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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.318 square miles

Population: 4,291

Population density:
Davis Square:  13,481 people per square mile
Somerville:  18,868 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Davis Square in Somerville, MA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Davis Square in Somerville, MA

Races in Davis Square in Somerville neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02140, 02144.

Males:  2,006
Females:  2,284

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  29.4 years
Whole city:  31.1 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  31.8 years
Whole city:  31.9 years


Average household size:
Davis Square:  2.0 people
Somerville:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Davis Square:  2.7 members
Somerville:  3.1 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  25.2%
city:  32.2%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Davis Square:  8.2%
Somerville:  13.1%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  1.9%
Somerville:  5.4%

1.8% of population in nursing homes

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  23.8%
Somerville:  26.8%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Davis Square:  31.3%
city:  24.8%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  1.1%
Somerville:  8.1%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  43.4%
Somerville:  45.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Davis Square:  38.5%
Somerville:  24.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  1.5%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  16.6%
Somerville:  29.3%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Davis Square:
  • 1 room: 19
  • 2 rooms: 29
  • 3 rooms: 455
  • 4 rooms: 1,578
  • 5 rooms: 2,001
  • 6 rooms: 1,686
  • 7 rooms: 1,365
  • 8 rooms: 1,765
  • 9+ rooms: 3,037


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Davis Square:
  • 1 room: 1,385
  • 2 rooms: 3,098
  • 3 rooms: 5,845
  • 4 rooms: 3,439
  • 5 rooms: 4,698
  • 6 rooms: 1,329
  • 7 rooms: 916
  • 8 rooms: 587
  • 9+ rooms: 319


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Davis Square:
  • no bedroom: 24
  • 1 bedroom: 1,174
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,838
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,441
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,486
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,973


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Davis Square:
  • no bedroom: 1,852
  • 1 bedroom: 9,695
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,136
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,017
  • 4 bedrooms: 548
  • 5+ bedrooms: 369


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.4
Somerville:  1.4

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  1.1
city:  1.1

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Davis Square:  61.9%
Somerville:  68.8%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (12.1% of all units):
Davis Square:  $765,682
Somerville:  $518,076

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (2.2% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $327,583
city:  $209,013

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (30.1% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $363,270
Somerville:  $294,473

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (26.2% of all units):
Davis Square:  $679,525
city:  $507,749

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (29.3% of all units):
Davis Square:  $219,924
Somerville:  $524,404



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Davis Square in Somerville, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  13.6%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  7.8%
city:  5.5%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  11.5%
city:  10.7%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  6.3%
city:  3.9%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  10.2%
city:  5.0%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.8%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  5.1%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  7.8%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  7.1%
city:  16.0%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  12.9%
city:  16.7%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  3.2%
city:  9.2%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  2.0%
city:  4.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  4.6%
city:  7.1%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  15.2%
city:  8.7%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  8.3%
city:  6.9%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  3.5%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  4.9%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  3.7%
city:  2.5%

Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  1.9%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  14.3%
city:  10.6%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  9.3%
city:  4.9%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  6.1%
city:  5.2%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  16.7%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  18.9%
city:  28.1%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  3.7%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Davis Square:  0.0%
Somerville:  0.0%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Davis Square:  6.7%
Somerville:  11.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Davis Square:  5.6%
Somerville:  8.5%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Davis Square:  9.3%
Somerville:  6.7%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Davis Square:  23.5%
Somerville:  14.4%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Davis Square:  6.4%
Somerville:  12.5%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Davis Square:  1984
Somerville:  1983

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Davis Square:  1998
Somerville:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
Davis Square:  $1,403
Somerville:  $1,149

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Davis Square:  74.7%
Somerville:  61.7%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (66%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
Massachusetts Ave (State Hwy 2 Alt)
Length: 0.94 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1947 to 2288
Roads and streets:
Orchard St
Length: 0.64 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 2 to 199
Elm St
Length: 0.56 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 122 to 299
Morrison Ave
Length: 0.42 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 110 to 299
Willow Ave
Length: 0.42 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 161
Highland Ave
Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 342 to 499
Meacham Rd
Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Dover St
Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Day St
Length: 0.34 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 109
Summer St
Length: 0.33 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 318 to 399
Winslow Ave
Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Chester St
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Russell St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3 to 56
Grove St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 98
Hawthorne St
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Beech St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3 to 99
Appleton St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Banks St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
St James Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Mbta Busway
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Cottage Ave
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Milton St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 36
Park Ave
Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
College Ave
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 48
Winter St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Cutter Ave
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Whipple St
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Blake St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
West St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Clifton St
Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Tenney St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Elston St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Miller Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Holland St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 56
Allen St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hadley St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Bowers Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Herbert St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Windom St
Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Ellington Rd
Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Saginaw Ave
Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Davenport St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 21 to 99
Newberne St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Liberty Rd
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 121 to 199
Chester Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Villa Ave
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Liberty Ave
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 111 to 120
Wallace St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 98
Davis Sq
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Buena Vista Rd
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Glover Cir
Length: 0.03 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Elm Ct
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Dresden Cir
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Morrison Pl
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cottage Cir
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

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