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Whitman, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $492,984 (it was $158,300 in 2000)
Whitman:

$492,984
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $390,850 - $542,652

Total population: 14,489 (Urban population: 13,882, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 5,104 (4,999 occupied: 3,602 owner occupied, 1,397 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

28%
State:

38%

Housing density: 734 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $446,078.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,498 (lower quartile is $1,038, upper quartile is $1,985)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,414


Median gross rent in Whitman, MA in 2022: $1,694

Housing units in Whitman with a mortgage: 2,392 (177 second mortgage, 355 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 739

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Whitman, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 483,098
  • In family households: 417,329 (86,307 male householders, 41,618 female householders)
    97,089 spouses, 154,870 children (146,729 natural, 3,391 adopted, 4,750 stepchildren), 8,780 grandchildren, 4,455 brothers or sisters, 5,200 parents, foster children, 5,123 other relatives, 10,196 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 65,769 (22,929 male householders (17,306 living alone)), 30,272 female householders (25,724 living alone)), 12,568 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 11,821 (7,645 institutionalized population)

92,167 married couples with children.
24,193 single-parent households (4,628 men, 19,565 women).

96.7% of residents of Whitman speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 618 (3.9%)
(71.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.0
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 951 bedroom
  • 6612 bedrooms
  • 1,9923 bedrooms
  • 7184 bedrooms
  • 1365+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • 55no bedroom
  • 5371 bedroom
  • 4562 bedrooms
  • 2993 bedrooms
  • 504 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Whitman in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whitman in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 88no vehicle
  • 9061 vehicle
  • 1,8682 vehicles
  • 4593 vehicles
  • 2204 vehicles
  • 615+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Whitman in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whitman in renter-occupied apartments
  • 153no vehicle
  • 7221 vehicle
  • 4562 vehicles
  • 483 vehicles
  • 114 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 443 rooms
  • 1654 rooms
  • 6915 rooms
  • 1,1336 rooms
  • 7497 rooms
  • 5048 rooms
  • 3109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • 551 room
  • 682 rooms
  • 4383 rooms
  • 3104 rooms
  • 2535 rooms
  • 1996 rooms
  • 407 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 159+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Whitman, MA
Whitman town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Whitman, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Whitman, MA in 2022
  • 8,217Less than $10,000
  • 9,237$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9,967$20,000 to $29,999
  • 12,249$30,000 to $39,999
  • 9,719$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11,011$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14,527$60,000 to $74,999
  • 24,178$75,000 to $99,999
  • 20,194$100,000 to $124,999
  • 18,736$125,000 to $149,999
  • 26,633$150,000 to $199,999
  • 39,398$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Whitman: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.7%
Number of people working at home: 1,465 (17.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 198
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 765
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 726
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 750
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,117
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 474
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,005
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 223
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 282
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 734
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 788
  • 90 or more minutes: 222

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,960 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled: 815 (11.0%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0.2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 115 (1.6%)
  • Railroad: 229 (3.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 7 (0.1%)
  • Motorcycle: 19 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 104 (1.4%)
  • Other means: 7 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 123 (1.7%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Whitman detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Whitman, Massachusetts
  • 751995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 391985 to 1989
  • 61980 to 1984
  • 51975 to 1979
  • 121970 to 1974
  • 141965 to 1969
  • 157Before 1965
Ancestries in Whitman, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 5,481 (32.1%)
  • Italian: 2,293 (13.4%)
  • English: 2,170 (12.7%)
  • Other: 1,016 (6.0%)
  • French: 858 (5.0%)
  • German: 830 (4.9%)
  • French Canadian: 815 (4.8%)
  • Scottish: 621 (3.6%)
  • Polish: 532 (3.1%)
  • United States: 459 (2.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 437 (2.6%)
  • Swedish: 406 (2.4%)
  • Portuguese: 317 (1.9%)
  • Lithuanian: 200 (1.2%)
  • Arab: 109 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 96 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 93 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 75 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 55 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 50 (0.3%)
  • Subsaharan African: 40 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 37 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 17 (0.10%)
  • West Indian: 17 (0.10%)
  • Hungarian: 16 (0.09%)
  • Slovak: 12 (0.07%)

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

Canada
Whitman:

24.7% (76)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

United Kingdom
Whitman:

15.9% (49)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Other Eastern Europe
Whitman:

11.0% (34)
Massachusetts:

1.6% (12,350)

Ireland
Whitman:

9.4% (29)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (17,987)

Poland
Whitman:

5.5% (17)
Massachusetts:

1.8% (13,543)

Germany
Whitman:

3.9% (12)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

Brazil
Whitman:

3.2% (10)
Massachusetts:

4.7% (36,669)

Other Northern Europe
Whitman:

2.6% (8)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,051)

Portugal
Whitman:

2.6% (8)
Massachusetts:

8.6% (66,627)

Korea
Whitman:

2.6% (8)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (13,456)

Pakistan
Whitman:

2.3% (7)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (3,660)

Lebanon
Whitman:

2.3% (7)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (6,691)

Egypt
Whitman:

2.3% (7)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (2,726)

Other Northern America
Whitman:

2.3% (7)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (467)

Greece
Whitman:

1.9% (6)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (12,975)

Hong Kong
Whitman:

1.9% (6)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (7,937)

Mexico
Whitman:

1.6% (5)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (7,867)

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

  • This state: 12,236
  • Other state: 1,259
  • Northeast: 753
  • Midwest: 119
  • South: 235
  • West: 152

65% of Whitman residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 4
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 23
  • 9th grade: 33
  • 10th grade: 122
  • 11th grade: 90
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 173
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,655
  • Less than 1 year of college: 326
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 639
  • Associate degree: 342
  • Bachelor's degree: 673
  • Master's degree: 155
  • Professional school degree: 65
  • Doctorate degree: 26
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 12
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 44
  • 9th grade: 37
  • 10th grade: 126
  • 11th grade: 69
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 134
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,728
  • Less than 1 year of college: 464
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 504
  • Associate degree: 530
  • Bachelor's degree: 811
  • Master's degree: 172
  • Professional school degree: 61
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Whitman marital status for males
Whitman marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,279
  • One, attached: 148
  • Two: 631
  • 3 or 4: 528
  • 5 to 9: 217
  • 10 to 19: 53
  • 20 to 49: 109
  • 50 or more: 132
  • Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $96,917

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.0%
Year householders moved into residence in Whitman
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Whitman, MA
  • 58.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 37.8%Utility gas
  • 2.7%Electricity
  • 0.6%Coal or coke
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Whitman, MA
  • 43.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 36.0%Utility gas
  • 17.9%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81
Here:

4.7%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 88
Here:

10.3%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 218
Here:

34.3%
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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