Otis, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Otis: | $369,841 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 1,612 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,354 (17 farm, 1,337 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,569 (560 occupied: 467 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 44 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $708,441.
Median contract rent in 2022: $811 (lower quartile is $576, upper quartile is $1,241)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $771
Median gross rent in Otis, MA in 2022: $1,169
Housing units in Otis with a mortgage: 258 (20 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 125,060- In family households: 97,905 (22,577 male householders, 11,041 female householders)
24,607 spouses, 32,029 children (29,913 natural, 899 adopted, 1,217 stepchildren), 1,640 grandchildren, 800 brothers or sisters, 888 parents, foster children, 744 other relatives, 3,122 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27,155 (10,008 male householders (7,904 living alone)), 12,465 female householders (10,630 living alone)), 4,682 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6,159 (2,280 institutionalized population)
19,886 married couples with children.
7,840 single-parent households (1,582 men, 6,258 women).
94.1% of residents of Otis speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 52 (4.1%)
(55.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 5.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Otis, Massachusetts
- 2no bedroom
- 441 bedroom
- 1542 bedrooms
- 2093 bedrooms
- 464 bedrooms
- 125+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Otis, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 201 bedroom
- 232 bedrooms
- 243 bedrooms
- 204 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Otis in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 7no vehicle
- 1391 vehicle
- 1922 vehicles
- 973 vehicles
- 264 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Otis in renter-occupied apartments
- 3no vehicle
- 361 vehicle
- 532 vehicles
- 13 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Otis, Massachusetts
- 21 room
- 72 rooms
- 283 rooms
- 1074 rooms
- 945 rooms
- 1056 rooms
- 667 rooms
- 328 rooms
- 269+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Otis, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 92 rooms
- 83 rooms
- 204 rooms
- 155 rooms
- 216 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 108 rooms
- 109+ rooms
Otis, MA household income distribution
- 3,174Less than $10,000
- 7,070$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,741$20,000 to $29,999
- 6,844$30,000 to $39,999
- 5,491$40,000 to $49,999
- 4,028$50,000 to $59,999
- 6,398$60,000 to $74,999
- 10,052$75,000 to $99,999
- 7,565$100,000 to $124,999
- 6,517$125,000 to $149,999
- 6,320$150,000 to $199,999
- 7,769$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.2%
Number of people working at home: 142 (18.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 34
- 5 to 9 minutes: 59
- 10 to 14 minutes: 44
- 15 to 19 minutes: 47
- 20 to 24 minutes: 45
- 25 to 29 minutes: 62
- 30 to 34 minutes: 92
- 35 to 39 minutes: 41
- 40 to 44 minutes: 40
- 45 to 59 minutes: 96
- 60 to 89 minutes: 72
- 90 or more minutes: 11
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 579 (84.5%)
- Carpooled: 41 (6.0%)
- Subway or elevated: 2 (0.3%)
- Walked: 19 (2.8%)
- Other means: 2 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 42 (6.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Otis, Massachusetts
- 41995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 31985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 11975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 18Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 261 (16.8%)
- Irish: 248 (15.9%)
- French: 183 (11.8%)
- Other: 175 (11.2%)
- Italian: 116 (7.5%)
- German: 98 (6.3%)
- United States: 94 (6.0%)
- Polish: 76 (4.9%)
- French Canadian: 66 (4.2%)
- Scottish: 47 (3.0%)
- Russian: 44 (2.8%)
- Slovak: 21 (1.3%)
- Scotch-Irish: 20 (1.3%)
- Danish: 15 (1.0%)
- Norwegian: 12 (0.8%)
- Swedish: 12 (0.8%)
- Welsh: 12 (0.8%)
- Dutch: 10 (0.6%)
- Swiss: 8 (0.5%)
- Ukrainian: 8 (0.5%)
- Hungarian: 7 (0.4%)
- Lithuanian: 7 (0.4%)
- Greek: 6 (0.4%)
- Arab: 5 (0.3%)
- Czech: 4 (0.3%)
- Subsaharan African: 1 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Otis: | 41.9% (13) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.6% (12,350) |
| Otis: | 19.4% (6) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.7% (28,319) |
| Otis: | 12.9% (4) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.3% (1,943) |
| Otis: | 9.7% (3) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
| Otis: | 6.5% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (25,403) |
| Otis: | 6.5% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.8% (13,543) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 808
- Other state: 505
- Northeast: 374
- Midwest: 51
- South: 59
- West: 21
61% of Otis residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% 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: 15
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 14
- 11th grade: 11
- 12th grade, no diploma: 15
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 172
- Less than 1 year of college: 41
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 58
- Associate degree: 46
- Bachelor's degree: 72
- Master's degree: 21
- Professional school degree: 10
- Doctorate degree: 10
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 4
- 9th grade: 15
- 10th grade: 7
- 11th grade: 11
- 12th grade, no diploma: 13
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 183
- Less than 1 year of college: 29
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 48
- Associate degree: 38
- Bachelor's degree: 80
- Master's degree: 40
- Professional school degree: 9
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,475
- One, attached: 24
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 12
- 5 to 9: 9
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,168
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
- 45.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.2%Wood
- 10.5%Electricity
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 1.1%Utility gas
- 43.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 32.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.0%Electricity
- 5.4%Utility gas
- 5.4%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 10.3% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
| Here: | 13.4% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
