Richmond, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,572 (Urban population: 107, Rural population: 1,465 (26 farm, 1,438 nonfarm))

Houses: 836 (646 occupied: 582 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	38%

Housing density: 44 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $831 (lower quartile is $622, upper quartile is $946)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,477

Median gross rent in Richmond, MA in 2007: $1,045

Housing units in Richmond with a mortgage: 283 (18 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 173

Richmond,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $349,181 (it was $209,000 in 2000)

Richmond:	$349,181
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $220,675 - $530,825

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $481,089
Here: $481,089
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $261,059
Here: $261,059
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $301,496
Here: $301,496
State: $414,317

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,609

In family households: 1,418 (350 male householders, 122 female householders)
419 spouses, 468 children (441 natural, 18 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 17 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 191 (66 male householders (53 living alone)), 95 female householders (80 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 225 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 133 1-person, 26 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

274 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (10 men, 46 women).

96.9% of residents of Richmond speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 54 (3.4%)
(64.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richmond, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 31 5 rooms: 76 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 137 8 rooms: 94 9 or more rooms: 121

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richmond, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 11 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 1 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 26
1990 to 1994: 26
1980 to 1989: 104
1970 to 1979: 160
1960 to 1969: 179
1950 to 1959: 99
1940 to 1949: 69
1939 or earlier: 169

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Richmond:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 84 3 bedrooms: 266 4 bedrooms: 165 5 or more bedrooms: 51

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richmond:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 23 4 bedrooms: 6 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 Richmond in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 141 2 vehicles: 299 3 vehicles: 93 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Richmond in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 22 2 vehicles: 36 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Richmond, MA:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 1
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $174,999: 31
$175,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 to $249,999: 71
$250,000 to $299,999: 74
$300,000 to $399,999: 126
$400,000 to $499,999: 107
$500,000 to $749,999: 56
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 34

Richmond rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Richmond:

Less than $100: 1 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 1
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 1
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$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: 6 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 17

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.7%
Number of people working at home: 58 (6.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 15
5 to 9 minutes: 43
10 to 14 minutes: 146
15 to 19 minutes: 221
20 to 24 minutes: 200
25 to 29 minutes: 33
30 to 34 minutes: 71
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 11
45 to 59 minutes: 8
60 to 89 minutes: 24
90 or more minutes: 36

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 716 (83%)
Carpooled: 74 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Railroad: 2 (0%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 58 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 27
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 48
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 45
$40,000 to $44,999: 31
$45,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 58
$60,000 to $74,999: 60
$75,000 to $99,999: 93
$100,000 to $124,999: 57
$125,000 to $149,999: 28
$150,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 or more: 52

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 290

Irish: 208

English: 157

French (except Basque): 137

German: 117

Polish: 72

United States or American: 57

Other groups: 52

Russian: 49

Scotch-Irish: 37

Scottish: 36

French Canadian: 33

Swedish: 30

European: 25

Dutch: 23

British: 13

Arab:: 11

Portuguese: 11

Swiss: 11

Czech: 8

Hungarian: 8

Croatian: 7

Norwegian: 6

Lebanese: 6

Canadian: 6

Syrian: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Eastern European: 4

Ukrainian: 4

Welsh: 4

Danish: 3

Armenian: 2

Scandinavian: 2

Greek: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

Kenyan: 2

Northern European: 2

Finnish: 2

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

Ireland (19%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Germany (11%)
Korea (11%)
Canada (7%)
Austria (4%)
France (4%)

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

This state: 1034
Northeast: 334
Midwest: 78
South: 72
West: 25

78% of Richmond residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Massachusetts.

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: 7
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 2
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 148
Less than 1 year of college: 35
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 74
Associate degree: 51
Bachelor's degree: 100
Master's degree: 50
Professional school degree: 53
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 13
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 130
Less than 1 year of college: 44
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 67
Associate degree: 91
Bachelor's degree: 144
Master's degree: 65
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian 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: $73,929
Black householders: $25,528
Asian householders: $278,436
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $562,558

Richmond household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Richmond marital status for males

Richmond marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $333,308
Black or African American householders: $229,724
Asian householders: $375,912

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 802
One, attached: 12
Two: 17
3 or 4: 2
Mobile homes: 3

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Richmond:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Electricity (9%) Wood (8%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (8%) Wood (5%) Utility gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	5.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	14.7%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	23.5%
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)

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