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Total population: 38,203 (All urban)

Chelsea, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,337 (11,888 occupied: 3,448 owner occupied, 8,440 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  71%
State:  38%

Housing density: 5640 houses/condos per square mile



Median contract rent in 2007: $841 (lower quartile is $471, upper quartile is $1,028)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $950


Median gross rent in Chelsea, MA in 2007: $955


Housing units in Chelsea with a mortgage: 638 (62 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 419





Chelsea,MA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $332,399 (it was $163,200 in 2000)
Chelsea:  $332,399
Massachusetts:  $366,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $241,286 - $468,473

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $341,278
Here:  $341,278
State:  $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $266,584
Here:  $266,584
State:  $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $342,293
Here:  $342,293
State:  $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $335,250
Here:  $335,250
State:  $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,320
Here:  $201,320
State:  $335,381

Mobile homes: $22,500
Here:  $22,500
State:  $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,134
  • In family households: 28,705 (4,388 male householders, 3,298 female householders)
    4,602 spouses, 11,073 children (10,522 natural, 251 adopted, 300 stepchildren), 772 grandchildren, 831 brothers or sisters, 281 parents, 1,510 other relatives, 1,950 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,429 (2,133 male householders (1,565 living alone)), 2,089 female householders (1,857 living alone)), 1,207 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 946 (875 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,168 2-persons, 1,756 3-persons, 1,586 4-persons, 1,114 5-persons, 496 6-persons, 566 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,422 1-person, 614 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

4,720 married couples with children.
3,592 single-parent households (633 men, 2,959 women).

41.6% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
43.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
9.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 12,674 (36.1%)
(20.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
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 Chelsea, Massachusetts:
  • 1 room: 21
  • 2 rooms: 34
  • 3 rooms: 242
  • 4 rooms: 523
  • 5 rooms: 754
  • 6 rooms: 660
  • 7 rooms: 304
  • 8 rooms: 246
  • 9 or more rooms: 664



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelsea, Massachusetts:
  • 1 room: 306
  • 2 rooms: 1,064
  • 3 rooms: 2,111
  • 4 rooms: 2,013
  • 5 rooms: 1,837
  • 6 rooms: 725
  • 7 rooms: 225
  • 8 rooms: 90
  • 9 or more rooms: 69



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 34
  • 1995 to 1998: 206
  • 1990 to 1994: 245
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,232
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,358
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,267
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,541
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,238
  • 1939 or earlier: 5,216


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chelsea:
  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 265
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,115
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,121
  • 4 bedrooms: 400
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 514



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelsea:
  • no bedroom: 386
  • 1 bedroom: 2,975
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,972
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,628
  • 4 bedrooms: 376
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 103



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Chelsea in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 443
  • 1 vehicle: 1,744
  • 2 vehicles: 900
  • 3 vehicles: 248
  • 4 vehicles: 93
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20



Cars and other vehicles available in Chelsea in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 3,388
  • 1 vehicle: 3,895
  • 2 vehicles: 1,026
  • 3 vehicles: 87
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 44


Chelsea, MA house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Chelsea, 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: 14
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 0
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 0
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 18
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 45
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 32
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 73
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 170
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 182
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 134
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 115
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 135
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 81
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 44
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 0
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 14
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 0
  • $1,000,000 or more: 0
 


Chelsea rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Chelsea:

  • Less than $100: 193 people
  • $100 to $149: 145
  • $150 to $199: 273
  • $200 to $249: 410
  • $250 to $299: 345
  • $300 to $349: 255
  • $350 to $399: 145
  • $400 to $449: 185
  • $450 to $499: 151
  • $500 to $549: 117
  • $550 to $599: 240
  • $600 to $649: 176
  • $650 to $699: 309
  • $700 to $749: 553
  • $750 to $799: 449
  • $800 to $899: 1,459
  • $900 to $999: 1,071
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,791
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 491
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 216
  • $2,000 or more: 47
  • No cash rent: 151
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 5,062
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,450
  • 1985 to 1989: 2,604
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,071
  • 1975 to 1979: 448
  • 1970 to 1974: 348
  • 1970 to 1974: 286
  • 1965 to 1969: 405

Chelsea, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.9%
Number of people working at home: 261 (2.1% of all workers)


