Barnstable Town, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 45,917, Rural population: 1,904 (20 farm, 1,884 nonfarm))

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,018 (19,626 occupied: 14,943 owner occupied, 4,683 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	38%

Housing density: 417 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $930 (lower quartile is $591, upper quartile is $1,130)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,087

Median gross rent in Barnstable Town, MA in 2007: $1,046

Housing units in Barnstable Town with a mortgage: 9,260 (600 second mortgage, 1,337 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,524

Barnstable Town,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $343,712 (it was $170,600 in 2000)

Barnstable Town:	$343,712
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $264,501 - $511,025

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $465,479
Here: $465,479
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $233,939
Here: $233,939
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $334,616
Here: $334,616
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $326,547
Here: $326,547
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $311,350
Here: $311,350
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $167,500
Here: $167,500
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 46,610

In family households: 38,603 (9,537 male householders, 3,576 female householders)
10,564 spouses, 12,415 children (11,443 natural, 343 adopted, 629 stepchildren), 539 grandchildren, 302 brothers or sisters, 374 parents, 328 other relatives, 968 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,007 (2,544 male householders (1,936 living alone)), 3,990 female householders (3,480 living alone)), 1,473 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,211 (433 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,488 2-persons, 2,718 3-persons, 2,281 4-persons, 1,111 5-persons, 402 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,416 1-person, 932 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

7,215 married couples with children.
2,461 single-parent households (423 men, 2,038 women).

91.1% of residents of Barnstable Town speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,322 (6.9%)
(41.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 54 3 rooms: 263 4 rooms: 1,220 5 rooms: 2,928 6 rooms: 4,241 7 rooms: 2,957 8 rooms: 1,675 9 or more rooms: 1,600

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 223 2 rooms: 552 3 rooms: 824 4 rooms: 1,166 5 rooms: 861 6 rooms: 643 7 rooms: 226 8 rooms: 130 9 or more rooms: 58

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 398
1995 to 1998: 928
1990 to 1994: 1,423
1980 to 1989: 6,647
1970 to 1979: 5,957
1960 to 1969: 3,427
1950 to 1959: 1,996
1940 to 1949: 1,189
1939 or earlier: 3,053

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barnstable Town:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 297 2 bedrooms: 3,221 3 bedrooms: 8,079 4 bedrooms: 2,623 5 or more bedrooms: 710

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barnstable Town:
	no bedroom: 258 1 bedroom: 1,286 2 bedrooms: 1,755 3 bedrooms: 1,153 4 bedrooms: 204 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Barnstable Town in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 409 1 vehicle: 5,073 2 vehicles: 7,080 3 vehicles: 1,910 4 vehicles: 366 5 or more vehicles: 105

Cars and other vehicles available in Barnstable Town in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 694 1 vehicle: 2,359 2 vehicles: 1,212 3 vehicles: 330 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 54

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

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 62
$60,000 to $69,999: 42
$70,000 to $79,999: 107
$80,000 to $89,999: 170
$90,000 to $99,999: 398
$100,000 to $124,999: 1539
$125,000 to $149,999: 2650
$150,000 to $174,999: 2185
$175,000 to $199,999: 1353
$200,000 to $249,999: 1598
$250,000 to $299,999: 1089
$300,000 to $399,999: 1215
$400,000 to $499,999: 503
$500,000 to $749,999: 458
$750,000 to $999,999: 176
$1,000,000 or more: 191

Barnstable Town rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Barnstable Town:

Less than $100: 38 people
$100 to $149: 29
$150 to $199: 71
$200 to $249: 173
$250 to $299: 160
$300 to $349: 98
$350 to $399: 65
$400 to $449: 66
$450 to $499: 72
$500 to $549: 91
$550 to $599: 132
$600 to $649: 146
$650 to $699: 150
$700 to $749: 224
$750 to $799: 178
$800 to $899: 337
$900 to $999: 566
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,229
$1,250 to $1,499: 297
$1,500 to $1,999: 180
$2,000 or more: 60
No cash rent: 315

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 986 1990 to 1994: 399 1985 to 1989: 331 1980 to 1984: 224 1975 to 1979: 168 1970 to 1974: 153 1970 to 1974: 102 1965 to 1969: 959

