Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,296
| This zip code: | $62,296 | | Massachusetts: | $62,365 |
Nearest zip codes: 02540, 02568, 02536, 02556, 02534, 02575.
Housing units in zip code 02543 with a mortgage: 50 (18 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 117
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,987
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $803
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 31
- 1990 to 1994: 13
- 1980 to 1989: 93
- 1970 to 1979: 62
- 1960 to 1969: 105
- 1950 to 1959: 94
- 1940 to 1949: 86
- 1939 or earlier: 313
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Woods Hole, MA (02543): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 45
- 3 bedrooms: 60
- 4 bedrooms: 48
- 5 or more bedrooms: 40
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 25
- 2 bedrooms: 39
- 3 bedrooms: 48
- 4 bedrooms: 43
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 02543 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 13
- 1 vehicle: 71
- 2 vehicles: 109
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 79
- 2 vehicles: 65
- 3 vehicles: 11
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 02543:
- $250,000 to $299,999: 7
- $300,000 to $399,999: 18
- $400,000 to $499,999: 14
- $500,000 to $749,999: 62
- $750,000 to $999,999: 36
- $1,000,000 or more: 59
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 02543:
- $400 to $449: 12
- $450 to $499: 2
- $600 to $649: 7
- $700 to $749: 10
- $750 to $799: 26
- $900 to $999: 33
- $1,000 to $1,249: 24
- No cash rent: 42
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $537,974.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $835,223
- Some other race householders: $551,203
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $729,847 (it was $364,100 in 2000)
| 02543: | $729,847 | | Massachusetts: | $366,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $460,979 - $1,272,898
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $942,373| Here: | $942,373 | | State: | $440,475 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 745
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 17
- 3 or 4: 12
- 5 to 9: 16

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 221 (59%)
- Carpooled: 15 (4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Ferryboat: 6 (2%)
- Bicycle: 24 (6%)
- Walked: 54 (14%)
- Other means: 18 (5%)
- Worked at home: 32 (9%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 29
- 5 to 9 minutes: 52
- 10 to 14 minutes: 76
- 15 to 19 minutes: 32
- 20 to 24 minutes: 38
- 25 to 29 minutes: 6
- 30 to 34 minutes: 28
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 19
- 60 to 89 minutes: 35
- 90 or more minutes: 22
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 723
- In family households: 516 (143 male householders, 42 female householders)
172 spouses, 122 children (118 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 6 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 207 (58 male householders (36 living alone)), 106 female householders (98 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 27 (15 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 7 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 134 1-person, 27 2-persons, 3 4-persons.
73 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (3 men, 21 women).
84.2% of residents of 02543 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% well).
12.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 97 (12.4%)
(55.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 12.4% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Brazil (21%)
- Sweden (15%)
- Germany (13%)
- Other Eastern Europe (9%)
- Netherlands (8%)
- Italy (8%)
- South Africa (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 38
- 1990 to 1994: 8
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 16
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 32
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White population: 745
Black population: 15
American Indian population: 5
Asian population: 8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 2
Two or more races population: 10

First ancestries reported:
|  Irish: 113 |
|  English: 112 |
|  German: 66 |
|  Swedish: 53 |
|  Other groups: 48 |
|  Italian: 41 |
|  Polish: 27 |
|  Scottish: 23 |
|  Croatian: 22 |
|  Russian: 21 |
|  United States or American: 20 |
|  European: 18 |
|  Norwegian: 18 |
|  French (except Basque): 12 |
|  French Canadian: 11 |
|  British: 6 |
|  Slovak: 6 |
|  Slovene: 6 |
|  Greek: 5 |
|  Brazilian: 5 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
|  Hungarian: 4 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LAB (171 OYSTER POND ROAD in WOODS HOLE, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9028, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9028, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NONCOMMERCIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
Organizations: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INST. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INST., WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTN
- MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY (7 MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY STREET in FALMOUTH, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Alternative names: MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY (MBL)
- NATL MARINE FISHERIES LAB (WATER STREET in FALMOUTH, MA). Federal Facility. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: US DEPT OF COMMERCE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES LAB, US NATL MARINE FISHERIES LAB
- MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY - SWOPE (5 NORTH STREET in FALMOUTH, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
Alternative names: M.B.L.DORM-DINNING B, MBL SWOPE CENTER
- MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY -LILLIE (137 WATER STREET in FALMOUTH, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: COURTS
Alternative names: M.B.L.LITTLE BUILDIN, MBL LILLIE BUILDING
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 02543
- Nautilus Motor Inn, P O Box 147, Falmouth(woods Hole), MA 02543, Phone: (800) 654-2333
- Sands Of Time Motor Inn, 549 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, Phone: (508) 548-6300, Fax: (508) 457-0610
- Nautilus Motor Inn, 539 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, Phone: (508) 548-1525, Fax: (508) 457-9674
- Sleepy Hollow Motor Inn, 527 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, Phone: (508) 548-1986, Fax: (508) 548-5932
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 02543
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 293
- Northeast: 253
- Midwest: 54
- South: 29
- West: 17
59% of the 02543 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 833. Population change in the 1990s: -48 (-5.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 15.8% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- US COMMERCE DEPARTMENT (166 WATER STREET in WOODS HOLE, MA): $238,638 in 9 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D) by Navy, NASA Signed by year: 2000: $175,938; 2001: $32,400; 2002: $30,300; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$90,970 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-10-11. Completion date: 2002-11-20.
