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Fitchburg, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $284,616 (it was $107,800 in 2000)
Fitchburg:

$284,616
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $231,184 - $379,628

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $325,914
Here:

$325,914
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $247,668
Here:

$247,668
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $399,214
Here:

$399,214
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $255,785
Here:

$255,785
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $196,742
Here:

$196,742
State:

$555,768

Mobile homes: $83,983
Here:

$83,983
State:

$170,209

Total population: 40,445 (Urban population: 36,919, Rural population: 2,183 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 18,073 (16,842 occupied: 9,487 owner occupied, 7,548 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

38%

Housing density: 651 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $104,746.

Median contract rent in 2022: $941 (lower quartile is $655, upper quartile is $1,255)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,014


Median gross rent in Fitchburg, MA in 2022: $1,167

Housing units in Fitchburg with a mortgage: 6,407 (910 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 746 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 438

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $104,079

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $68,607

Median monthly housing costs: $1,344

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Fitchburg, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1952

Median year apartment built: 1950

Household type by relationship:

Households: 41,816
  • Male householders: 7,414 (2,539 living alone), Female householders: 9,308 (2,873 living alone)
  • 5,902 spouses (5,832 opposite-sex spouses), 1,604 unmarried partners, (1,578 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,573 children (10,692 natural, 195 adopted, 684 stepchildren), 676 grandchildren, 459 brothers or sisters, 799 parents, 156 foster children, 632 other relatives, 1,664 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,623

Size of family households: 4,033 2-persons, 2,391 3-persons, 2,267 4-persons, 473 5-persons, 261 6-persons, 259 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,592 1-person, 1,320 2-persons, 386 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 20 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

4,075 married couples with children.
3,355 single-parent households (1,091 men, 2,264 women).

70.7% of residents of Fitchburg speak English at home.
22.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 4,441 (10.6%)
(48.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • 18no bedroom
  • 2561 bedroom
  • 2,7032 bedrooms
  • 4,2843 bedrooms
  • 1,6064 bedrooms
  • 6205+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • 447no bedroom
  • 2,0621 bedroom
  • 3,0092 bedrooms
  • 1,8253 bedrooms
  • 1804 bedrooms
  • 255+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fitchburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fitchburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 394no vehicle
  • 2,5861 vehicle
  • 4,2492 vehicles
  • 1,5773 vehicles
  • 5304 vehicles
  • 1515+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fitchburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fitchburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,680no vehicle
  • 3,8601 vehicle
  • 1,7312 vehicles
  • 2143 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 315+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • 181 room
  • 172 rooms
  • 1163 rooms
  • 1,1704 rooms
  • 1,8745 rooms
  • 2,4776 rooms
  • 1,4687 rooms
  • 9548 rooms
  • 1,3949+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • 4471 room
  • 4962 rooms
  • 1,6683 rooms
  • 2,0324 rooms
  • 1,5265 rooms
  • 1,0356 rooms
  • 2127 rooms
  • 438 rooms
  • 899+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fitchburg, MA
  • Fitchburg, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fitchburg, MA in 2022
  • 939Less than $10,000
  • 1,662$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,519$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,642$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,013$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,272$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,690$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,368$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,585$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,488$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,211$150,000 to $199,999
  • 863$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fitchburg, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Fitchburg, MA in 2022
  • 159Less than $10,000
  • 77$10,000 to $14,999
  • 55$15,000 to $19,999
  • 175$20,000 to $24,999
  • 47$25,000 to $29,999
  • 4$40,000 to $49,999
  • 19$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4$70,000 to $79,999
  • 52$80,000 to $89,999
  • 15$90,000 to $99,999
  • 119$100,000 to $124,999
  • 259$125,000 to $149,999
  • 348$150,000 to $174,999
  • 457$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,163$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,498$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,971$300,000 to $399,999
  • 944$400,000 to $499,999
  • 262$500,000 to $749,999
  • 42$750,000 to $999,999
  • 45$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 29$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fitchburg, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fitchburg, MA in 2022
  • 26Less than $100
  • 69$100 to $149
  • 101$150 to $199
  • 412$200 to $249
  • 491$250 to $299
  • 137$300 to $349
  • 143$350 to $399
  • 98$400 to $449
  • 57$450 to $499
  • 341$500 to $549
  • 79$550 to $599
  • 185$600 to $649
  • 96$650 to $699
  • 388$700 to $749
  • 365$750 to $799
  • 666$800 to $899
  • 968$900 to $999
  • 1,439$1,000 to $1,249
  • 667$1,250 to $1,499
  • 814$1,500 to $1,999
  • 108$2,000 to $2,499
  • 91$2,500 to $2,999
  • 47$3,500 or more
  • 185No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.6%
Number of people working at home: 2,276 (11.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 622
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,503
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,031
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,761
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,095
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,168
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,540
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 714
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 729
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,804
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 776
  • 90 or more minutes: 474
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fitchburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 10,552 (68.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,210 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 128 (0.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 18 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 329 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 691 (4.5%)
  • Worked at home: 2,276 (14.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 23.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 22.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 21.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 16.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.2%Males
  • 14.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • 1,9862010 or later
  • 9582000 to 2009
  • 5401990 to 1999
  • 9361980 to 1989
  • 3741970 to 1979
  • 1,024Before 1970
Ancestries in Fitchburg, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • French Canadian: 1,400 (7.2%)
  • Irish: 1,359 (7.0%)
  • American: 1,048 (5.4%)
  • French: 979 (5.0%)
  • Italian: 922 (4.7%)
  • German: 485 (2.5%)
  • English: 468 (2.4%)
  • African: 369 (1.9%)
  • Finnish: 323 (1.7%)
  • Polish: 278 (1.4%)
  • European: 261 (1.3%)
  • Portuguese: 220 (1.1%)
  • Brazilian: 176 (0.9%)
  • Canadian: 169 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 167 (0.9%)
  • Moroccan: 163 (0.8%)
  • Haitian: 153 (0.8%)
  • Cape Verdean: 114 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 112 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 107 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 80 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 75 (0.4%)
  • Kenyan: 70 (0.4%)
  • West Indian: 52 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 52 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 44 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 32 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 25 (0.1%)
  • Celtic: 17 (0.09%)
  • Norwegian: 16 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 15 (0.08%)
  • Northern European: 12 (0.06%)
  • British: 11 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 9 (0.05%)
  • Ghanaian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Russian: 7 (0.04%)
  • Australian: 6 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 5 (0.03%)

