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Dracut, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $447,720 (it was $158,400 in 2000)
Dracut:

$447,720
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $367,711 - $520,747

Total population: 29,457 (Urban population: 26,763, Rural population: 1,799 (22 farm, 1,777 nonfarm))

Houses: 10,643 (10,451 occupied: 8,208 owner occupied, 2,243 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

21%
State:

38%

Housing density: 509 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,068,910.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,605 (lower quartile is $1,274, upper quartile is $1,810)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,789


Median gross rent in Dracut, MA in 2022: $1,733

Housing units in Dracut with a mortgage: 5,078 (420 second mortgage, 685 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,646

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Dracut, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,447,673
  • In family households: 1,161,600 (250,263 male householders, 116,393 female householders)
    287,332 spouses, 410,462 children (392,286 natural, 9,871 adopted, 8,305 stepchildren), 16,644 grandchildren, 14,569 brothers or sisters, 15,064 parents, foster children, 15,023 other relatives, 25,838 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 286,073 (95,244 male householders (67,197 living alone)), 118,788 female householders (94,319 living alone)), 72,041 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 55,412 (13,773 institutionalized population)

252,928 married couples with children.
55,356 single-parent households (9,721 men, 45,635 women).

86.7% of residents of Dracut speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
9.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 2,594 (8.2%)
(73.2% 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:

4.0
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • 25no bedroom
  • 1861 bedroom
  • 2,1752 bedrooms
  • 4,0473 bedrooms
  • 1,4134 bedrooms
  • 3625+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • 80no bedroom
  • 5341 bedroom
  • 1,3012 bedrooms
  • 2673 bedrooms
  • 414 bedrooms
  • 205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dracut in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dracut in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 236no vehicle
  • 1,9971 vehicle
  • 4,0752 vehicles
  • 1,2963 vehicles
  • 4094 vehicles
  • 1955+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dracut in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dracut in renter-occupied apartments
  • 167no vehicle
  • 1,1921 vehicle
  • 8292 vehicles
  • 483 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • 91 room
  • 342 rooms
  • 1763 rooms
  • 1,0324 rooms
  • 1,5615 rooms
  • 2,1076 rooms
  • 1,4747 rooms
  • 1,0938 rooms
  • 7229+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • 691 room
  • 682 rooms
  • 4343 rooms
  • 1,1004 rooms
  • 3325 rooms
  • 1416 rooms
  • 597 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 219+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Dracut, MA
Dracut town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Dracut, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Dracut, MA in 2022
  • 27,075Less than $10,000
  • 28,639$10,000 to $19,999
  • 22,927$20,000 to $29,999
  • 25,415$30,000 to $39,999
  • 27,076$40,000 to $49,999
  • 28,124$50,000 to $59,999
  • 39,352$60,000 to $74,999
  • 61,600$75,000 to $99,999
  • 57,141$100,000 to $124,999
  • 47,596$125,000 to $149,999
  • 76,456$150,000 to $199,999
  • 163,813$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Dracut: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.0%
Number of people working at home: 4,297 (24.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 302
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,072
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,616
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,306
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,220
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 995
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,480
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 424
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 554
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,520
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 907
  • 90 or more minutes: 344

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,188 (87.7%)
  • Carpooled: 1,152 (7.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0.2%)
  • Subway or elevated: 17 (0.1%)
  • Railroad: 157 (1.0%)
  • Taxi: 20 (0.1%)
  • Motorcycle: 9 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 88 (0.6%)
  • Other means: 64 (0.4%)
  • Worked at home: 296 (2.0%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Dracut detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dracut, Massachusetts
  • 2861995 to March 2000
  • 2681990 to 1994
  • 2031985 to 1989
  • 1991980 to 1984
  • 2041975 to 1979
  • 671970 to 1974
  • 1061965 to 1969
  • 220Before 1965
Ancestries in Dracut, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 8,299 (23.1%)
  • French: 5,165 (14.4%)
  • French Canadian: 4,522 (12.6%)
  • Italian: 3,202 (8.9%)
  • English: 2,870 (8.0%)
  • Other: 2,497 (6.9%)
  • Polish: 2,104 (5.9%)
  • Greek: 1,401 (3.9%)
  • Portuguese: 1,360 (3.8%)
  • German: 1,102 (3.1%)
  • United States: 940 (2.6%)
  • Scottish: 547 (1.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 535 (1.5%)
  • Swedish: 283 (0.8%)
  • Lithuanian: 223 (0.6%)
  • Arab: 219 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 205 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 110 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 92 (0.3%)
  • Subsaharan African: 56 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 55 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 55 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 49 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 28 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 20 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 12 (0.03%)

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

Portugal
Dracut:

14.6% (227)
Massachusetts:

8.6% (66,627)

Canada
Dracut:

11.0% (171)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

Colombia
Dracut:

10.1% (157)
Massachusetts:

2.0% (15,286)

India
Dracut:

8.5% (132)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (28,086)

Vietnam
Dracut:

7.9% (122)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (30,457)

Greece
Dracut:

5.9% (91)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (12,975)

Cambodia
Dracut:

5.5% (86)
Massachusetts:

1.8% (13,801)

Philippines
Dracut:

4.1% (63)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (7,414)

Hong Kong
Dracut:

3.6% (56)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (7,937)

Laos
Dracut:

2.3% (36)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,048)

Other Eastern Africa
Dracut:

2.1% (32)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (5,693)

Germany
Dracut:

1.9% (29)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

Sierra Leone
Dracut:

1.9% (29)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (738)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Dracut:

1.7% (27)
Massachusetts:

5.1% (39,255)

Thailand
Dracut:

1.7% (27)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (4,578)

Dominican Republic
Dracut:

1.7% (27)
Massachusetts:

6.0% (46,744)

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

  • This state: 24,048
  • Other state: 2,751
  • Northeast: 1,636
  • Midwest: 370
  • South: 513
  • West: 232

68% of Dracut 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, 40% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 71
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 46
  • 5th and 6th grade: 78
  • 7th and 8th grade: 345
  • 9th grade: 201
  • 10th grade: 268
  • 11th grade: 210
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 247
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,045
  • Less than 1 year of college: 642
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,247
  • Associate degree: 676
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,346
  • Master's degree: 491
  • Professional school degree: 109
  • Doctorate degree: 60
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 92
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 105
  • 5th and 6th grade: 86
  • 7th and 8th grade: 351
  • 9th grade: 254
  • 10th grade: 228
  • 11th grade: 179
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 332
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,615
  • Less than 1 year of college: 709
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,159
  • Associate degree: 1,129
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,265
  • Master's degree: 436
  • Professional school degree: 80
  • Doctorate degree: 73
Educational Attainment for Females
Dracut marital status for males
Dracut marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,814
  • One, attached: 620
  • Two: 725
  • 3 or 4: 370
  • 5 to 9: 612
  • 10 to 19: 666
  • 20 to 49: 711
  • 50 or more: 125
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
Year householders moved into residence in Dracut
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Dracut, MA
  • 66.8%Utility gas
  • 26.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.7%Electricity
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Dracut, MA
  • 60.5%Utility gas
  • 27.3%Electricity
  • 8.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 506
Here:

14.6%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 268
Here:

17.9%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 331
Here:

25.3%
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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