$49,568, same as above. Signed on 2000-04-19. Completion date: 2002-11-20.
$30,300 with NASA for Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2002-06-25. Completion date: 2003-05-31.
$23,364, same as above. Signed on 2000-05-26. Completion date: 2003-05-31.
- ASSOCIATED SCIENTISTS AT WOODS (3 WATER ST in WOODS HOLE, MA): $129,075 in 6 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Endangered Species Studies - Plant and Animal, Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $21,320; 2001: $23,756; 2002: $24,944; 2003: $0; 2004: $26,190; 2005: $32,865; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$26,190 with Army for Endangered Species Studies - Plant and Animal. Signed on 2004-01-08. Completion date: 2002-11-20.
$24,944 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Endangered Species Studies - Plant and Animal. Signed on 2002-11-12. Completion date: 2002-11-20.
$23,756, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-21. Completion date: 2002-11-20.
$21,320 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Endangered Species Studies - Plant and Animal. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2000-12-21. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
- WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTI ( in WOODSHOLE, MA; small business): $4,527 in 2 contracts in 2004
$4,527 with Geological Survey for Geophysical Studies. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Information: Libraries and Archives (5-9: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Environmental Consulting Services (5-9: 1)
- Information: Periodical Publishers (5-9: 1)
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 (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 14 people in crews of maritime vessels
- 9 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 8 people in military barracks, etc.
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 | 44 | $403,090 | 54 | $401,550 | 6 | $206,010 | 48 | $465,271 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 5 | $423,464 | 9 | $426,517 | 2 | $76,300 | 8 | $417,551 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $151,070 | 0 | $0 | 25 | $409,578 | 3 | $135,307 | 3 | $971,043 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 6 | $431,603 | 7 | $410,276 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $532,573 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $343,350 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 | 43 | $411,541 | 74 | $441,921 | 18 | $193,124 | 56 | $479,041 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $510,445 | 11 | $283,143 | 1 | $76,300 | 2 | $510,445 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $576,065 | 31 | $400,280 | 3 | $75,030 | 7 | $409,840 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $137,340 | 5 | $506,632 | 22 | $408,517 | 1 | $74,770 | 6 | $302,912 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 2 | $457,800 | 2 | $290,705 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $639,775 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 55 | $395,803 | 72 | $320,047 | 14 | $447,881 | 1 | $549,360 | 60 | $437,148 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 5 | $241,566 | 6 | $372,598 | 2 | $267,050 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $345,944 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 10 | $517,543 | 13 | $433,502 | 5 | $233,936 | 0 | $0 | 11 | $405,361 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 8 | $497,858 | 14 | $297,679 | 1 | $144,970 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $387,299 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $266,670 | 4 | $218,600 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 64 | $342,659 | 99 | $341,500 | 8 | $213,449 | 2 | $479,165 | 57 | $445,391 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 6 | $358,737 | 8 | $277,923 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $295,186 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 12 | $242,952 | 14 | $244,051 | 2 | $77,445 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $294,899 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 6 | $345,003 | 22 | $230,045 | 3 | $274,680 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $416,980 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $270,870 | 5 | $234,546 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $282,690 | 1 | $228,900 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $267,050 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
| C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $212,875 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $189,220 | 1 | $292,230 | 1 | $189,220 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 4 | $340,488 | 2 | $238,055 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 2 | $350,600 | 2 | $269,340 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $312,830 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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