Winthrop, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Winthrop, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,067 (7,843 occupied: 4,174 owner occupied, 3,669 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	38%

Housing density: 4059 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,015 (lower quartile is $632, upper quartile is $1,224)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,188

Median gross rent in Winthrop, MA in 2007: $1,133

Housing units in Winthrop with a mortgage: 1,453 (121 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 799

Winthrop,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $438,515 (it was $215,300 in 2000)

Winthrop:	$438,515
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $379,901 - $623,557

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $484,491
Here: $484,491
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $328,766
Here: $328,766
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $499,011
Here: $499,011
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $444,711
Here: $444,711
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $279,972
Here: $279,972
State: $335,381

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,060

In family households: 14,021 (3,174 male householders, 1,422 female householders)
3,412 spouses, 4,982 children (4,662 natural, 134 adopted, 186 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 159 other relatives, 302 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,039 (1,337 male householders (1,029 living alone)), 1,910 female householders (1,518 living alone)), 792 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 243 (200 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,991 2-persons, 1,136 3-persons, 948 4-persons, 375 5-persons, 102 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,547 1-person, 594 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

2,476 married couples with children.
721 single-parent households (142 men, 579 women).

87.1% of residents of Winthrop speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
7.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,585 (8.7%)
(39.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Winthrop, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 36 3 rooms: 107 4 rooms: 343 5 rooms: 773 6 rooms: 814 7 rooms: 722 8 rooms: 521 9 or more rooms: 850

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winthrop, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 57 2 rooms: 290 3 rooms: 799 4 rooms: 688 5 rooms: 817 6 rooms: 722 7 rooms: 212 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 95
1980 to 1989: 345
1970 to 1979: 760
1960 to 1969: 490
1950 to 1959: 743
1940 to 1949: 800
1939 or earlier: 4,827

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Winthrop:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 229 2 bedrooms: 1,154 3 bedrooms: 1,502 4 bedrooms: 840 5 or more bedrooms: 441

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winthrop:
	no bedroom: 80 1 bedroom: 1,232 2 bedrooms: 1,532 3 bedrooms: 696 4 bedrooms: 108 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Winthrop in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 305 1 vehicle: 1,642 2 vehicles: 1,722 3 vehicles: 371 4 vehicles: 121 5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Winthrop in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 726 1 vehicle: 1,974 2 vehicles: 806 3 vehicles: 100 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 48

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Winthrop, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$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: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 46
$125,000 to $149,999: 115
$150,000 to $174,999: 334
$175,000 to $199,999: 407
$200,000 to $249,999: 595
$250,000 to $299,999: 354
$300,000 to $399,999: 238
$400,000 to $499,999: 89
$500,000 to $749,999: 24
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Winthrop rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Winthrop:

Less than $100: 15 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 69
$250 to $299: 69
$300 to $349: 63
$350 to $399: 58
$400 to $449: 81
$450 to $499: 65
$500 to $549: 45
$550 to $599: 72
$600 to $649: 72
$650 to $699: 106
$700 to $749: 159
$750 to $799: 92
$800 to $899: 336
$900 to $999: 401
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,028
$1,250 to $1,499: 445
$1,500 to $1,999: 340
$2,000 or more: 51
No cash rent: 75

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 531 1990 to 1994: 159 1985 to 1989: 317 1980 to 1984: 138 1975 to 1979: 38 1970 to 1974: 57 1970 to 1974: 71 1965 to 1969: 274

Winthrop, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.9%
Number of people working at home: 249 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 298
5 to 9 minutes: 918
10 to 14 minutes: 813
15 to 19 minutes: 888
20 to 24 minutes: 1009
25 to 29 minutes: 455
30 to 34 minutes: 1585
35 to 39 minutes: 351
40 to 44 minutes: 632
45 to 59 minutes: 1317
60 to 89 minutes: 631
90 or more minutes: 267

Winthrop mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,795 (62%)
Carpooled: 1,027 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 276 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 52 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 1,629 (17%)
Railroad: 23 (0%)
Taxi: 39 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 229 (2%)
Other means: 61 (1%)
Worked at home: 249 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 553
$10,000 to $14,999: 299
$15,000 to $19,999: 407
$20,000 to $24,999: 248
$25,000 to $29,999: 434
$30,000 to $34,999: 379
$35,000 to $39,999: 392
$40,000 to $44,999: 443
$45,000 to $49,999: 419
$50,000 to $59,999: 817
$60,000 to $74,999: 1092
$75,000 to $99,999: 1031
$100,000 to $124,999: 732
$125,000 to $149,999: 213
$150,000 to $199,999: 188
$200,000 or more: 196

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 4758

Irish: 4716

Other groups: 1217

English: 1155

United States or American: 767

German: 537

French Canadian: 463

French (except Basque): 292

Polish: 285

Scotch-Irish: 266

Scottish: 236

Greek: 218

Brazilian: 177

Russian: 142

Portuguese: 140

Arab:: 138

Albanian: 133

Canadian: 122

Lebanese: 99

Swedish: 88

Dutch: 87

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 64

Subsaharan African:: 55

Lithuanian: 46

Norwegian: 40

British: 39

African: 39

Eastern European: 36

European: 27

Ukrainian: 20

British West Indian: 19

Armenian: 17

Haitian: 17

Cape Verdean: 16

Moroccan: 15

Egyptian: 14

Welsh: 14

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14

U.S. Virgin Islander: 14

Slovak: 12

Danish: 11

Hungarian: 11

Finnish: 11

Other Arab: 10

Yugoslavian: 9

Romanian: 7

Austrian: 7

Latvian: 7

Swiss: 7

Belgian: 5

Scandinavian: 5

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

Other Eastern Europe (13%)
Brazil (12%)
Italy (10%)
Canada (7%)
Colombia (6%)
Guatemala (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)

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

This state: 14659
Northeast: 1069
Midwest: 198
South: 313
West: 298

65% of Winthrop residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 121
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 249
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,813
Less than 1 year of college: 405
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 926
Associate degree: 595
Bachelor's degree: 1,333
Master's degree: 347
Professional school degree: 161
Doctorate degree: 73

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 47
7th and 8th grade: 82
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 89
11th grade: 117
12th grade, no diploma: 260
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,421
Less than 1 year of college: 533
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,017
Associate degree: 591
Bachelor's degree: 1,419
Master's degree: 405
Professional school degree: 154
Doctorate degree: 54

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

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

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 27.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $72,252
Black householders: $45,612
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $12,974
Asian householders: $95,810
Some other race householders: $45,620
Two or more races householders: $47,868
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $43,364

Winthrop household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Winthrop household income for Black householders

Winthrop household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Winthrop household income for Asian householders

Winthrop household income for Some other race householders

Winthrop household income for Two or more races householders

Winthrop household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Winthrop marital status for males

Winthrop marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $438,107
Black or African American householders: $458,271

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,527
One, attached: 140
Two: 2,380
3 or 4: 1,113
5 to 9: 473
10 to 19: 412
20 to 49: 584
50 or more: 438

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Winthrop:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 120

Here:	7.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106

Here:	13.2%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 367

Here:	42.5%
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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