Forestdale, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 3,923, Rural population: 0)

Forestdale, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,373 (1,303 occupied: 1,158 owner occupied, 145 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	38%

Housing density: 370 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,133 (lower quartile is $710, upper quartile is $1,571)

Median gross rent in Forestdale, MA in 2007: $1,348

Housing units in Forestdale with a mortgage: 959 (92 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152

Forestdale,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $386,181 (it was $165,400 in 2000)

Forestdale:	$386,181
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $326,259 - $451,245

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $378,166
Here: $378,166
State: $440,475

In 2-unit structures: $378,259
Here: $378,259
State: $414,317

Mobile homes: $112,500
Here: $112,500
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,920

In family households: 3,581 (894 male householders, 161 female householders)
904 spouses, 1,500 children (1,389 natural, 15 adopted, 96 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 20 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 339 (93 male householders (69 living alone)), 159 female householders (122 living alone)), 87 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 307 2-persons, 258 3-persons, 270 4-persons, 180 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 191 1-person, 52 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,108 married couples with children.
169 single-parent households (44 men, 125 women).

96.5% of residents of Forestdale speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 60 (1.5%)
(41.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forestdale, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 54 5 rooms: 234 6 rooms: 308 7 rooms: 323 8 rooms: 135 9 or more rooms: 92

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestdale, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 30 5 rooms: 23 6 rooms: 39 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 36
1995 to 1998: 150
1990 to 1994: 164
1980 to 1989: 487
1970 to 1979: 415
1960 to 1969: 41
1950 to 1959: 64
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forestdale:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 152 3 bedrooms: 665 4 bedrooms: 257 5 or more bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestdale:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 52 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Forestdale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 239 2 vehicles: 671 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 67 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Forestdale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 60 2 vehicles: 70 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Forestdale, 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: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 6
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 120
$125,000 to $149,999: 244
$150,000 to $174,999: 280
$175,000 to $199,999: 220
$200,000 to $249,999: 119
$250,000 to $299,999: 62
$300,000 to $399,999: 42
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Forestdale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forestdale:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 11
$800 to $899: 11
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 34
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 27
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 11

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 16

Forestdale, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.9%
Number of people working at home: 50 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 18
5 to 9 minutes: 153
10 to 14 minutes: 311
15 to 19 minutes: 263
20 to 24 minutes: 302
25 to 29 minutes: 130
30 to 34 minutes: 248
35 to 39 minutes: 42
40 to 44 minutes: 32
45 to 59 minutes: 105
60 to 89 minutes: 187
90 or more minutes: 111

Forestdale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,750 (90%)
Carpooled: 115 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (1%)
Walked: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 50 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 28
$10,000 to $14,999: 24
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 38
$30,000 to $34,999: 63
$35,000 to $39,999: 72
$40,000 to $44,999: 108
$45,000 to $49,999: 94
$50,000 to $59,999: 141
$60,000 to $74,999: 226
$75,000 to $99,999: 254
$100,000 to $124,999: 154
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 38

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 841

English: 553

Italian: 430

United States or American: 288

German: 250

French (except Basque): 161

Other groups: 152

French Canadian: 139

Scottish: 132

Swedish: 59

Polish: 56

Scotch-Irish: 49

Portuguese: 33

Norwegian: 27

Finnish: 20

Subsaharan African:: 18

Arab:: 15

Lebanese: 15

Lithuanian: 14

Dutch: 13

Danish: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 11

British: 10

Romanian: 8

Armenian: 7

Cape Verdean: 7

Welsh: 5

Greek: 4

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

United Kingdom (37%)
Canada (18%)
Sweden (13%)
France (10%)
Japan (8%)
Netherlands (7%)
Philippines (7%)

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

This state: 3069
Northeast: 500
Midwest: 59
South: 152
West: 57

60% of Forestdale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% 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: 0
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 375
Less than 1 year of college: 74
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 197
Associate degree: 118
Bachelor's degree: 218
Master's degree: 71
Professional school degree: 35
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 448
Less than 1 year of college: 63
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 183
Associate degree: 186
Bachelor's degree: 192
Master's degree: 118
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%

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

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $81,489
Black householders: $44,793
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $124,150
Asian householders: $29,583
Two or more races householders: $113,969

Forestdale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forestdale marital status for males

Forestdale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $384,079
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $437,780
Two or more races householders: $496,151

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,336
Two: 21
3 or 4: 10
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $192,205

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forestdale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%) Utility gas (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Electricity (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	1.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

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

Here:	4.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	10.9%
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)

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