Wareham, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Back to: Wareham, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. Total population: 21,221 (Urban population: 19,359, Rural population: 1,862 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 10,670 (8,200 occupied: 6,193 owner occupied, 2,007 renter occupied) % of renters here:   24% State:   38% Housing density: 298 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Wareham, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Do you miss massachusetts?  (447 replies) Buy in Wareham, MA  (2 replies) Where is HOME? finally~  (37 replies) Easton-New Bedford Commute  (11 replies) A Brief Visit to Cape Cod in October...  (29 replies) Cape Cod  (81 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $757 (lower quartile is $471, upper quartile is $986) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $870 Median gross rent in Wareham, MA in 2007: $915 Housing units in Wareham with a mortgage: 3,568 (277 second mortgage, 419 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,615 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $251,636 (it was $116,800 in 2000) Wareham:   $251,636 Massachusetts:   $366,400 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $214,169 - $311,747 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $300,313 Here:   $300,313 State:   $440,475 Townhouses or other attached units: $261,432 Here:   $261,432 State:   $384,213 In 2-unit structures: $386,682 Here:   $386,682 State:   $414,317 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $428,823 Here:   $428,823 State:   $431,982 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $206,563 Here:   $206,563 State:   $335,381 Mobile homes: $41,341 Here:   $41,341 State:   $71,966 Household type by relationship Households: 20,036 In family households: 16,838 (3,597 male householders, 1,842 female householders) 3,909 spouses, 6,023 children (5,518 natural, 248 adopted, 257 stepchildren), 378 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 206 parents, 178 other relatives, 597 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,198 (1,073 male householders (892 living alone)), 1,698 female householders (1,496 living alone)), 427 nonrelatives In group quarters: 299 (254 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,351 2-persons, 1,204 3-persons, 1,103 4-persons, 506 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,388 1-person, 364 2-persons, 19 3-persons. 2,966 married couples with children. 1,454 single-parent households (327 men, 1,127 women). 92.2% of residents of Wareham speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 707 (3.5%) (61.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wareham, MA: Less than $10,000: 11 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 6 $20,000 to $24,999: 13 $25,000 to $29,999: 17 $30,000 to $34,999: 28 $35,000 to $39,999: 38 $40,000 to $49,999: 88 $50,000 to $59,999: 77 $60,000 to $69,999: 66 $70,000 to $79,999: 87 $80,000 to $89,999: 93 $90,000 to $99,999: 62 $100,000 to $124,999: 142 $125,000 to $149,999: 197 $150,000 to $174,999: 282 $175,000 to $199,999: 543 $200,000 to $249,999: 1429 $250,000 to $299,999: 1114 $300,000 to $399,999: 1246 $400,000 to $499,999: 370 $500,000 to $749,999: 355 $750,000 to $999,999: 93 $1,000,000 or more: 102

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wareham: Less than $100: 22 people $100 to $149: 12 $150 to $199: 53 $200 to $249: 87 $250 to $299: 115 $300 to $349: 40 $350 to $399: 44 $400 to $449: 50 $450 to $499: 89 $500 to $549: 89 $550 to $599: 90 $600 to $649: 110 $650 to $699: 81 $700 to $749: 63 $750 to $799: 91 $800 to $899: 155 $900 to $999: 256 $1,000 to $1,249: 360 $1,250 to $1,499: 98 $1,500 to $1,999: 9 $2,000 or more: 2 No cash rent: 172

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.5%
Number of people working at home: 147 (1.6% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 8,021 (85%)
• Carpooled: 929 (10%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 72 (1%)
• Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
• Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
• Railroad: 36 (0%)
• Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
• Taxi: 10 (0%)
• Bicycle: 44 (0%)
• Walked: 106 (1%)
• Other means: 26 (0%)
• Worked at home: 147 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 847 $10,000 to $14,999: 564 $15,000 to $19,999: 533 $20,000 to $24,999: 594 $25,000 to $29,999: 542 $30,000 to $34,999: 543 $35,000 to $39,999: 430 $40,000 to $44,999: 533 $45,000 to $49,999: 484 $50,000 to $59,999: 677 $60,000 to $74,999: 846 $75,000 to $99,999: 897 $100,000 to $124,999: 321 $125,000 to $149,999: 154 $150,000 to $199,999: 108 $200,000 or more: 137

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3200

English: 2115

Italian: 1881

Cape Verdean: 1467

Subsaharan African:: 1467

Portuguese: 1423

French (except Basque): 1017

Other groups: 894

United States or American: 892

French Canadian: 794

German: 725

Polish: 661

Swedish: 361

Scotch-Irish: 274

Scottish: 239

Russian: 140

Canadian: 129

Arab:: 121

Lebanese: 108

Finnish: 106

Greek: 74

Lithuanian: 67

Danish: 63

Austrian: 62

Dutch: 54

Welsh: 51

Yugoslavian: 36

British: 34

Scandinavian: 29

Brazilian: 25

Ukrainian: 21

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21

European: 20

Hungarian: 19

Romanian: 13

Armenian: 12

Latvian: 11

Haitian: 11

Luxemburger: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Norwegian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Syrian: 7

Arab/Arabic: 6

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

• This state: 16543
• Northeast: 1537
• Midwest: 469
• South: 631
• West: 330

58% of Wareham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 36
• Nursery to 4th grade: 17
• 5th and 6th grade: 79
• 7th and 8th grade: 266
• 9th grade: 190
• 10th grade: 258
• 11th grade: 167
• 12th grade, no diploma: 226
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,467
• Less than 1 year of college: 396
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 885
• Associate degree: 395
• Bachelor's degree: 784
• Master's degree: 254
• Professional school degree: 26
• Doctorate degree: 36

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 34
• Nursery to 4th grade: 9
• 5th and 6th grade: 63
• 7th and 8th grade: 195
• 9th grade: 121
• 10th grade: 303
• 11th grade: 226
• 12th grade, no diploma: 274
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,709
• Less than 1 year of college: 744
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,097
• Associate degree: 635
• Bachelor's degree: 758
• Master's degree: 337
• Professional school degree: 77
• Doctorate degree: 26

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 17.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 24.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $51,784
• Black householders: $63,795
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $104,098
• Asian householders: $74,003
• Some other race householders: $38,333
• Two or more races householders: $54,147
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $67,449

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $264,778
• Black or African American householders: $248,189
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $285,245
• Asian householders: $453,290
• Some other race householders: $248,404
• Two or more races householders: $208,116
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $247,973

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,238
• One, attached: 259
• Two: 305
• 3 or 4: 316
• 5 to 9: 270
• 10 to 19: 268
• 20 to 49: 70
• 50 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 926

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,270

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