West Bridgewater, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,679 (Urban population: 6,096, Rural population: 583 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,518 (2,452 occupied: 2,096 owner occupied, 356 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	38%

Housing density: 160 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $797 (lower quartile is $542, upper quartile is $1,009)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,060

Median gross rent in West Bridgewater, MA in 2007: $968

Housing units in West Bridgewater with a mortgage: 1,239 (147 second mortgage, 184 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 503

West Bridgewater,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $343,924 (it was $171,600 in 2000)

West Bridgewater:	$343,924
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $270,690 - $407,662

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $355,352
Here: $355,352
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $475,868
Here: $475,868
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $388,479
Here: $388,479
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $363,725
Here: $363,725
State: $431,982

Mobile homes: $101,280
Here: $101,280
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,507

In family households: 5,669 (1,321 male householders, 473 female householders)
1,437 spouses, 2,143 children (2,012 natural, 88 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 57 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 838 (293 male householders (210 living alone)), 371 female householders (324 living alone)), 174 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 145 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 716 2-persons, 423 3-persons, 379 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 534 1-person, 108 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

1,203 married couples with children.
183 single-parent households (46 men, 137 women).

94.8% of residents of West Bridgewater speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 238 (3.6%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 150 5 rooms: 392 6 rooms: 612 7 rooms: 346 8 rooms: 378 9 or more rooms: 212

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 79 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 82 5 rooms: 45 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 27 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 93
1980 to 1989: 279
1970 to 1979: 349
1960 to 1969: 338
1950 to 1959: 318
1940 to 1949: 185
1939 or earlier: 870

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Bridgewater:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 467 3 bedrooms: 1,056 4 bedrooms: 433 5 or more bedrooms: 89

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Bridgewater:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 122 2 bedrooms: 110 3 bedrooms: 100 4 bedrooms: 24 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 Bridgewater in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 78 1 vehicle: 553 2 vehicles: 1,069 3 vehicles: 218 4 vehicles: 144 5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in West Bridgewater in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 173 2 vehicles: 131 3 vehicles: 18 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in West Bridgewater, 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: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 12
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 1
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $174,999: 43
$175,000 to $199,999: 74
$200,000 to $249,999: 170
$250,000 to $299,999: 324
$300,000 to $399,999: 798
$400,000 to $499,999: 280
$500,000 to $749,999: 283
$750,000 to $999,999: 60
$1,000,000 or more: 5

West Bridgewater rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Bridgewater:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 9
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 35
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 35
$900 to $999: 48
$1,000 to $1,249: 47
$1,250 to $1,499: 16
$1,500 to $1,999: 25
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 1990 to 1994: 28 1985 to 1989: 44 1980 to 1984: 15 1975 to 1979: 35 1970 to 1974: 22 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 70

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.9%
Number of people working at home: 54 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 148
5 to 9 minutes: 373
10 to 14 minutes: 517
15 to 19 minutes: 516
20 to 24 minutes: 333
25 to 29 minutes: 156
30 to 34 minutes: 318
35 to 39 minutes: 113
40 to 44 minutes: 132
45 to 59 minutes: 240
60 to 89 minutes: 322
90 or more minutes: 97

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,873 (87%)
Carpooled: 187 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 49 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 82 (2%)
Walked: 64 (2%)
Worked at home: 54 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 178
$10,000 to $14,999: 103
$15,000 to $19,999: 105
$20,000 to $24,999: 117
$25,000 to $29,999: 106
$30,000 to $34,999: 131
$35,000 to $39,999: 92
$40,000 to $44,999: 128
$45,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 204
$60,000 to $74,999: 323
$75,000 to $99,999: 466
$100,000 to $124,999: 217
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $199,999: 54
$200,000 or more: 48

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1529

Italian: 842

English: 812

Other groups: 376

Swedish: 341

United States or American: 290

French (except Basque): 229

French Canadian: 189

Portuguese: 185

Scottish: 172

Polish: 115

Scotch-Irish: 112

German: 105

Lithuanian: 62

Canadian: 50

Dutch: 44

Greek: 40

Armenian: 34

Subsaharan African:: 27

Cape Verdean: 27

Danish: 19

Arab:: 15

Lebanese: 15

Russian: 12

Hungarian: 8

Finnish: 6

Northern European: 6

Albanian: 5

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

Portugal (14%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Ireland (7%)
Panama (7%)
Canada (7%)
Vietnam (7%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)

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

This state: 5772
Northeast: 390
Midwest: 62
South: 131
West: 43

74% of West Bridgewater residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 35
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 66
High school graduate (or equivalency): 823
Less than 1 year of college: 236
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 280
Associate degree: 136
Bachelor's degree: 341
Master's degree: 100
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 90
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 795
Less than 1 year of college: 186
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 390
Associate degree: 305
Bachelor's degree: 345
Master's degree: 103
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

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

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 60.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 40.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,230
Black householders: $92,212
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $44,228
Asian householders: $177,235
Some other race householders: $69,569
Two or more races householders: $128,136
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $84,924

West Bridgewater household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Bridgewater household income for Black householders

West Bridgewater household income for Some other race householders

West Bridgewater marital status for males

West Bridgewater marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $347,358
Black or African American householders: $254,756
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $450,984
Asian householders: $551,203
Some other race householders: $344,552
Two or more races householders: $450,984
Hispanic or Latino householders: $325,711

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,977
One, attached: 21
Two: 195
3 or 4: 73
5 to 9: 54
Mobile homes: 198

Median worth of mobile homes: $143,855

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Bridgewater:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%) Utility gas (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Electricity (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Utility gas (34%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	5.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84

Here:	20.7%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 71

Here:	26.9%
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)

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