 805
$20,000 to $24,999: 881
$25,000 to $29,999: 1037
$30,000 to $34,999: 1024
$35,000 to $39,999: 866
$40,000 to $44,999: 681
$45,000 to $49,999: 862
$50,000 to $59,999: 1773
$60,000 to $74,999: 2250
$75,000 to $99,999: 2939
$100,000 to $124,999: 1651
$125,000 to $149,999: 740
$150,000 to $199,999: 535
$200,000 or more: 332

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 8649

Irish: 8356

Portuguese: 3509

Other groups: 3369

English: 2561

United States or American: 2248

Greek: 2167

French (except Basque): 1935

Polish: 1787

French Canadian: 1656

Russian: 873

German: 851

Scottish: 571

Swedish: 338

Canadian: 317

Scotch-Irish: 286

Brazilian: 244

Ukrainian: 221

Lithuanian: 199

Albanian: 193

European: 163

Arab:: 156

Finnish: 148

Armenian: 137

British: 122

Dutch: 112

Norwegian: 98

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 86

Lebanese: 86

Eastern European: 50

Haitian: 49

Hungarian: 44

Subsaharan African:: 44

Swiss: 41

Romanian: 40

Arab/Arabic: 40

Iranian: 35

Welsh: 29

Turkish: 26

Austrian: 24

Cape Verdean: 23

Danish: 18

Jamaican: 17

Slovak: 15

Jordanian: 14

Belizean: 13

African: 13

Latvian: 12

Macedonian: 9

Czechoslovakian: 8

Czech: 8

South African: 8

Other Arab: 8

Syrian: 8

Celtic: 7

Scandinavian: 6

Bermudan: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

British West Indian: 1

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

Portugal (31%)
Dominican Republic (11%)
Greece (9%)
Brazil (9%)
Canada (5%)
Italy (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)

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

This state: 38209
Northeast: 2574
Midwest: 501
South: 609
West: 411

68% of Peabody 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, 67% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 285
Nursery to 4th grade: 139
5th and 6th grade: 210
7th and 8th grade: 515
9th grade: 273
10th grade: 270
11th grade: 220
12th grade, no diploma: 558
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,293
Less than 1 year of college: 998
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,140
Associate degree: 1,013
Bachelor's degree: 2,672
Master's degree: 1,010
Professional school degree: 334
Doctorate degree: 89

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 289
Nursery to 4th grade: 155
5th and 6th grade: 224
7th and 8th grade: 533
9th grade: 260
10th grade: 425
11th grade: 269
12th grade, no diploma: 483
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,613
Less than 1 year of college: 1,128
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,238
Associate degree: 1,825
Bachelor's degree: 2,734
Master's degree: 890
Professional school degree: 173
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 67.7%

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: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,815
Black householders: $58,056
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,913
Asian householders: $67,490
Some other race householders: $31,359
Two or more races householders: $33,648
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,085

Peabody household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Peabody household income for Black householders

Peabody household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Peabody household income for Asian householders

Peabody household income for Some other race householders

Peabody household income for Two or more races householders

Peabody household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Peabody marital status for males

Peabody marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $401,948
Black or African American householders: $457,183
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $256,582
Asian householders: $466,513
Some other race householders: $353,430
Two or more races householders: $445,053
Hispanic or Latino householders: $427,326

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,959
One, attached: 901
Two: 1,696
3 or 4: 1,600
5 to 9: 809
10 to 19: 716
20 to 49: 533
50 or more: 907
Mobile homes: 764
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $79,611

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Peabody:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%) Utility gas (36%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (18%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 569

Here:	11.6%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 395

Here:	15.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 572

Here:	30.1%
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)

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