Avon, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,303 (Urban population: 4,274, Rural population: 29 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,740 (1,705 occupied: 1,304 owner occupied, 401 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	38%

Housing density: 397 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $837 (lower quartile is $438, upper quartile is $1,088)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $972

Median gross rent in Avon, MA in 2007: $960

Housing units in Avon with a mortgage: 781 (40 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 421

Avon,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $298,804 (it was $160,900 in 2000)

Avon:	$298,804
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $258,213 - $344,717

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $311,998
Here: $311,998
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $343,109
Here: $343,109
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $344,918
Here: $344,918
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $360,235
Here: $360,235
State: $431,982

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,443

In family households: 3,852 (910 male householders, 313 female householders)
896 spouses, 1,404 children (1,336 natural, 23 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 127 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 77 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 591 (194 male householders (151 living alone)), 295 female householders (252 living alone)), 102 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 488 2-persons, 297 3-persons, 239 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 403 1-person, 82 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

703 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (37 men, 130 women).

94.7% of residents of Avon speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 155 (3.5%)
(62.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Avon, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 226 6 rooms: 423 7 rooms: 297 8 rooms: 161 9 or more rooms: 101

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avon, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 96 4 rooms: 167 5 rooms: 63 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 32
1980 to 1989: 63
1970 to 1979: 186
1960 to 1969: 344
1950 to 1959: 424
1940 to 1949: 137
1939 or earlier: 533

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 52 2 bedrooms: 220 3 bedrooms: 752 4 bedrooms: 256 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avon:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 150 2 bedrooms: 188 3 bedrooms: 45 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Avon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 433 2 vehicles: 532 3 vehicles: 230 4 vehicles: 52 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Avon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 73 1 vehicle: 159 2 vehicles: 145 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Avon, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 12
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 44
$100,000 to $124,999: 107
$125,000 to $149,999: 333
$150,000 to $174,999: 259
$175,000 to $199,999: 278
$200,000 to $249,999: 68
$250,000 to $299,999: 35
$300,000 to $399,999: 19
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Avon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Avon:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 11
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 33
$800 to $899: 50
$900 to $999: 51
$1,000 to $1,249: 81
$1,250 to $1,499: 12
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 13 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 10 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 44 1965 to 1969: 60

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.8%
Number of people working at home: 53 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 63
5 to 9 minutes: 235
10 to 14 minutes: 255
15 to 19 minutes: 313
20 to 24 minutes: 166
25 to 29 minutes: 160
30 to 34 minutes: 296
35 to 39 minutes: 59
40 to 44 minutes: 95
45 to 59 minutes: 197
60 to 89 minutes: 249
90 or more minutes: 61

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,864 (85%)
Carpooled: 112 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 35 (2%)
Railroad: 68 (3%)
Walked: 28 (1%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 53 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 124
$10,000 to $14,999: 84
$15,000 to $19,999: 94
$20,000 to $24,999: 125
$25,000 to $29,999: 66
$30,000 to $34,999: 72
$35,000 to $39,999: 108
$40,000 to $44,999: 91
$45,000 to $49,999: 82
$50,000 to $59,999: 170
$60,000 to $74,999: 156
$75,000 to $99,999: 273
$100,000 to $124,999: 129
$125,000 to $149,999: 68
$150,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 or more: 28

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1192

Italian: 845

United States or American: 258

Other groups: 257

English: 235

Swedish: 160

French Canadian: 151

Polish: 141

French (except Basque): 140

German: 118

Scotch-Irish: 69

Armenian: 61

Lithuanian: 49

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45

Portuguese: 41

Greek: 40

Norwegian: 37

British West Indian: 33

Arab:: 29

Lebanese: 29

Canadian: 18

Eastern European: 15

Hungarian: 15

Russian: 15

Scottish: 13

Austrian: 12

Finnish: 11

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Dutch: 7

Swiss: 7

Slavic: 6

Haitian: 6

West Indian: 6

Welsh: 5

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

Italy (30%)
Germany (15%)
Canada (12%)
Other Caribbean (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Ireland (6%)
Lebanon (5%)

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

This state: 3825
Northeast: 280
Midwest: 11
South: 109
West: 46

74% of Avon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 487
Less than 1 year of college: 118
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 251
Associate degree: 172
Bachelor's degree: 182
Master's degree: 74
Professional school degree: 31
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 56
High school graduate (or equivalency): 610
Less than 1 year of college: 137
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 253
Associate degree: 135
Bachelor's degree: 272
Master's degree: 72
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $63,693
Black householders: $19,327
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,424
Asian householders: $92,385
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $117,692
Two or more races householders: $46,315
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,767

Avon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Avon household income for Black householders

Avon marital status for males

Avon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $294,904
Black or African American householders: $306,046
Asian householders: $348,202
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $835,685
Two or more races householders: $557,123
Hispanic or Latino householders: $348,202

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,285
One, attached: 39
Two: 132
3 or 4: 182
5 to 9: 35
20 to 49: 36
50 or more: 31

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Avon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (37%) Utility gas (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	0.9%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26

Here:	11.9%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 121

Here:	47.3%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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