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City: Salem, MA
Essex County, MA
Zip code population (2000): 40,407
Estimated population in 2005: 40,306

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 01970

Zip code 01970 (Salem, Massachusetts) real estate house value trends


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Houses and condos: 18,175
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,898
% of renters here:  51%
State:  38%

Land area: 8.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 4974 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
This zip code:  1.3% ($2,383)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005 in Essex County: $3,241 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005 in Essex County: $3,160 (0.9%)

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Males: 18,745  (46.4%)
Females: 21,662  (53.6%)
White population: 34,497
Black population: 1,274
American Indian population: 87
Asian population: 807
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 19
Some other race population: 2,724
Two or more races population: 999

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $348,100
01970  $348,100
Massachusetts:  $361,500


According to our research of public records there were 10 registered sex offenders living in 01970 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.2 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people
Median household income (1999): $44,033
Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,804
This zip code  $48,804
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Nearest zip codes: 01945, 01907, 01915, 01902, 01960, 01923.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  55.5%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in zip code 01970 with a mortgage: 3,543 (248 second mortgage, 500 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,693


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,400

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $421

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  9.7%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.0
State:  4.0


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Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Home Stage (Arcades & Amusements; 144 Derby Street), Kidstop Indoor Play Center (Arcades & Amusements; 400 Highland Ave), Markopoko Productions (Arcades & Amusements; 25 Pleasant Street).

 


Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 74
  • 1995 to 1998: 319
  • 1990 to 1994: 322
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,601
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,627
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,479
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,531
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,382
  • 1939 or earlier: 9,840


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Salem, MA (01970):

  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedrooms: 527
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,044
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,286
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,259
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 467


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:

  • no bedroom: 530
  • 1 bedrooms: 3,132
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,668
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,325
  • 4 bedrooms: 200
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 43


Vehicles available in 01970 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 411
  • 1 vehicle: 3,291
  • 2 vehicles: 3,761
  • 3 vehicles: 888
  • 4 vehicles: 185
  • 5 or more vehicles: 58


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:

  • no vehicle: 1,900
  • 1 vehicle: 4,647
  • 2 vehicles: 2,088
  • 3 vehicles: 225
  • 4 vehicles: 23
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

Zip code 01970 household income distribution in 2005

Zip code 01970 house/condo values in 2005


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 01970:

  • $50,000 to $59,999: 10
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 34
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 10
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 39
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 38
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 219
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 811
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 872
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 1064
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 1164
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 613
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 221
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 72
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 46
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 23
 


01970 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 01970:

  • Less than $100: 168
  • $100 to $149: 108
  • $150 to $199: 419
  • $200 to $249: 229
  • $250 to $299: 209
  • $300 to $349: 207
  • $350 to $399: 188
  • $400 to $449: 472
  • $450 to $499: 279
  • $500 to $549: 738
  • $550 to $599: 678
  • $600 to $649: 892
  • $650 to $699: 783
  • $700 to $749: 572
  • $750 to $799: 886
  • $800 to $899: 904
  • $900 to $999: 419
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 397
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 43
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 29
  • No cash rent: 278
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $181,900


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $349,024
  • Black or African American householders: $319,630
  • Asian householders: $357,158
  • Some other race householders: $466,783
  • Two or more races householders: $300,404
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $380,636

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,915
  • One, attached: 1,125
  • Two: 3,751
  • 3 or 4: 3,632
  • 5 to 9: 1,647
  • 10 to 19: 885
  • 20 to 49: 924
  • 50 or more: 1,296

01970 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 15,342 (72%)
  • Carpooled: 2,097 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 305 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 197 (1%)
  • Railroad: 1,279 (6%)
  • Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
  • Taxi: 70 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 79 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,267 (6%)
  • Other means: 73 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 597 (3%)
 


01970 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 622
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2217
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3604
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3149
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2476
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 849
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2006
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 405
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 813
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1864
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2180
  • 90 or more minutes: 536
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.9%


Household type by relationship
Households: 39,237

  • In family households: 29,635 (6,638 male householders, 3,112 female householders)
    6,899 spouses, 10,364 children (9,853 natural, 176 adopted, 335 stepchildren), 450 grandchildren, 465 brothers or sisters, 307 parents, 644 other relatives, 756 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 9,602 (3,045 male householders (2,227 living alone)), 4,682 female householders (3,886 living alone)), 1,875 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,170 (163 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,396 2-persons, 2,399 3-persons, 1,781 4-persons, 787 5-persons, 296 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,113 1-person, 1,427 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

4,755 married couples with children.
2,710 single-parent households (356 men, 2,354 women).

79.4% of residents of 01970 zip code speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 22% well, 18% not well, 6% not at all).
8.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 15% well, 9% not well, 1% not at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% very well, 29% well, 27% not well, 6% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 32% well).

Foreign born population: 4,809 (11.9%)
(43.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  11.9%
Whole state:  12.2%


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



  • Dominican Republic (38%)
  • Portugal (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Greece (4%)
  • Poland (3%)
  • Russia (3%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,020
  • 1990 to 1994: 792
  • 1985 to 1989: 883
  • 1980 to 1984: 573
  • 1975 to 1979: 352
  • 1970 to 1974: 449
  • 1970 to 1974: 243
  • 1965 to 1969: 497

Zip code 01970 races chart


First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 6623
  • Other groups: 5977
  • Italian: 3817
  • French (except Basque): 3082
  • French Canadian: 2765
  • English: 2672
  • Polish: 2191
  • United States or American: 1220
  • Greek: 1082
  • German: 774
  • Portuguese: 656
  • Scottish: 424
  • Scotch-Irish: 407
  • Russian: 393
  • Swedish: 287
  • Canadian: 205
  • West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 196
  • Armenian: 182
  • Lithuanian: 169
  • Subsaharan African:: 164
  • Arab:: 132
  • European: 130
  • British: 111
  • Haitian: 109
  • Eastern European: 107
  • Welsh: 106
  • Cape Verdean: 88
  • Brazilian: 83
  • Finnish: 80
  • Ukrainian: 76
  • Jamaican: 74
  • Dutch: 73
  • Hungarian: 71
  • Norwegian: 71
  • Austrian: 66
  • Lebanese: 59
  • Danish: 55
  • Albanian: 46
  • Swiss: 46
  • Turkish: 39
  • Scandinavian: 35
  • Slovak: 32
  • Somalian: 30
  • African: 29
  • Icelander: 24
  • Other Arab: 23
  • Iranian: 22
  • Belgian: 21
  • Romanian: 19
  • Arab/Arabic: 19
  • Sudanese: 17
  • Czech: 16
  • Jordanian: 15
  • Latvian: 10
  • Celtic: 10
  • Egyptian: 9
  • Cypriot: 8
  • Syrian: 7
  • British West Indian: 7
  • Maltese: 7
  • West Indian: 6
  • Croatian: 6
  • Northern European: 5


Zip code 01970 topographic map

Zip code 01970 marital status for males

Zip code 01970 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Most commonly used house heating fuel:


  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

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

  • This state: 28949
  • Northeast: 3503
  • Midwest: 1006
  • South: 1095
  • West: 320

57% of the 01970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.

Population in 1990: 37,642. Population change in the 1990s: +2,765 (+7.3%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 523
Here:  13.5%
Massachusetts:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 198
Here:  10.8%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 441
Here:  15.7%
Massachusetts:  48.2%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 17)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 12, 1-4: 17)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 24)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (250-499: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (10-19: 5, 5-9: 13, 1-4: 66)



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 (Noninstitutionalized)


People in group quarters
  • 897 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 149 people in nursing homes
  • 72 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 13 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded




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