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Total population: 8,277 (Urban population: 7,356, Rural population: 921 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,458 (2,413 occupied: 1,963 owner occupied, 450 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	38%

Housing density: 191 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $804 (lower quartile is $659, upper quartile is $919)

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

Median gross rent in West Boylston, MA in 2007: $863

Housing units in West Boylston with a mortgage: 1,129 (70 second mortgage, 162 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 625

West Boylston,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $312,484 (it was $155,100 in 2000)

West Boylston:	$312,484
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $257,067 - $417,518

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $370,451
Here: $370,451
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,548
Here: $231,548
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $282,708
Here: $282,708
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $491,486
Here: $491,486
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $231,192
Here: $231,192
State: $335,381

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,147

In family households: 5,381 (1,485 male householders, 293 female householders)
1,502 spouses, 1,937 children (1,773 natural, 49 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 32 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 766 (242 male householders (189 living alone)), 405 female householders (375 living alone)), 119 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,334 (1,325 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 765 2-persons, 359 3-persons, 438 4-persons, 178 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 564 1-person, 64 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

1,277 married couples with children.
213 single-parent households (44 men, 169 women).

90.4% of residents of West Boylston speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 80% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 171 (2.3%)
(62.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
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 West Boylston, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 104 5 rooms: 306 6 rooms: 518 7 rooms: 359 8 rooms: 316 9 or more rooms: 343

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Boylston, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 178 5 rooms: 105 6 rooms: 63 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 98
1990 to 1994: 66
1980 to 1989: 288
1970 to 1979: 266
1960 to 1969: 275
1950 to 1959: 700
1940 to 1949: 158
1939 or earlier: 601

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Boylston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 345 3 bedrooms: 978 4 bedrooms: 514 5 or more bedrooms: 89

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Boylston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 150 2 bedrooms: 218 3 bedrooms: 62 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Boylston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 453 2 vehicles: 1,077 3 vehicles: 268 4 vehicles: 72 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in West Boylston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 297 2 vehicles: 106 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$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: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 30
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 278
$250,000 to $299,999: 566
$300,000 to $399,999: 600
$400,000 to $499,999: 179
$500,000 to $749,999: 303
$750,000 to $999,999: 97
$1,000,000 or more: 10

West Boylston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Boylston:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 11
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 24
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 23
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 60
$750 to $799: 58
$800 to $899: 117
$900 to $999: 66
$1,000 to $1,249: 30
$1,250 to $1,499: 10
$1,500 to $1,999: 19
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 22

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 16 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 14 1970 to 1974: 15 1965 to 1969: 64

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.7%
Number of people working at home: 159 (5.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 108
5 to 9 minutes: 334
10 to 14 minutes: 471
15 to 19 minutes: 603
20 to 24 minutes: 509
25 to 29 minutes: 160
30 to 34 minutes: 253
35 to 39 minutes: 38
40 to 44 minutes: 83
45 to 59 minutes: 156
60 to 89 minutes: 150
90 or more minutes: 47

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,699 (88%)
Carpooled: 132 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Railroad: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 51 (2%)
Other means: 13 (0%)
Worked at home: 159 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 113
$10,000 to $14,999: 157
$15,000 to $19,999: 121
$20,000 to $24,999: 126
$25,000 to $29,999: 107
$30,000 to $34,999: 105
$35,000 to $39,999: 114
$40,000 to $44,999: 110
$45,000 to $49,999: 150
$50,000 to $59,999: 199
$60,000 to $74,999: 243
$75,000 to $99,999: 419
$100,000 to $124,999: 240
$125,000 to $149,999: 72
$150,000 to $199,999: 87
$200,000 or more: 62

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 994

Irish: 969

English: 592

French (except Basque): 536

Swedish: 346

Polish: 315

United States or American: 268

French Canadian: 267

German: 238

Other groups: 170

Scottish: 138

Lithuanian: 100

Armenian: 93

Finnish: 76

Greek: 56

Russian: 41

Albanian: 37

Welsh: 36

Scotch-Irish: 34

Dutch: 27

Danish: 25

Arab:: 21

Canadian: 14

Lebanese: 14

Austrian: 14

British: 11

Czechoslovakian: 10

Syrian: 7

Portuguese: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Eastern European: 5

Slovak: 4

Norwegian: 4

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

United Kingdom (15%)
Poland (11%)
Canada (10%)
Germany (7%)
Asia, n.e.c. (6%)
Japan (6%)
Greece (5%)

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

This state: 5099
Northeast: 1257
Midwest: 440
South: 122
West: 87

61% of West Boylston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 104
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 87
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 87
High school graduate (or equivalency): 718
Less than 1 year of college: 249
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 375
Associate degree: 343
Bachelor's degree: 481
Master's degree: 190
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 745
Less than 1 year of college: 240
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 213
Associate degree: 214
Bachelor's degree: 520
Master's degree: 198
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 18

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,057
Asian householders: $102,483
Some other race householders: $75,485
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,149

West Boylston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Boylston household income for Asian householders

West Boylston household income for Some other race householders

West Boylston marital status for males

West Boylston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $313,088
Asian householders: $277,024
Some other race householders: $309,461
Hispanic or Latino householders: $327,393

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,918
One, attached: 84
Two: 138
3 or 4: 111
5 to 9: 88
10 to 19: 119

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Boylston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Utility gas (21%) Electricity (8%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 63

Here:	7.5%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

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

Here:	11.2%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

Here:	24.2%
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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