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Total population: 33,435 (All urban)

Houses: 12,696 (12,366 occupied: 9,034 owner occupied, 3,332 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	38%

Housing density: 612 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,067 (lower quartile is $766, upper quartile is $1,269)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,112

Median gross rent in Shrewsbury, MA in 2007: $1,152

Housing units in Shrewsbury with a mortgage: 6,141 (469 second mortgage, 873 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,972

Shrewsbury,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $386,223 (it was $191,700 in 2000)

Shrewsbury:	$386,223
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $299,715 - $542,655

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $456,975
Here: $456,975
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $350,746
Here: $350,746
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $376,416
Here: $376,416
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $377,433
Here: $377,433
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,463
Here: $202,463
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $27,016
Here: $27,016
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,464

In family households: 27,097 (6,983 male householders, 1,764 female householders)
7,473 spouses, 9,600 children (9,134 natural, 217 adopted, 249 stepchildren), 181 grandchildren, 227 brothers or sisters, 234 parents, 401 other relatives, 234 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,367 (1,526 male householders (1,222 living alone)), 2,144 female householders (1,900 living alone)), 697 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 176 (106 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,499 2-persons, 2,050 3-persons, 2,076 4-persons, 861 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,122 1-person, 481 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

6,920 married couples with children.
902 single-parent households (170 men, 732 women).

86.0% of residents of Shrewsbury speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,407 (10.8%)
(40.1% 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:	3.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 235 4 rooms: 435 5 rooms: 1,376 6 rooms: 2,042 7 rooms: 1,592 8 rooms: 1,704 9 or more rooms: 1,602

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 152 2 rooms: 489 3 rooms: 898 4 rooms: 889 5 rooms: 552 6 rooms: 169 7 rooms: 122 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 303
1995 to 1998: 1,183
1990 to 1994: 1,488
1980 to 1989: 1,847
1970 to 1979: 2,102
1960 to 1969: 1,435
1950 to 1959: 1,909
1940 to 1949: 690
1939 or earlier: 1,739

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shrewsbury:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 315 2 bedrooms: 1,573 3 bedrooms: 4,131 4 bedrooms: 2,657 5 or more bedrooms: 352

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shrewsbury:
	no bedroom: 172 1 bedroom: 1,488 2 bedrooms: 1,231 3 bedrooms: 347 4 bedrooms: 84 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 Shrewsbury in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 306 1 vehicle: 2,161 2 vehicles: 5,082 3 vehicles: 1,155 4 vehicles: 250 5 or more vehicles: 80

Cars and other vehicles available in Shrewsbury in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 357 1 vehicle: 1,917 2 vehicles: 933 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 10

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 31
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 12
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 96
$150,000 to $174,999: 100
$175,000 to $199,999: 206
$200,000 to $249,999: 682
$250,000 to $299,999: 1219
$300,000 to $399,999: 2675
$400,000 to $499,999: 1564
$500,000 to $749,999: 1933
$750,000 to $999,999: 707
$1,000,000 or more: 218

Shrewsbury rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Shrewsbury:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 47
$250 to $299: 40
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 59
$450 to $499: 72
$500 to $549: 64
$550 to $599: 48
$600 to $649: 67
$650 to $699: 107
$700 to $749: 143
$750 to $799: 107
$800 to $899: 216
$900 to $999: 370
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,145
$1,250 to $1,499: 360
$1,500 to $1,999: 331
$2,000 or more: 161
No cash rent: 115

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 950 1990 to 1994: 710 1985 to 1989: 526 1980 to 1984: 272 1975 to 1979: 202 1970 to 1974: 127 1970 to 1974: 122 1965 to 1969: 498

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.5%
Number of people working at home: 377 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 360
5 to 9 minutes: 1350
10 to 14 minutes: 2857
15 to 19 minutes: 2526
20 to 24 minutes: 2232
25 to 29 minutes: 726
30 to 34 minutes: 1558
35 to 39 minutes: 273
40 to 44 minutes: 546
45 to 59 minutes: 1459
60 to 89 minutes: 1153
90 or more minutes: 374

