Charlemont, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,367 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,367 (12 farm, 1,355 nonfarm))

Houses: 631 (541 occupied: 393 owner occupied, 148 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	38%

Housing density: 24 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $578 (lower quartile is $444, upper quartile is $797)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $547

Median gross rent in Charlemont, MA in 2007: $683

Housing units in Charlemont with a mortgage: 176 (20 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Charlemont,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $234,645 (it was $113,700 in 2000)

Charlemont:	$234,645
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $161,123 - $282,823

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $245,353
Here: $245,353
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $251,558
Here: $251,558
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $189,925
Here: $189,925
State: $414,317

Mobile homes: $46,061
Here: $46,061
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,352

In family households: 1,120 (263 male householders, 93 female householders)
276 spouses, 377 children (353 natural, 9 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 15 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 232 (89 male householders (70 living alone)), 91 female householders (67 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 39 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 137 1-person, 40 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

223 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (23 men, 59 women).

94.2% of residents of Charlemont speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 36 (2.6%)
(55.6% 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:	4.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlemont, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 80 6 rooms: 80 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 66

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlemont, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 37 5 rooms: 37 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 28
1980 to 1989: 80
1970 to 1979: 87
1960 to 1969: 71
1950 to 1959: 31
1940 to 1949: 50
1939 or earlier: 261

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charlemont:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 89 3 bedrooms: 187 4 bedrooms: 60 5 or more bedrooms: 45

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlemont:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 70 3 bedrooms: 24 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlemont in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 107 2 vehicles: 186 3 vehicles: 79 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlemont in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 72 2 vehicles: 55 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$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: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 27
$80,000 to $89,999: 39
$90,000 to $99,999: 39
$100,000 to $124,999: 50
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $174,999: 27
$175,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 to $249,999: 9
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Charlemont rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Charlemont:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 7
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 18
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 8
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 13

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.5%
Number of people working at home: 36 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 70
5 to 9 minutes: 82
10 to 14 minutes: 45
15 to 19 minutes: 61
20 to 24 minutes: 58
25 to 29 minutes: 40
30 to 34 minutes: 131
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 33
45 to 59 minutes: 83
60 to 89 minutes: 38
90 or more minutes: 33

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 531 (73%)
Carpooled: 95 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Walked: 60 (8%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 36 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 38
$10,000 to $14,999: 36
$15,000 to $19,999: 27
$20,000 to $24,999: 54
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 38
$35,000 to $39,999: 16
$40,000 to $44,999: 29
$45,000 to $49,999: 37
$50,000 to $59,999: 75
$60,000 to $74,999: 76
$75,000 to $99,999: 59
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 4

First ancestries reported:

English: 195

Irish: 144

French (except Basque): 126

United States or American: 117

Polish: 96

French Canadian: 81

German: 76

Other groups: 75

Italian: 57

Scottish: 34

Scotch-Irish: 31

Swedish: 21

Portuguese: 19

Finnish: 18

Russian: 16

Dutch: 14

Czech: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Austrian: 11

Greek: 11

Lithuanian: 7

European: 7

Norwegian: 6

Eastern European: 5

British: 5

Swiss: 5

Hungarian: 4

Canadian: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

African: 2

Northern European: 2

Welsh: 2

Croatian: 2

Brazilian: 1

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

United Kingdom (17%)
Cambodia (17%)
Brazil (17%)
Indonesia (8%)
Thailand (8%)
Canada (8%)
Hungary (6%)

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

This state: 989
Northeast: 216
Midwest: 70
South: 38
West: 25

64% of Charlemont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 156
Less than 1 year of college: 23
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 55
Associate degree: 32
Bachelor's degree: 75
Master's degree: 40
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: 6
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 129
Less than 1 year of college: 50
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
Associate degree: 53
Bachelor's degree: 98
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

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

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $59,398
Black householders: $43,161
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,837
Asian householders: $46,985
Some other race householders: $23,764
Two or more races householders: $57,951
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $21,094

Charlemont household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Charlemont household income for Two or more races householders

Charlemont marital status for males

Charlemont marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $212,463
Black or African American householders: $275,601
Asian householders: $450,984
Some other race householders: $170,371
Two or more races householders: $205,448
Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,371

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 463
One, attached: 17
Two: 41
3 or 4: 31
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 15
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 49

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,144

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Charlemont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Wood (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (5%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Wood (10%) Utility gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	6.5%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

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

Here:	12.0%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	19.6%
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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