Saugus, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 26,006, Rural population: 0)

Saugus, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,069 (9,923 occupied: 7,942 owner occupied, 1,981 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	38%

Housing density: 917 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $901 (lower quartile is $443, upper quartile is $1,143)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $549

Median gross rent in Saugus, MA in 2007: $1,036

Housing units in Saugus with a mortgage: 4,592 (446 second mortgage, 440 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,200

Saugus,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $375,263 (it was $201,100 in 2000)

Saugus:	$375,263
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $316,918 - $451,261

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $405,568
Here: $405,568
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $381,785
Here: $381,785
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $531,880
Here: $531,880
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $347,384
Here: $347,384
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,910
Here: $248,910
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $209,386
Here: $209,386
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,792

In family households: 22,692 (5,411 male householders, 1,718 female householders)
5,791 spouses, 8,035 children (7,655 natural, 155 adopted, 225 stepchildren), 526 grandchildren, 231 brothers or sisters, 289 parents, 397 other relatives, 294 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,100 (990 male householders (792 living alone)), 1,666 female householders (1,460 living alone)), 444 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 214 (146 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,806 2-persons, 1,709 3-persons, 1,583 4-persons, 704 5-persons, 236 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,252 1-person, 371 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

4,109 married couples with children.
785 single-parent households (171 men, 614 women).

89.7% of residents of Saugus speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
7.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,320 (5.1%)
(66.5% 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:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saugus, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 185 4 rooms: 425 5 rooms: 1,340 6 rooms: 2,209 7 rooms: 1,615 8 rooms: 965 9 or more rooms: 1,171

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saugus, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 26 2 rooms: 205 3 rooms: 556 4 rooms: 460 5 rooms: 370 6 rooms: 221 7 rooms: 75 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 59
1995 to 1998: 198
1990 to 1994: 390
1980 to 1989: 1,337
1970 to 1979: 969
1960 to 1969: 1,497
1950 to 1959: 1,570
1940 to 1949: 1,055
1939 or earlier: 2,994

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saugus:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 312 2 bedrooms: 1,725 3 bedrooms: 4,049 4 bedrooms: 1,394 5 or more bedrooms: 462

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saugus:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 852 2 bedrooms: 685 3 bedrooms: 369 4 bedrooms: 39 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Saugus in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 270 1 vehicle: 2,236 2 vehicles: 3,595 3 vehicles: 1,352 4 vehicles: 365 5 or more vehicles: 124

Cars and other vehicles available in Saugus in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 391 1 vehicle: 1,002 2 vehicles: 500 3 vehicles: 81 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 10
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $174,999: 89
$175,000 to $199,999: 93
$200,000 to $249,999: 399
$250,000 to $299,999: 1024
$300,000 to $399,999: 2743
$400,000 to $499,999: 1779
$500,000 to $749,999: 1363
$750,000 to $999,999: 179
$1,000,000 or more: 143

Saugus rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Saugus:

Less than $100: 42 people
$100 to $149: 23
$150 to $199: 31
$200 to $249: 87
$250 to $299: 94
$300 to $349: 69
$350 to $399: 59
$400 to $449: 51
$450 to $499: 47
$500 to $549: 82
$550 to $599: 46
$600 to $649: 27
$650 to $699: 25
$700 to $749: 54
$750 to $799: 58
$800 to $899: 128
$900 to $999: 164
$1,000 to $1,249: 525
$1,250 to $1,499: 136
$1,500 to $1,999: 104
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 129

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 167 1990 to 1994: 111 1985 to 1989: 76 1980 to 1984: 102 1975 to 1979: 104 1970 to 1974: 156 1970 to 1974: 225 1965 to 1969: 379

Saugus, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.1%
Number of people working at home: 265 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 228
5 to 9 minutes: 1177
10 to 14 minutes: 1641
15 to 19 minutes: 2325
20 to 24 minutes: 2238
25 to 29 minutes: 514
30 to 34 minutes: 1804
35 to 39 minutes: 286
40 to 44 minutes: 583
45 to 59 minutes: 1129
60 to 89 minutes: 725
90 or more minutes: 291

Saugus mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,661 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,013 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 446 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 514 (4%)
Railroad: 29 (0%)
Taxi: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 173 (1%)
Other means: 38 (0%)
Worked at home: 265 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 568
$10,000 to $14,999: 550
$15,000 to $19,999: 412
$20,000 to $24,999: 381
$25,000 to $29,999: 515
$30,000 to $34,999: 455
$35,000 to $39,999: 483
$40,000 to $44,999: 407
$45,000 to $49,999: 492
$50,000 to $59,999: 984
$60,000 to $74,999: 1312
$75,000 to $99,999: 1589
$100,000 to $124,999: 812
$125,000 to $149,999: 379
$150,000 to $199,999: 269
$200,000 or more: 177

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 8449

Irish: 4456

English: 1668

French Canadian: 874

Polish: 764

Other groups: 760

United States or American: 692

French (except Basque): 536

Scottish: 449

Scotch-Irish: 327

Greek: 287

German: 245

Swedish: 218

Portuguese: 200

Canadian: 174

Russian: 153

Armenian: 144

Arab:: 93

European: 83

Norwegian: 70

Lithuanian: 68

British: 60

Yugoslavian: 57

Afghan: 46

Syrian: 38

Lebanese: 36

Dutch: 25

Slovak: 25

Austrian: 24

Ukrainian: 24

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 24

Scandinavian: 22

Czechoslovakian: 19

Iranian: 17

Jamaican: 17

Finnish: 16

Welsh: 13

Moroccan: 10

Belgian: 10

Danish: 9

Hungarian: 9

Arab/Arabic: 9

Haitian: 7

Australian: 6

Swiss: 6

Latvian: 5

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

Italy (39%)
Canada (8%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Brazil (4%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4%)
Korea (3%)

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

This state: 22839
Northeast: 1027
Midwest: 240
South: 279
West: 145

74% of Saugus residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 76
7th and 8th grade: 131
9th grade: 187
10th grade: 285
11th grade: 158
12th grade, no diploma: 229
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,200
Less than 1 year of college: 621
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,453
Associate degree: 636
Bachelor's degree: 1,156
Master's degree: 465
Professional school degree: 128
Doctorate degree: 59

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 92
7th and 8th grade: 178
9th grade: 158
10th grade: 125
11th grade: 190
12th grade, no diploma: 406
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,270
Less than 1 year of college: 761
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,256
Associate degree: 813
Bachelor's degree: 1,233
Master's degree: 549
Professional school degree: 52
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

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: 5.7%

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: 30.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,843
Black householders: $32,024
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $49,047
Asian householders: $41,512
Some other race householders: $64,455
Two or more races householders: $70,035
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,593

Saugus household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Saugus household income for Black householders

Saugus household income for Asian householders

Saugus household income for Some other race householders

Saugus household income for Two or more races householders

Saugus household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Saugus marital status for males

Saugus marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $381,048
Black or African American householders: $349,885
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $513,164
Asian householders: $383,287
Some other race householders: $177,275
Two or more races householders: $492,451
Hispanic or Latino householders: $293,716

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,990
One, attached: 547
Two: 908
3 or 4: 337
5 to 9: 307
10 to 19: 216
20 to 49: 323
50 or more: 296
Mobile homes: 137
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $304,598

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Saugus:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Utility gas (39%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 371

Here:	14.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 246

Here:	18.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 361

Here:	33.5%
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)

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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