Chilmark, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Chilmark: | $2,561,270 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 866 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 828 (38 farm, 790 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,409 (380 occupied: 277 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 74 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,398,746.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,527 (lower quartile is $975, upper quartile is $1,969)
Median gross rent in Chilmark, MA in 2022: $1,965
Housing units in Chilmark with a mortgage: 108 (6 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 118
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,392- In family households: 12,344 (2,346 male householders, 1,875 female householders)
3,251 spouses, 3,822 children (3,629 natural, 110 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 147 grandchildren, 104 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, foster children, 127 other relatives, 496 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,048 (1,454 male householders (1,085 living alone)), 1,693 female householders (1,379 living alone)), 901 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 143 (87 institutionalized population)
2,365 married couples with children.
828 single-parent households (206 men, 622 women).
96.5% of residents of Chilmark speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 69 (7.5%)
(81.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.0 |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chilmark, Massachusetts
- 4no bedroom
- 161 bedroom
- 502 bedrooms
- 1173 bedrooms
- 774 bedrooms
- 135+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chilmark, Massachusetts
- 4no bedroom
- 111 bedroom
- 342 bedrooms
- 363 bedrooms
- 124 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chilmark in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 4no vehicle
- 661 vehicle
- 1602 vehicles
- 263 vehicles
- 154 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chilmark in renter-occupied apartments
- 2no vehicle
- 471 vehicle
- 412 vehicles
- 133 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chilmark, Massachusetts
- 41 room
- 42 rooms
- 123 rooms
- 284 rooms
- 685 rooms
- 346 rooms
- 497 rooms
- 388 rooms
- 409+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chilmark, Massachusetts
- 41 room
- 42 rooms
- 223 rooms
- 154 rooms
- 185 rooms
- 246 rooms
- 67 rooms
- 48 rooms
- 69+ rooms
Chilmark, MA household income distribution
- 3,832Less than $10,000
- 4,994$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,937$20,000 to $29,999
- 8,409$30,000 to $39,999
- 7,173$40,000 to $49,999
- 8,632$50,000 to $59,999
- 11,519$60,000 to $74,999
- 18,433$75,000 to $99,999
- 17,339$100,000 to $124,999
- 12,773$125,000 to $149,999
- 22,040$150,000 to $199,999
- 35,003$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 101.7%
Number of people working at home: 87 (18.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 20
- 5 to 9 minutes: 53
- 10 to 14 minutes: 74
- 15 to 19 minutes: 88
- 20 to 24 minutes: 74
- 25 to 29 minutes: 22
- 30 to 34 minutes: 14
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 5
- 45 to 59 minutes: 3
- 60 to 89 minutes: 4
- 90 or more minutes: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 304 (72.0%)
- Carpooled: 32 (7.6%)
- Subway or elevated: 3 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0.5%)
- Walked: 16 (3.8%)
- Other means: 4 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 61 (14.5%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chilmark, Massachusetts
- 131995 to March 2000
- 21990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 31975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 41965 to 1969
- 23Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 263 (22.4%)
- Other: 148 (12.6%)
- German: 134 (11.4%)
- Irish: 130 (11.1%)
- French: 68 (5.8%)
- United States: 65 (5.5%)
- Scottish: 63 (5.4%)
- Russian: 46 (3.9%)
- Portuguese: 45 (3.8%)
- Italian: 44 (3.7%)
- Polish: 31 (2.6%)
- Scotch-Irish: 31 (2.6%)
- Swedish: 18 (1.5%)
- French Canadian: 17 (1.4%)
- Lithuanian: 15 (1.3%)
- Czech: 10 (0.9%)
- Dutch: 10 (0.9%)
- Welsh: 10 (0.9%)
- Norwegian: 9 (0.8%)
- Danish: 8 (0.7%)
- Subsaharan African: 3 (0.3%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.2%)
- Swiss: 2 (0.2%)
- Ukrainian: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
| Chilmark: | 17.8% (8) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (25,403) |
Germany
| Chilmark: | 17.8% (8) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.9% (14,883) |
Canada
| Chilmark: | 15.6% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
Italy
| Chilmark: | 11.1% (5) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.7% (28,319) |
France
| Chilmark: | 8.9% (4) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.8% (5,895) |
Other Northern Europe
| Chilmark: | 4.4% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.4% (3,051) |
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
| Chilmark: | 4.4% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.3% (1,943) |
Russia
| Chilmark: | 4.4% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (17,449) |
Other South Central Asia
| Chilmark: | 4.4% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.4% (2,765) |
Malaysia
| Chilmark: | 4.4% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.1% (1,104) |
Cuba
| Chilmark: | 4.4% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.5% (3,868) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 346
- Other state: 425
- Northeast: 313
- Midwest: 38
- South: 40
- West: 34
63% of Chilmark residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 2
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 0
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 5
- 11th grade: 0
- 12th grade, no diploma: 2
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 71
- Less than 1 year of college: 13
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 41
- Associate degree: 15
- Bachelor's degree: 92
- Master's degree: 41
- Professional school degree: 15
- Doctorate degree: 13
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 0
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 0
- 11th grade: 2
- 12th grade, no diploma: 4
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 51
- Less than 1 year of college: 14
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35
- Associate degree: 20
- Bachelor's degree: 139
- Master's degree: 50
- Professional school degree: 7
- Doctorate degree: 10
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,359
- One, attached: 46
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 52.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.1%Wood
- 9.7%Electricity
- 0.7%Utility gas
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 43.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 30.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.6%Wood
- 11.7%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 23.1% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 55.6% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