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,834 (88%)
Carpooled: 1,120 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 64 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Railroad: 110 (1%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 214 (1%)
Other means: 40 (0%)
Worked at home: 377 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 604
$10,000 to $14,999: 619
$15,000 to $19,999: 493
$20,000 to $24,999: 445
$25,000 to $29,999: 462
$30,000 to $34,999: 491
$35,000 to $39,999: 604
$40,000 to $44,999: 560
$45,000 to $49,999: 449
$50,000 to $59,999: 1037
$60,000 to $74,999: 1558
$75,000 to $99,999: 1724
$100,000 to $124,999: 1391
$125,000 to $149,999: 713
$150,000 to $199,999: 709
$200,000 or more: 558

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 5102

Irish: 5046

Other groups: 3127

English: 2239

United States or American: 2030

French (except Basque): 1745

French Canadian: 1196

German: 1083

Polish: 938

Swedish: 757

Scottish: 467

Lithuanian: 460

Greek: 382

Arab:: 364

Scotch-Irish: 358

Portuguese: 249

Lebanese: 218

Russian: 214

Armenian: 206

Brazilian: 203

Norwegian: 182

European: 126

British: 118

Subsaharan African:: 113

Finnish: 109

Canadian: 85

Ukrainian: 85

Welsh: 83

Dutch: 76

Austrian: 75

Albanian: 67

Eastern European: 64

Hungarian: 54

Northern European: 51

Arab/Arabic: 48

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 44

Slovak: 42

Syrian: 42

South African: 41

Egyptian: 40

Ghanian: 33

Nigerian: 33

Danish: 32

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 30

Swiss: 27

Scandinavian: 27

U.S. Virgin Islander: 26

Romanian: 21

Iranian: 19

Belgian: 18

Turkish: 18

Other Arab: 16

Estonian: 13

Bulgarian: 12

Jamaican: 12

Afghan: 10

Czech: 9

Serbian: 9

Alsatian: 8

Basque: 8

Croatian: 6

African: 6

British West Indian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

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

India (23%)
Vietnam (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Brazil (5%)
Canada (5%)
Korea (4%)

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

This state: 20555
Northeast: 4513
Midwest: 1226
South: 1020
West: 657

58% of Shrewsbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 149
11th grade: 92
12th grade, no diploma: 247
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,813
Less than 1 year of college: 473
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,151
Associate degree: 673
Bachelor's degree: 3,043
Master's degree: 1,522
Professional school degree: 547
Doctorate degree: 391

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 86
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 185
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 134
11th grade: 113
12th grade, no diploma: 330
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,752
Less than 1 year of college: 672
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,411
Associate degree: 1,043
Bachelor's degree: 2,746
Master's degree: 1,399
Professional school degree: 280
Doctorate degree: 157

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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: 11.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,006
Black householders: $41,514
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $90,963
Asian householders: $90,221
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $43,670
Some other race householders: $49,095
Two or more races householders: $58,938
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,764

Shrewsbury household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Shrewsbury household income for Black householders

Shrewsbury household income for Asian householders

Shrewsbury household income for Some other race householders

Shrewsbury household income for Two or more races householders

Shrewsbury household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Shrewsbury marital status for males

Shrewsbury marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $390,856
Black or African American householders: $440,822
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $226,656
Asian householders: $512,546
Two or more races householders: $254,661
Hispanic or Latino householders: $409,593

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,563
One, attached: 558
Two: 652
3 or 4: 296
5 to 9: 505
10 to 19: 858
20 to 49: 530
50 or more: 683
Mobile homes: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,905

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Shrewsbury:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (47%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (41%) Electricity (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 446

Here:	12.1%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 279

Here:	20.9%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 433

Here:	43.6%
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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