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Total population: 6,584 (Urban population: 3,028, Rural population: 3,556 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,084 (2,042 occupied: 1,686 owner occupied, 356 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	38%

Housing density: 97 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $715 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $1,024)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $806

Median gross rent in Upton, MA in 2007: $767

Housing units in Upton with a mortgage: 1,203 (97 second mortgage, 219 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 274

Upton,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $483,534 (it was $240,000 in 2000)

Upton:	$483,534
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $339,038 - $585,949

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $510,184
Here: $510,184
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $324,677
Here: $324,677
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $343,612
Here: $343,612
State: $414,317

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,598

In family households: 5,024 (1,233 male householders, 339 female householders)
1,339 spouses, 1,939 children (1,837 natural, 21 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 35 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 574 (172 male householders (125 living alone)), 302 female householders (264 living alone)), 100 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 44 (40 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 584 2-persons, 371 3-persons, 396 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 57 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 389 1-person, 79 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

1,434 married couples with children.
165 single-parent households (39 men, 126 women).

96.1% of residents of Upton speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 179 (3.2%)
(33.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upton, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 102 5 rooms: 181 6 rooms: 299 7 rooms: 361 8 rooms: 424 9 or more rooms: 319

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upton, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 84 3 rooms: 148 4 rooms: 54 5 rooms: 36 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 68
1995 to 1998: 156
1990 to 1994: 329
1980 to 1989: 292
1970 to 1979: 268
1960 to 1969: 130
1950 to 1959: 221
1940 to 1949: 92
1939 or earlier: 528

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Upton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 232 3 bedrooms: 800 4 bedrooms: 518 5 or more bedrooms: 114

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upton:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 220 2 bedrooms: 72 3 bedrooms: 45 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Upton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 303 2 vehicles: 979 3 vehicles: 269 4 vehicles: 89 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Upton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 97 1 vehicle: 180 2 vehicles: 54 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$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: 11
$175,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 to $249,999: 62
$250,000 to $299,999: 131
$300,000 to $399,999: 431
$400,000 to $499,999: 386
$500,000 to $749,999: 691
$750,000 to $999,999: 192
$1,000,000 or more: 37

Upton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Upton:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 20
$350 to $399: 42
$400 to $449: 37
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 29
$750 to $799: 27
$800 to $899: 29
$900 to $999: 22
$1,000 to $1,249: 51
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 41
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 43 1990 to 1994: 31 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 17 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 41

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.8%
Number of people working at home: 163 (6.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 28
5 to 9 minutes: 253
10 to 14 minutes: 114
15 to 19 minutes: 255
20 to 24 minutes: 336
25 to 29 minutes: 286
30 to 34 minutes: 396
35 to 39 minutes: 74
40 to 44 minutes: 153
45 to 59 minutes: 446
60 to 89 minutes: 171
90 or more minutes: 50

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,357 (86%)
Carpooled: 136 (5%)
Railroad: 24 (1%)
Other means: 45 (2%)
Worked at home: 163 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 140
$10,000 to $14,999: 89
$15,000 to $19,999: 50
$20,000 to $24,999: 50
$25,000 to $29,999: 22
$30,000 to $34,999: 117
$35,000 to $39,999: 42
$40,000 to $44,999: 67
$45,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 143
$60,000 to $74,999: 185
$75,000 to $99,999: 350
$100,000 to $124,999: 233
$125,000 to $149,999: 148
$150,000 to $199,999: 217
$200,000 or more: 147

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 869

Italian: 779

English: 677

United States or American: 545

French (except Basque): 389

German: 259

French Canadian: 233

Polish: 222

Scottish: 176

Other groups: 136

Swedish: 107

Armenian: 55

Scotch-Irish: 47

Arab:: 43

Arab/Arabic: 43

Hungarian: 42

Norwegian: 42

Finnish: 35

Lithuanian: 35

European: 27

Canadian: 22

Dutch: 21

Portuguese: 19

Danish: 15

Ukrainian: 15

Russian: 14

Northern European: 12

Czechoslovakian: 9

Welsh: 7

British: 6

Czech: 6

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

United Kingdom (56%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (9%)
Canada (9%)
Philippines (8%)
Israel (6%)
Other Western Asia (4%)
Ireland (4%)

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

This state: 4123
Northeast: 898
Midwest: 129
South: 126
West: 134

71% of Upton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 61
High school graduate (or equivalency): 443
Less than 1 year of college: 108
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 128
Associate degree: 130
Bachelor's degree: 578
Master's degree: 191
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 474
Less than 1 year of college: 104
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 202
Associate degree: 127
Bachelor's degree: 667
Master's degree: 185
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $102,839
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $46,496
Asian householders: $262,147
Two or more races householders: $132,711
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,169

Upton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Upton household income for Two or more races householders

Upton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Upton marital status for males

Upton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $483,332
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $327,393
Asian householders: $705,154
Two or more races householders: $327,393
Hispanic or Latino householders: $327,393

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,659
One, attached: 39
Two: 71
3 or 4: 100
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 51
20 to 49: 19
50 or more: 128

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Upton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Utility gas (18%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Other fuel (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37

Here:	5.7%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61

Here:	24.4%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	51.0%
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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