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Monson, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $334,451 (it was $134,800 in 2000)
Monson:

$334,451
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $251,779 - $394,671

Total population: 8,560 (Urban population: 1,952, Rural population: 6,407 (57 farm, 6,350 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,213 (3,095 occupied: 2,488 owner occupied, 607 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

20%
State:

38%

Housing density: 73 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $294,896.

Median contract rent in 2022: $821 (lower quartile is $612, upper quartile is $1,151)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $594


Median gross rent in Monson, MA in 2022: $1,006

Housing units in Monson with a mortgage: 1,577 (109 second mortgage, 261 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 393

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Monson, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 448,699
  • In family households: 370,558 (69,901 male householders, 46,060 female householders)
    75,335 spouses, 139,777 children (131,178 natural, 3,169 adopted, 5,430 stepchildren), 9,761 grandchildren, 4,611 brothers or sisters, 4,384 parents, foster children, 5,451 other relatives, 12,672 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 78,141 (28,658 male householders (22,507 living alone)), 35,308 female householders (30,105 living alone)), 14,175 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 14,791 (5,845 institutionalized population)

67,791 married couples with children.
39,215 single-parent households (5,649 men, 33,566 women).

90.9% of residents of Monson speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
7.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 602 (7.1%)
(63.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.2
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Monson, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Monson, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 441 bedroom
  • 5152 bedrooms
  • 1,2383 bedrooms
  • 5684 bedrooms
  • 1235+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monson, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monson, Massachusetts
  • 9no bedroom
  • 2781 bedroom
  • 2202 bedrooms
  • 743 bedrooms
  • 104 bedrooms
  • 165+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Monson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Monson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 50no vehicle
  • 4521 vehicle
  • 1,3672 vehicles
  • 4813 vehicles
  • 964 vehicles
  • 425+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Monson in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Monson in renter-occupied apartments
  • 119no vehicle
  • 2621 vehicle
  • 1822 vehicles
  • 443 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monson, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monson, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 82 rooms
  • 123 rooms
  • 1674 rooms
  • 4675 rooms
  • 6706 rooms
  • 4847 rooms
  • 3288 rooms
  • 3529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monson, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monson, Massachusetts
  • 91 room
  • 982 rooms
  • 1853 rooms
  • 1684 rooms
  • 645 rooms
  • 176 rooms
  • 307 rooms
  • 168 rooms
  • 209+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Monson, MA
Monson town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Monson, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Monson, MA in 2022
  • 18,356Less than $10,000
  • 26,104$10,000 to $19,999
  • 19,310$20,000 to $29,999
  • 20,720$30,000 to $39,999
  • 15,181$40,000 to $49,999
  • 14,529$50,000 to $59,999
  • 20,467$60,000 to $74,999
  • 31,517$75,000 to $99,999
  • 24,070$100,000 to $124,999
  • 15,457$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15,901$150,000 to $199,999
  • 18,693$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Monson: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.7%
Number of people working at home: 413 (9.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 105
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 397
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 419
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 332
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 463
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 271
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 738
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 279
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 195
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 487
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 233
  • 90 or more minutes: 87

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,657 (88.8%)
  • Carpooled: 228 (5.5%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 87 (2.1%)
  • Other means: 23 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 112 (2.7%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Monson detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Monson, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Monson, Massachusetts
  • 151995 to March 2000
  • 1781990 to 1994
  • 151985 to 1989
  • 321980 to 1984
  • 201975 to 1979
  • 181970 to 1974
  • 471965 to 1969
  • 129Before 1965
Ancestries in Monson, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,703 (16.2%)
  • French: 1,546 (14.7%)
  • Polish: 1,383 (13.2%)
  • English: 1,066 (10.2%)
  • Italian: 962 (9.2%)
  • French Canadian: 791 (7.5%)
  • Other: 594 (5.7%)
  • German: 555 (5.3%)
  • United States: 513 (4.9%)
  • Scottish: 242 (2.3%)
  • Russian: 240 (2.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 190 (1.8%)
  • Portuguese: 135 (1.3%)
  • Swedish: 119 (1.1%)
  • Czech: 99 (0.9%)
  • Greek: 80 (0.8%)
  • Arab: 60 (0.6%)
  • Lithuanian: 59 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 44 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 40 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 36 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 25 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 8 (0.08%)
  • Norwegian: 7 (0.07%)
  • Subsaharan African: 3 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Other South Central Asia
Monson:

21.6% (98)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (2,765)

Russia
Monson:

15.0% (68)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (17,449)

United Kingdom
Monson:

9.9% (45)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Poland
Monson:

8.8% (40)
Massachusetts:

1.8% (13,543)

Italy
Monson:

7.7% (35)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (28,319)

Canada
Monson:

6.4% (29)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

Germany
Monson:

5.7% (26)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

Ireland
Monson:

5.5% (25)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (17,987)

Vietnam
Monson:

3.7% (17)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (30,457)

Netherlands
Monson:

2.4% (11)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (2,470)

Philippines
Monson:

2.2% (10)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (7,414)

Israel
Monson:

2.2% (10)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,319)

Japan
Monson:

2.0% (9)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (8,682)

Other Northern Europe
Monson:

1.8% (8)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,051)

Other Western Europe
Monson:

1.8% (8)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (2,642)

Ukraine
Monson:

1.8% (8)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (8,754)

Korea
Monson:

1.5% (7)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (13,456)

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

  • This state: 6,470
  • Other state: 1,372
  • Northeast: 1,067
  • Midwest: 105
  • South: 100
  • West: 100

68% of Monson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 94
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 15
  • 7th and 8th grade: 52
  • 9th grade: 94
  • 10th grade: 94
  • 11th grade: 24
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 90
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 881
  • Less than 1 year of college: 207
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 339
  • Associate degree: 319
  • Bachelor's degree: 365
  • Master's degree: 125
  • Professional school degree: 37
  • Doctorate degree: 26
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 103
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 59
  • 9th grade: 73
  • 10th grade: 66
  • 11th grade: 28
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 144
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 980
  • Less than 1 year of college: 185
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 236
  • Associate degree: 313
  • Bachelor's degree: 483
  • Master's degree: 196
  • Professional school degree: 36
  • Doctorate degree: 11
Educational Attainment for Females
Monson marital status for males
Monson marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,530
  • One, attached: 16
  • Two: 188
  • 3 or 4: 193
  • 5 to 9: 93
  • 10 to 19: 26
  • 20 to 49: 20
  • 50 or more: 10
  • Mobile homes: 137

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,023

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Monson
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Monson, MA
  • 77.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.0%Electricity
  • 3.1%Wood
  • 1.5%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Coal or coke
  • 0.8%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Monson, MA
  • 44.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 42.3%Electricity
  • 10.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Wood
  • 1.0%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Here:

3.8%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here:

2.0%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82
Here:

27.3%
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 Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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