Wakefield, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Wakefield, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,937 (9,747 occupied: 7,020 owner occupied, 2,727 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	38%

Housing density: 1331 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $966 (lower quartile is $751, upper quartile is $1,191)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $923

Median gross rent in Wakefield, MA in 2007: $1,083

Housing units in Wakefield with a mortgage: 4,066 (248 second mortgage, 772 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,823

Wakefield,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $433,995 (it was $240,300 in 2000)

Wakefield:	$433,995
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $362,196 - $522,614

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $458,145
Here: $458,145
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $374,064
Here: $374,064
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $448,252
Here: $448,252
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $392,333
Here: $392,333
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,280
Here: $248,280
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $196,797
Here: $196,797
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,561

In family households: 20,771 (5,196 male householders, 1,447 female householders)
5,370 spouses, 7,554 children (7,278 natural, 124 adopted, 152 stepchildren), 357 grandchildren, 176 brothers or sisters, 208 parents, 253 other relatives, 210 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,790 (1,224 male householders (957 living alone)), 1,909 female householders (1,628 living alone)), 657 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 243 (214 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,658 2-persons, 1,630 3-persons, 1,492 4-persons, 616 5-persons, 211 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,585 1-person, 466 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

4,570 married couples with children.
750 single-parent households (158 men, 592 women).

92.5% of residents of Wakefield speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,238 (5.0%)
(61.9% 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:	4.0
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wakefield, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 95 4 rooms: 383 5 rooms: 799 6 rooms: 1,767 7 rooms: 1,878 8 rooms: 1,114 9 or more rooms: 955

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakefield, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 80 2 rooms: 194 3 rooms: 704 4 rooms: 814 5 rooms: 516 6 rooms: 251 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 40

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 125
1995 to 1998: 245
1990 to 1994: 241
1980 to 1989: 657
1970 to 1979: 1,009
1960 to 1969: 782
1950 to 1959: 1,706
1940 to 1949: 1,216
1939 or earlier: 3,956

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wakefield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 233 2 bedrooms: 1,310 3 bedrooms: 3,592 4 bedrooms: 1,504 5 or more bedrooms: 381

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakefield:
	no bedroom: 87 1 bedroom: 1,053 2 bedrooms: 1,135 3 bedrooms: 355 4 bedrooms: 85 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wakefield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 249 1 vehicle: 1,977 2 vehicles: 3,504 3 vehicles: 833 4 vehicles: 386 5 or more vehicles: 71

Cars and other vehicles available in Wakefield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 382 1 vehicle: 1,398 2 vehicles: 790 3 vehicles: 136 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 9

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$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: 10
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 19
$150,000 to $174,999: 51
$175,000 to $199,999: 73
$200,000 to $249,999: 156
$250,000 to $299,999: 463
$300,000 to $399,999: 1938
$400,000 to $499,999: 1967
$500,000 to $749,999: 1893
$750,000 to $999,999: 313
$1,000,000 or more: 112

Wakefield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wakefield:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 18
$150 to $199: 56
$200 to $249: 55
$250 to $299: 45
$300 to $349: 32
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 34
$450 to $499: 40
$500 to $549: 38
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 66
$650 to $699: 100
$700 to $749: 122
$750 to $799: 94
$800 to $899: 346
$900 to $999: 279
$1,000 to $1,249: 681
$1,250 to $1,499: 289
$1,500 to $1,999: 207
$2,000 or more: 39
No cash rent: 147

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 214 1990 to 1994: 124 1985 to 1989: 90 1980 to 1984: 161 1975 to 1979: 85 1970 to 1974: 72 1970 to 1974: 113 1965 to 1969: 379

Wakefield, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.6%
Number of people working at home: 409 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 353
5 to 9 minutes: 1243
10 to 14 minutes: 1672
15 to 19 minutes: 1449
20 to 24 minutes: 2006
25 to 29 minutes: 588
30 to 34 minutes: 1885
35 to 39 minutes: 289
40 to 44 minutes: 683
45 to 59 minutes: 1360
60 to 89 minutes: 943
90 or more minutes: 154

Wakefield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,211 (78%)
Carpooled: 894 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 78 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 25 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 428 (3%)
Railroad: 655 (5%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 256 (2%)
Other means: 47 (0%)
Worked at home: 409 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 425
$10,000 to $14,999: 351
$15,000 to $19,999: 318
$20,000 to $24,999: 359
$25,000 to $29,999: 370
$30,000 to $34,999: 399
$35,000 to $39,999: 537
$40,000 to $44,999: 456
$45,000 to $49,999: 392
$50,000 to $59,999: 884
$60,000 to $74,999: 1067
$75,000 to $99,999: 1783
$100,000 to $124,999: 1137
$125,000 to $149,999: 498
$150,000 to $199,999: 486
$200,000 or more: 314

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 6027

Italian: 5967

English: 1971

United States or American: 1033

French Canadian: 829

French (except Basque): 824

Other groups: 803

German: 673

Scottish: 614

Polish: 572

Scotch-Irish: 448

Portuguese: 299

Greek: 280

Swedish: 263

Russian: 174

Canadian: 139

Armenian: 93

Norwegian: 91

Dutch: 70

Ukrainian: 66

Finnish: 63

Arab:: 53

Nigerian: 53

Subsaharan African:: 53

Swiss: 53

Lebanese: 44

British: 40

Lithuanian: 35

Northern European: 30

Iranian: 30

Brazilian: 27

Danish: 27

Austrian: 26

Scandinavian: 22

Belgian: 21

Welsh: 18

Turkish: 18

European: 13

Czechoslovakian: 13

Czech: 12

Slovak: 11

Albanian: 10

Israeli: 10

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Syrian: 9

Latvian: 7

Eastern European: 7

Hungarian: 6

Romanian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 5

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

Italy (16%)
Canada (13%)
Germany (7%)
Ireland (5%)
India (5%)
Colombia (5%)
Portugal (4%)

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

This state: 20492
Northeast: 1954
Midwest: 404
South: 348
West: 242

68% of Wakefield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 52
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 63
7th and 8th grade: 146
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 178
11th grade: 89
12th grade, no diploma: 216
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,958
Less than 1 year of college: 386
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 931
Associate degree: 571
Bachelor's degree: 2,248
Master's degree: 937
Professional school degree: 208
Doctorate degree: 175

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 46
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 111
9th grade: 131
10th grade: 179
11th grade: 86
12th grade, no diploma: 210
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,472
Less than 1 year of college: 648
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,101
Associate degree: 988
Bachelor's degree: 2,224
Master's degree: 1,011
Professional school degree: 201
Doctorate degree: 58

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 20.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $82,100
Black householders: $102,286
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,574
Asian householders: $73,707
Some other race householders: $25,318
Two or more races householders: $131,824
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,989

Wakefield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wakefield household income for Black householders

Wakefield household income for Asian householders

Wakefield household income for Some other race householders

Wakefield household income for Two or more races householders

Wakefield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wakefield marital status for males

Wakefield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $437,607
Black or African American householders: $1,806,057
Asian householders: $682,327
Some other race householders: $338,635
Two or more races householders: $622,005
Hispanic or Latino householders: $372,047

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,227
One, attached: 275
Two: 1,438
3 or 4: 704
5 to 9: 348
10 to 19: 271
20 to 49: 344
50 or more: 298
Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $248,162

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wakefield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Utility gas (29%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Utility gas (33%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 242

Here:	9.4%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 212

Here:	17.3%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 445

Here:	44.6%
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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