Shelburne, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,035 (Urban population: 7 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,028 (42 farm, 1,986 nonfarm))

Houses: 877 (826 occupied: 509 owner occupied, 317 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	38%

Housing density: 38 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $689 (lower quartile is $526, upper quartile is $792)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,128

Median gross rent in Shelburne, MA in 2007: $746

Housing units in Shelburne with a mortgage: 180 (8 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 132

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $258,655 (it was $141,700 in 2000)

Shelburne:	$258,655
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $196,345 - $324,962

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $295,969
Here: $295,969
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,329
Here: $196,329
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $328,690
Here: $328,690
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $915,353
Here: $915,353
State: $431,982

Mobile homes: $51,471
Here: $51,471
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,925

In family households: 1,518 (381 male householders, 113 female householders)
414 spouses, 513 children (467 natural, 32 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 8 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 407 (110 male householders (78 living alone)), 209 female householders (169 living alone)), 88 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 125 (118 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 230 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 247 1-person, 56 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

293 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (32 men, 75 women).

94.6% of residents of Shelburne speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 85 (4.1%)
(48.2% 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:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelburne, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 25 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 131 7 rooms: 95 8 rooms: 74 9 or more rooms: 109

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelburne, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 60 5 rooms: 58 6 rooms: 34 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 50
1980 to 1989: 57
1970 to 1979: 89
1960 to 1969: 97
1950 to 1959: 35
1940 to 1949: 28
1939 or earlier: 481

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shelburne:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 68 3 bedrooms: 269 4 bedrooms: 112 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelburne:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 124 2 bedrooms: 93 3 bedrooms: 48 4 bedrooms: 41 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Shelburne in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 140 2 vehicles: 251 3 vehicles: 83 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Shelburne in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 38 1 vehicle: 188 2 vehicles: 68 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$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: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $174,999: 35
$175,000 to $199,999: 50
$200,000 to $249,999: 100
$250,000 to $299,999: 93
$300,000 to $399,999: 92
$400,000 to $499,999: 38
$500,000 to $749,999: 26
$750,000 to $999,999: 11
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Shelburne rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Shelburne:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 9
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 11
$550 to $599: 16
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 30
$700 to $749: 30
$750 to $799: 28
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 23
$1,000 to $1,249: 26
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 24

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 26 1990 to 1994: 12 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 3

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.1%
Number of people working at home: 74 (7.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 52
5 to 9 minutes: 97
10 to 14 minutes: 161
15 to 19 minutes: 162
20 to 24 minutes: 128
25 to 29 minutes: 47
30 to 34 minutes: 129
35 to 39 minutes: 70
40 to 44 minutes: 41
45 to 59 minutes: 43
60 to 89 minutes: 15
90 or more minutes: 15

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 748 (72%)
Carpooled: 146 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (1%)
Walked: 47 (5%)
Worked at home: 74 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 77
$10,000 to $14,999: 57
$15,000 to $19,999: 59
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 58
$40,000 to $44,999: 25
$45,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 110
$60,000 to $74,999: 116
$75,000 to $99,999: 68
$100,000 to $124,999: 46
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

English: 385

Irish: 245

Polish: 134

German: 104

Italian: 100

French (except Basque): 92

Scottish: 87

French Canadian: 85

United States or American: 75

Other groups: 59

Scotch-Irish: 40

European: 37

Canadian: 20

Lithuanian: 20

Czech: 19

Swiss: 14

Dutch: 12

Finnish: 11

Eastern European: 9

Swedish: 9

Norwegian: 8

Russian: 8

British: 6

Portuguese: 6

Estonian: 5

Greek: 4

Hungarian: 4

Czechoslovakian: 4

Danish: 3

Ukrainian: 3

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

Canada (26%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (24%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (20%)
Germany (13%)
Other Northern Europe (9%)
India (5%)
Other Western Europe (4%)

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

This state: 1399
Northeast: 383
Midwest: 83
South: 38
West: 57

56% of Shelburne residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 227
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 80
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 125
Master's degree: 74
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 3
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 204
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 130
Associate degree: 66
Bachelor's degree: 199
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

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: 33.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,089
Some other race householders: $3,065
Two or more races householders: $8,144
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $3,110

Shelburne household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Shelburne marital status for males

Shelburne marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $241,679

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 511
One, attached: 33
Two: 141
3 or 4: 86
5 to 9: 51
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 16
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $56,077

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Shelburne:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%) Wood (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (5%) Other fuel (2%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Electricity (18%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	8.1%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

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

Here:	9.8%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	33.8%
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)

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