Chelsea travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 189
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1102
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1361
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1571
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1255
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 446
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2246
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 340
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 773
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1443
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1197
  • 90 or more minutes: 390
 


Chelsea mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,010 (48%)
  • Carpooled: 2,208 (18%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2,226 (18%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 80 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 679 (5%)
  • Railroad: 79 (1%)
  • Taxi: 69 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 62 (0%)
  • Walked: 824 (7%)
  • Other means: 76 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 261 (2%)
 


Chelsea, MA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 2255
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 994
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 841
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 931
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 906
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 711
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 749
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 546
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 520
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 934
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 915
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 816
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 401
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 188
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 95
  • $200,000 or more: 106
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 16852
 Italian: 2671
 Irish: 2232
 United States or American: 1445
 Polish: 926
 Subsaharan African:: 791
 Yugoslavian: 573
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 516
 English: 501
 French (except Basque): 459
 French Canadian: 453
 African: 397
 Brazilian: 396
 Haitian: 256
 Portuguese: 245
 Russian: 236
 German: 226
 Armenian: 179
 Cape Verdean: 168
 Arab:: 167
 Albanian: 159
 Scottish: 131
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 130
 Scotch-Irish: 125
 Canadian: 115
 Swedish: 98
 Jamaican: 72
 Ethiopian: 69
 Moroccan: 52
 Greek: 50
 Ugandan: 46
 Somalian: 42
 Other Arab: 42
 Nigerian: 38
 West Indian: 38
 Croatian: 38
 Iranian: 36
 Finnish: 35
 Norwegian: 33
 Ukrainian: 28
 British: 25
 Eastern European: 25
 Egyptian: 24
 Serbian: 24
 Slavic: 22
 Welsh: 22
 Arab/Arabic: 21
 Swiss: 19
 Lithuanian: 18
 Latvian: 18
 European: 17
 Czechoslovakian: 17
 Kenyan: 15
 Lebanese: 13
 Dutch: 12
 Danish: 12
 Turkish: 11
 Bahamian: 10
 British West Indian: 10
 Belgian: 9
 Sierra Leonean: 9
 Iraqi: 8
 Syrian: 7
 Other Subsaharan African: 7
 Czech: 7




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



  • El Salvador (24%)
  • Honduras (12%)
  • Guatemala (10%)
  • Colombia (6%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • Dominican Republic (5%)
  • Brazil (4%)

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

  • This state: 16722
  • Northeast: 1458
  • Midwest: 267
  • South: 596
  • West: 309

58% of Chelsea residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 641
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 256
  • 5th and 6th grade: 753
  • 7th and 8th grade: 711
  • 9th grade: 630
  • 10th grade: 371
  • 11th grade: 309
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 735
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,157
  • Less than 1 year of college: 674
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 782
  • Associate degree: 492
  • Bachelor's degree: 899
  • Master's degree: 175
  • Professional school degree: 129
  • Doctorate degree: 22


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 740
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 289
  • 5th and 6th grade: 713
  • 7th and 8th grade: 655
  • 9th grade: 621
  • 10th grade: 414
  • 11th grade: 302
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 613
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,340
  • Less than 1 year of college: 730
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 878
  • Associate degree: 627
  • Bachelor's degree: 614
  • Master's degree: 234
  • Professional school degree: 64
  • Doctorate degree: 27


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.8%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.8%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 50.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.4%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.9%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.4%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $40,468
  • Black householders: $28,718
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,812
  • Asian householders: $41,501
  • Some other race householders: $34,022
  • Two or more races householders: $32,543
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,271

Chelsea household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Chelsea household income for Black householders

Chelsea household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Chelsea household income for Asian householders

Chelsea household income for Some other race householders

Chelsea household income for Two or more races householders

Chelsea household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Chelsea marital status for males

Chelsea marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $315,697
  • Black or African American householders: $339,528
  • Asian householders: $159,478
  • Some other race householders: $286,775
  • Two or more races householders: $274,962
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $285,146

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 963
  • One, attached: 561
  • Two: 2,684
  • 3 or 4: 4,070
  • 5 to 9: 1,183
  • 10 to 19: 845
  • 20 to 49: 741
  • 50 or more: 1,278
  • Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,441


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chelsea:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (43%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 479
Here:  10.5%
Massachusetts:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 191
Here:  8.9%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 541
Here:  37.2%
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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