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(Urban population: 5,101, Rural population: 0)

Scituate, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,241 (2,070 occupied: 1,550 owner occupied, 520 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	38%

Housing density: 547 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $967 (lower quartile is $740, upper quartile is $1,306)

Median gross rent in Scituate, MA in 2007: $1,106

Housing units in Scituate with a mortgage: 986 (65 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 475

Scituate,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $584,925 (it was $271,500 in 2000)

Scituate:	$584,925
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $462,312 - $664,581

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $654,679
Here: $654,679
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $601,614
Here: $601,614
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $1,119,866
Here: $1,119,866
State: $414,317

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $761,250
Here: $761,250
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $350,000
Here: $350,000
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,045

In family households: 4,337 (1,048 male householders, 349 female householders)
1,171 spouses, 1,494 children (1,421 natural, 33 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 91 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 708 (244 male householders (191 living alone)), 360 female householders (338 living alone)), 104 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 56 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 648 2-persons, 310 3-persons, 261 4-persons, 122 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 529 1-person, 59 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

902 married couples with children.
166 single-parent households (30 men, 136 women).

94.3% of residents of Scituate speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 179 (3.5%)
(71.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scituate, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 204 6 rooms: 282 7 rooms: 397 8 rooms: 385 9 or more rooms: 218

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scituate, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 97 3 rooms: 96 4 rooms: 100 5 rooms: 113 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 71
1990 to 1994: 146
1980 to 1989: 197
1970 to 1979: 236
1960 to 1969: 313
1950 to 1959: 423
1940 to 1949: 173
1939 or earlier: 675

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scituate:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 246 3 bedrooms: 810 4 bedrooms: 390 5 or more bedrooms: 87

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scituate:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 265 2 bedrooms: 117 3 bedrooms: 112 4 bedrooms: 26 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 Scituate in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 365 2 vehicles: 787 3 vehicles: 274 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Scituate in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 97 1 vehicle: 299 2 vehicles: 118 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$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: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 23
$250,000 to $299,999: 24
$300,000 to $399,999: 134
$400,000 to $499,999: 303
$500,000 to $749,999: 664
$750,000 to $999,999: 227
$1,000,000 or more: 171

Scituate rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Scituate:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 22
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 44
$800 to $899: 32
$900 to $999: 71
$1,000 to $1,249: 79
$1,250 to $1,499: 88
$1,500 to $1,999: 46
$2,000 or more: 24
No cash rent: 15

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 36 1990 to 1994: 15 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 47 1965 to 1969: 63

Scituate, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.8%
Number of people working at home: 161 (6.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 91
5 to 9 minutes: 377
10 to 14 minutes: 197
15 to 19 minutes: 190
20 to 24 minutes: 191
25 to 29 minutes: 148
30 to 34 minutes: 156
35 to 39 minutes: 129
40 to 44 minutes: 132
45 to 59 minutes: 232
60 to 89 minutes: 314
90 or more minutes: 273

Scituate mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,974 (76%)
Carpooled: 214 (8%)
Subway or elevated: 14 (1%)
Ferryboat: 128 (5%)
Walked: 52 (2%)
Other means: 48 (2%)
Worked at home: 161 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 91
$10,000 to $14,999: 99
$15,000 to $19,999: 103
$20,000 to $24,999: 94
$25,000 to $29,999: 103
$30,000 to $34,999: 115
$35,000 to $39,999: 110
$40,000 to $44,999: 42
$45,000 to $49,999: 72
$50,000 to $59,999: 116
$60,000 to $74,999: 285
$75,000 to $99,999: 284
$100,000 to $124,999: 195
$125,000 to $149,999: 82
$150,000 to $199,999: 139
$200,000 or more: 71

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1846

English: 548

Italian: 500

United States or American: 249

German: 223

French (except Basque): 136

Other groups: 132

Scotch-Irish: 131

French Canadian: 123

Scottish: 115

Subsaharan African:: 108

Cape Verdean: 108

Polish: 69

Portuguese: 51

Welsh: 51

Swedish: 41

Greek: 40

European: 35

Canadian: 31

Lithuanian: 27

Russian: 26

Danish: 23

Finnish: 21

Norwegian: 19

Belgian: 16

British: 8

Dutch: 8

Hungarian: 8

Slovak: 7

Armenian: 7

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

United Kingdom (35%)
Canada (10%)
Other Western Africa (9%)
Italy (8%)
Portugal (7%)
Korea (7%)
Honduras (6%)

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

This state: 3737
Northeast: 706
Midwest: 182
South: 196
West: 79

60% of Scituate residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% 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: 0
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 359
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 228
Associate degree: 188
Bachelor's degree: 504
Master's degree: 209
Professional school degree: 46
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 514
Less than 1 year of college: 145
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 313
Associate degree: 181
Bachelor's degree: 540
Master's degree: 255
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.8%

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 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $78,804
Some other race householders: $70,606
Two or more races householders: $195,358
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $93,089

Scituate household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Scituate household income for Some other race householders

Scituate household income for Two or more races householders

Scituate household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Scituate marital status for males

Scituate marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $578,030
Some other race householders: $490,130
Two or more races householders: $317,776
Hispanic or Latino householders: $377,023

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,696
One, attached: 164
Two: 66
3 or 4: 158
5 to 9: 94
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 26
50 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $647,547

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Scituate:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%) Utility gas (48%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	5.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	9.7%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 69

Here:	65.1%
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)

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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