Bernardston, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,225 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,225 (21 farm, 2,204 nonfarm))

Houses: 881 (850 occupied: 695 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	38%

Housing density: 38 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $695 (lower quartile is $460, upper quartile is $786)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $684

Median gross rent in Bernardston, MA in 2007: $835

Housing units in Bernardston with a mortgage: 346 (16 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 146

Bernardston,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $248,472 (it was $120,400 in 2000)

Bernardston:	$248,472
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,874 - $293,647

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $277,829
Here: $277,829
State: $440,475

In 2-unit structures: $166,374
Here: $166,374
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $316,691
Here: $316,691
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $453,748
Here: $453,748
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $57,500
Here: $57,500
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,134

In family households: 1,831 (499 male householders, 106 female householders)
522 spouses, 611 children (570 natural, 17 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 30 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 303 (78 male householders (64 living alone)), 163 female householders (121 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23 (3 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 257 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 139 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 185 1-person, 51 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

353 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (29 men, 71 women).

97.0% of residents of Bernardston speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 18 (0.8%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bernardston, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 95 5 rooms: 157 6 rooms: 202 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 50 9 or more rooms: 82

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bernardston, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 34 5 rooms: 42 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 27
1990 to 1994: 57
1980 to 1989: 167
1970 to 1979: 146
1960 to 1969: 53
1950 to 1959: 116
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 265

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bernardston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 395 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bernardston:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 53 2 bedrooms: 46 3 bedrooms: 47 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bernardston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 33 1 vehicle: 183 2 vehicles: 291 3 vehicles: 158 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Bernardston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 87 2 vehicles: 50 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bernardston, 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: 20
$60,000 to $69,999: 20
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 26
$90,000 to $99,999: 59
$100,000 to $124,999: 159
$125,000 to $149,999: 92
$150,000 to $174,999: 40
$175,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 to $249,999: 15
$250,000 to $299,999: 8
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bernardston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bernardston:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 14
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 14
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 16

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.8%
Number of people working at home: 23 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 52
5 to 9 minutes: 99
10 to 14 minutes: 188
15 to 19 minutes: 385
20 to 24 minutes: 176
25 to 29 minutes: 36
30 to 34 minutes: 58
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 29
45 to 59 minutes: 22
60 to 89 minutes: 31
90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 993 (88%)
Carpooled: 71 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
Walked: 35 (3%)
Worked at home: 23 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 52
$10,000 to $14,999: 24
$15,000 to $19,999: 49
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 77
$30,000 to $34,999: 43
$35,000 to $39,999: 59
$40,000 to $44,999: 52
$45,000 to $49,999: 50
$50,000 to $59,999: 122
$60,000 to $74,999: 94
$75,000 to $99,999: 82
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

English: 304

Irish: 206

Polish: 197

French (except Basque): 152

French Canadian: 146

German: 104

Italian: 97

United States or American: 86

Scotch-Irish: 53

Scottish: 49

Other groups: 46

Swedish: 31

Canadian: 25

European: 20

Russian: 11

Greek: 8

British: 8

Austrian: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Czech: 6

Welsh: 6

Ukrainian: 5

Armenian: 4

Norwegian: 4

Scandinavian: 4

Latvian: 3

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

Austria (28%)
Germany (22%)
Canada (22%)
Poland (17%)
Other South America (11%)

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

This state: 1637
Northeast: 401
Midwest: 18
South: 62
West: 21

76% of Bernardston 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, 35% 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: 9
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 306
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 113
Associate degree: 55
Bachelor's degree: 97
Master's degree: 31
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 3
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 306
Less than 1 year of college: 63
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 126
Associate degree: 102
Bachelor's degree: 110
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,889
Two or more races householders: $189,237

Bernardston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bernardston marital status for males

Bernardston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $236,716
Two or more races householders: $235,514

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 688
One, attached: 19
Two: 49
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 26
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 72

Median worth of mobile homes: $98,238

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bernardston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Wood (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (7%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (12%) Wood (9%) Coal or coke (5%) Solar energy (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	2.9%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	19.4%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	12.6%
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)

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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