Westminster, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,391 (Urban population: 2,459, Rural population: 4,932 (56 farm, 4,876 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,694 (2,529 occupied: 2,168 owner occupied, 361 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	38%

Housing density: 76 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $816 (lower quartile is $581, upper quartile is $1,087)

Median gross rent in Westminster, MA in 2007: $923

Housing units in Westminster with a mortgage: 1,424 (56 second mortgage, 244 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 582

Westminster,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $288,106 (it was $143,000 in 2000)

Westminster:	$288,106
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $219,700 - $371,654

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $315,656
Here: $315,656
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,302
Here: $160,302
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $247,900
Here: $247,900
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $275,960
Here: $275,960
State: $431,982

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,903

In family households: 6,141 (1,650 male householders, 285 female householders)
1,765 spouses, 2,227 children (2,051 natural, 67 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 7 other relatives, 102 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 762 (259 male householders (171 living alone)), 332 female householders (283 living alone)), 171 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 753 2-persons, 463 3-persons, 424 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 454 1-person, 107 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

1,481 married couples with children.
260 single-parent households (80 men, 180 women).

91.5% of residents of Westminster speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 229 (3.3%)
(40.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
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 Westminster, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 169 5 rooms: 556 6 rooms: 557 7 rooms: 435 8 rooms: 286 9 or more rooms: 137

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westminster, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 64 4 rooms: 97 5 rooms: 88 6 rooms: 39 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 100
1995 to 1998: 191
1990 to 1994: 180
1980 to 1989: 329
1970 to 1979: 498
1960 to 1969: 159
1950 to 1959: 406
1940 to 1949: 309
1939 or earlier: 522

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Westminster:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 90 2 bedrooms: 440 3 bedrooms: 1,232 4 bedrooms: 392 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westminster:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 108 2 bedrooms: 140 3 bedrooms: 92 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Westminster in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 440 2 vehicles: 1,100 3 vehicles: 435 4 vehicles: 124 5 or more vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Westminster in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 158 2 vehicles: 156 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Westminster, 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: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $174,999: 129
$175,000 to $199,999: 134
$200,000 to $249,999: 494
$250,000 to $299,999: 469
$300,000 to $399,999: 559
$400,000 to $499,999: 264
$500,000 to $749,999: 206
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Westminster rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Westminster:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 4
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 21
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 14
$600 to $649: 21
$650 to $699: 27
$700 to $749: 16
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 71
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 54
$1,250 to $1,499: 12
$1,500 to $1,999: 25
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 51

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 75 1990 to 1994: 29 1985 to 1989: 17 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 27 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 53

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.3%
Number of people working at home: 123 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 99
5 to 9 minutes: 369
10 to 14 minutes: 540
15 to 19 minutes: 465
20 to 24 minutes: 473
25 to 29 minutes: 201
30 to 34 minutes: 245
35 to 39 minutes: 138
40 to 44 minutes: 169
45 to 59 minutes: 276
60 to 89 minutes: 246
90 or more minutes: 149

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,059 (88%)
Carpooled: 253 (7%)
Railroad: 24 (1%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 123 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 102
$10,000 to $14,999: 106
$15,000 to $19,999: 90
$20,000 to $24,999: 83
$25,000 to $29,999: 81
$30,000 to $34,999: 128
$35,000 to $39,999: 124
$40,000 to $44,999: 188
$45,000 to $49,999: 128
$50,000 to $59,999: 321
$60,000 to $74,999: 263
$75,000 to $99,999: 511
$100,000 to $124,999: 241
$125,000 to $149,999: 65
$150,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 or more: 52

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 1000

Irish: 852

French Canadian: 746

English: 510

Italian: 508

Finnish: 479

United States or American: 315

Polish: 192

German: 174

Scottish: 139

Swedish: 134

Other groups: 115

Lithuanian: 90

Canadian: 74

Scotch-Irish: 73

Portuguese: 51

Dutch: 48

European: 46

Norwegian: 33

Russian: 33

British: 16

Greek: 10

Yugoslavian: 8

Croatian: 7

Slovak: 7

Welsh: 6

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

United Kingdom (22%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
Other Northern Europe (14%)
Canada (11%)
Poland (10%)
Other South America (6%)
Germany (6%)

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

This state: 5630
Northeast: 656
Midwest: 90
South: 178
West: 80

72% of Westminster residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 61
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 80
High school graduate (or equivalency): 671
Less than 1 year of college: 104
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 309
Associate degree: 243
Bachelor's degree: 398
Master's degree: 216
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 63
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 66
High school graduate (or equivalency): 691
Less than 1 year of college: 219
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 267
Associate degree: 274
Bachelor's degree: 493
Master's degree: 154
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.2%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 40.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,790
Asian householders: $60,621
Some other race householders: $101,260
Two or more races householders: $60,952
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,547

Westminster household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Westminster household income for Asian householders

Westminster household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Westminster marital status for males

Westminster marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $285,285
Asian householders: $453,313
Two or more races householders: $90,662
Hispanic or Latino householders: $277,024

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,426
One, attached: 50
Two: 71
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 36
10 to 19: 30
20 to 49: 29

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Westminster:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Utility gas (8%) Wood (5%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (60%) Utility gas (19%) Electricity (15%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 74

Here:	7.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	11.2%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41

Here:	15.6%
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)

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