Barnstable Town, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,056 (4.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 635
5 to 9 minutes: 2827
10 to 14 minutes: 4493
15 to 19 minutes: 3794
20 to 24 minutes: 3296
25 to 29 minutes: 944
30 to 34 minutes: 1997
35 to 39 minutes: 284
40 to 44 minutes: 357
45 to 59 minutes: 643
60 to 89 minutes: 827
90 or more minutes: 1008

Barnstable Town mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,799 (80%)
Carpooled: 2,007 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 329 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 53 (0%)
Walked: 596 (3%)
Other means: 269 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,056 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1383
$10,000 to $14,999: 1253
$15,000 to $19,999: 1156
$20,000 to $24,999: 1043
$25,000 to $29,999: 1178
$30,000 to $34,999: 1259
$35,000 to $39,999: 1053
$40,000 to $44,999: 1103
$45,000 to $49,999: 998
$50,000 to $59,999: 1919
$60,000 to $74,999: 2318
$75,000 to $99,999: 2309
$100,000 to $124,999: 1070
$125,000 to $149,999: 514
$150,000 to $199,999: 399
$200,000 or more: 692

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 10011

English: 5474

Italian: 3822

Other groups: 2755

United States or American: 2252

German: 1965

French (except Basque): 1705

Portuguese: 1515

French Canadian: 1490

Scottish: 1364

Polish: 1245

Brazilian: 903

Subsaharan African:: 898

Swedish: 853

Cape Verdean: 812

Scotch-Irish: 797

Greek: 557

Finnish: 465

Russian: 384

Lithuanian: 296

Canadian: 256

British: 255

Norwegian: 250

Dutch: 211

European: 170

Arab:: 146

Ukrainian: 124

Welsh: 115

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 112

Armenian: 97

Eastern European: 96

Hungarian: 84

Lebanese: 70

Latvian: 68

Austrian: 67

Danish: 66

Swiss: 61

Albanian: 49

African: 47

Syrian: 42

West Indian: 41

South African: 39

Jamaican: 35

Czechoslovakian: 35

Slovak: 34

Scandinavian: 33

Czech: 31

Other Arab: 31

Northern European: 30

Croatian: 23

Yugoslavian: 21

Romanian: 20

Barbadian: 19

Belgian: 18

Haitian: 17

Serbian: 16

Celtic: 14

Guyanese: 12

Estonian: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

Slavic: 8

Iranian: 7

Slovene: 7

Bulgarian: 6

Arab/Arabic: 3

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

Brazil (36%)
Canada (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (4%)
Ireland (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)

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

This state: 31679
Northeast: 7899
Midwest: 1655
South: 1726
West: 1148

58% of Barnstable Town residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 53
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 119
7th and 8th grade: 193
9th grade: 216
10th grade: 269
11th grade: 316
12th grade, no diploma: 540
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,860
Less than 1 year of college: 1,039
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,339
Associate degree: 1,210
Bachelor's degree: 3,531
Master's degree: 1,535
Professional school degree: 534
Doctorate degree: 294

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 110
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 274
9th grade: 197
10th grade: 241
11th grade: 295
12th grade, no diploma: 372
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,193
Less than 1 year of college: 1,513
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,088
Associate degree: 1,966
Bachelor's degree: 3,504
Master's degree: 1,363
Professional school degree: 333
Doctorate degree: 62

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 21.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 27.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 29.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $63,253
Black householders: $28,741
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,730
Asian householders: $39,321
Some other race householders: $50,298
Two or more races householders: $43,380
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,126

Barnstable Town household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Barnstable Town household income for Black householders

Barnstable Town household income for Asian householders

Barnstable Town household income for Some other race householders

Barnstable Town household income for Two or more races householders

Barnstable Town household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Barnstable Town marital status for males

Barnstable Town marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $349,152
Black or African American householders: $270,376
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $250,430
Asian householders: $436,591
Some other race householders: $284,680
Two or more races householders: $265,339
Hispanic or Latino householders: $308,051

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 21,038
One, attached: 487
Two: 644
3 or 4: 694
5 to 9: 660
10 to 19: 408
20 to 49: 367
50 or more: 691
Mobile homes: 24
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $304,163

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Barnstable Town:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (62%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 377

Here:	7.7%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 287

Here:	10.8%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 287

Here:	21.6%
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)

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