Dalton, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Dalton: | $301,649 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 6,756 (Urban population: 5,179, Rural population: 1,713 (23 farm, 1,690 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,832 (2,712 occupied: 2,017 owner occupied, 695 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 130 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: $915 (lower quartile is $506, upper quartile is $1,185)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $915
Median gross rent in Dalton, MA in 2022: $1,035
Housing units in Dalton with a mortgage: 1,204 (53 second mortgage, 171 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 515
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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).
96.3% of residents of Dalton speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 193 (3.0%)
(85.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dalton, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 391 bedroom
- 3032 bedrooms
- 1,0093 bedrooms
- 5474 bedrooms
- 1195+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dalton, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 2831 bedroom
- 2472 bedrooms
- 1223 bedrooms
- 354 bedrooms
- 85+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dalton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 82no vehicle
- 5321 vehicle
- 1,1052 vehicles
- 2573 vehicles
- 414 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dalton in renter-occupied apartments
- 110no vehicle
- 3661 vehicle
- 1942 vehicles
- 93 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 165+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dalton, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 72 rooms
- 363 rooms
- 1034 rooms
- 4185 rooms
- 4516 rooms
- 3597 rooms
- 3228 rooms
- 3219+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dalton, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 222 rooms
- 2443 rooms
- 1804 rooms
- 835 rooms
- 886 rooms
- 707 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 89+ rooms
Dalton, MA household income distribution
- 2,952Less than $10,000
- 6,575$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,340$20,000 to $29,999
- 6,365$30,000 to $39,999
- 5,107$40,000 to $49,999
- 3,747$50,000 to $59,999
- 5,951$60,000 to $74,999
- 9,350$75,000 to $99,999
- 7,036$100,000 to $124,999
- 6,061$125,000 to $149,999
- 5,879$150,000 to $199,999
- 7,227$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.8%
Number of people working at home: 726 (18.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 198
- 5 to 9 minutes: 620
- 10 to 14 minutes: 817
- 15 to 19 minutes: 653
- 20 to 24 minutes: 363
- 25 to 29 minutes: 88
- 30 to 34 minutes: 237
- 35 to 39 minutes: 26
- 40 to 44 minutes: 54
- 45 to 59 minutes: 103
- 60 to 89 minutes: 116
- 90 or more minutes: 29
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,890 (85.5%)
- Carpooled: 325 (9.6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0.3%)
- Walked: 71 (2.1%)
- Other means: 9 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 78 (2.3%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dalton, Massachusetts
- 71995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 151980 to 1984
- 161975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 77Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 1,931 (21.6%)
- Italian: 1,240 (13.9%)
- English: 1,229 (13.8%)
- German: 1,023 (11.5%)
- French: 695 (7.8%)
- Polish: 534 (6.0%)
- French Canadian: 508 (5.7%)
- Other: 466 (5.2%)
- Scottish: 375 (4.2%)
- United States: 225 (2.5%)
- Dutch: 142 (1.6%)
- Greek: 76 (0.9%)
- Swedish: 71 (0.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 66 (0.7%)
- Arab: 61 (0.7%)
- Russian: 54 (0.6%)
- Danish: 48 (0.5%)
- Ukrainian: 40 (0.4%)
- Norwegian: 35 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 35 (0.4%)
- Swiss: 34 (0.4%)
- Portuguese: 18 (0.2%)
- Czech: 17 (0.2%)
- West Indian: 10 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Dalton: | 27.0% (31) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.9% (30,457) |
| Dalton: | 20.0% (23) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (25,403) |
| Dalton: | 18.3% (21) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.7% (28,319) |
| Dalton: | 13.0% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
| Dalton: | 8.7% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.8% (13,543) |
| Dalton: | 7.0% (8) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.7% (36,669) |
| Dalton: | 6.1% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (17,987) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5,108
- Other state: 1,641
- Northeast: 901
- Midwest: 290
- South: 208
- West: 242
62% of Dalton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 11
- 5th and 6th grade: 10
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 25
- 11th grade: 49
- 12th grade, no diploma: 75
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 696
- Less than 1 year of college: 203
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 207
- Associate degree: 157
- Bachelor's degree: 396
- Master's degree: 244
- Professional school degree: 27
- Doctorate degree: 17
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 13
- 7th and 8th grade: 39
- 9th grade: 14
- 10th grade: 62
- 11th grade: 55
- 12th grade, no diploma: 97
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 870
- Less than 1 year of college: 214
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 245
- Associate degree: 316
- Bachelor's degree: 355
- Master's degree: 218
- Professional school degree: 28
- Doctorate degree: 28
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,975
- One, attached: 34
- Two: 331
- 3 or 4: 212
- 5 to 9: 124
- 10 to 19: 37
- 20 to 49: 39
- 50 or more: 48
- Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,161
- 54.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 34.1%Utility gas
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.0%Electricity
- 2.4%Wood
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 34.7%Utility gas
- 32.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 28.9%Electricity
- 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 10.6% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
