Whately, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,566 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,566 (55 farm, 1,511 nonfarm))

Houses: 654 (630 occupied: 541 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	38%

Housing density: 32 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $344,154.

Median contract rent in 2008: $720 (lower quartile is $639, upper quartile is $975)

Median gross rent in Whately, MA in 2008: $935

Housing units in Whately with a mortgage: 289 (17 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 131

Whately,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $304,393 (it was $169,200 in 2000)

Whately:	$304,393
Massachusetts:	$353,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $230,530 - $381,330

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $315,741
Here: $315,741
State: $431,615

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,034,211
Here: $1,034,211
State: $384,906

In 2-unit structures: $479,572
Here: $479,572
State: $385,911

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,322
Here: $206,322
State: $378,476

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,563

In family households: 1,240 (282 male householders, 111 female householders)
314 spouses, 458 children (455 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 10 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 323 (98 male householders (67 living alone)), 157 female householders (128 living alone)), 68 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 138 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 195 1-person, 44 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

279 married couples with children.
51 single-parent households (17 men, 34 women).

95.8% of residents of Whately speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 49 (3.1%)
(57.1% 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:	4.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whately, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 111 6 rooms: 146 7 rooms: 95 8 rooms: 68 9 or more rooms: 78

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whately, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 25 6 rooms: 5 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 27
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 95
1970 to 1979: 78
1960 to 1969: 66
1950 to 1959: 70
1940 to 1949: 42
1939 or earlier: 229

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whately:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 117 3 bedrooms: 281 4 bedrooms: 100 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whately:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 23 3 bedrooms: 23 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Whately in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 126 2 vehicles: 246 3 vehicles: 110 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Whately in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 35 2 vehicles: 36 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Whately, 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: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$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: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 to $249,999: 92
$250,000 to $299,999: 110
$300,000 to $399,999: 158
$400,000 to $499,999: 51
$500,000 to $749,999: 54
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Whately rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Whately:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 6
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 5
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 12 1965 to 1969: 27

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.2%
Number of people working at home: 48 (5.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 39
5 to 9 minutes: 96
10 to 14 minutes: 101
15 to 19 minutes: 148
20 to 24 minutes: 209
25 to 29 minutes: 67
30 to 34 minutes: 91
35 to 39 minutes: 3
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 8
90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 804 (88%)
Carpooled: 44 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Walked: 14 (2%)
Worked at home: 48 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 51
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 34
$35,000 to $39,999: 20
$40,000 to $44,999: 24
$45,000 to $49,999: 41
$50,000 to $59,999: 55
$60,000 to $74,999: 89
$75,000 to $99,999: 116
$100,000 to $124,999: 48
$125,000 to $149,999: 30
$150,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 375

English: 139

Irish: 128

Italian: 124

French (except Basque): 115

German: 113

United States or American: 59

French Canadian: 52

Other groups: 42

Scottish: 33

Ukrainian: 24

Russian: 20

Canadian: 19

Lithuanian: 18

Austrian: 17

Armenian: 16

Northern European: 14

Swedish: 12

British: 11

Czechoslovakian: 11

Scotch-Irish: 11

Israeli: 9

Norwegian: 8

European: 7

Greek: 5

Finnish: 4

Hungarian: 4

Belgian: 3

Pennsylvania German: 3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

West Indian: 2

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

Poland (29%)
Canada (22%)
United Kingdom (20%)
Germany (20%)
Ukraine (8%)

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

This state: 1172
Northeast: 174
Midwest: 55
South: 60
West: 31

72% of Whately residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 155
Less than 1 year of college: 34
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 55
Associate degree: 66
Bachelor's degree: 81
Master's degree: 70
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 28

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 119
Less than 1 year of college: 30
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 85
Associate degree: 39
Bachelor's degree: 156
Master's degree: 78
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,609
Two or more races householders: $63,556
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $97,972

Whately household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Whately marital status for males

Whately marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $297,016
Two or more races householders: $247,364
Hispanic or Latino householders: $202,388

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 566
One, attached: 8
Two: 54
3 or 4: 18
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 5

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Whately:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (8%) Utility gas (6%) Electricity (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (11%) Utility gas (9%) Electricity (6%)

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

Here:	4.9%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	17.9%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	7.8%
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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