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

Uruguay
Fitchburg:

19.3% (841)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,282)

Mexico
Fitchburg:

7.9% (343)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,065)

Laos
Fitchburg:

6.4% (277)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,448)

Canada
Fitchburg:

5.5% (242)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Kenya
Fitchburg:

5.5% (238)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,746)

Dominican Republic
Fitchburg:

5.4% (237)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Africa, n.e.c.
Fitchburg:

4.2% (184)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (3,864)

India
Fitchburg:

3.6% (158)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Ireland
Fitchburg:

3.1% (137)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,446)

Brazil
Fitchburg:

3.1% (135)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

Colombia
Fitchburg:

2.9% (128)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (27,810)

Guatemala
Fitchburg:

2.8% (124)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (32,733)

Haiti
Fitchburg:

2.8% (120)
Massachusetts:

4.9% (60,432)

Jamaica
Fitchburg:

2.2% (96)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (21,468)

Germany
Fitchburg:

2.1% (90)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,529)

Portugal
Fitchburg:

1.9% (82)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (50,360)

Philippines
Fitchburg:

1.8% (79)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,810)

Vietnam
Fitchburg:

1.7% (73)
Massachusetts:

3.0% (37,197)

Chile
Fitchburg:

1.6% (71)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,809)

Morocco
Fitchburg:

1.6% (71)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,562)

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

  • This state: 26,777
  • Other state: 6,473
  • Northeast: 3,204
  • Midwest: 861
  • South: 1,622
  • West: 847

89.2% of Fitchburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64.2% lived in Massachusetts.


Fitchburg:

89.2%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 395
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 69
  • 5th and 6th grade: 189
  • 7th and 8th grade: 442
  • 9th grade: 284
  • 10th grade: 300
  • 11th grade: 398
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 201
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,051
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,047
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,827
  • Associate degree: 993
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,385
  • Master's degree: 563
  • Professional school degree: 126
  • Doctorate degree: 99
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 259
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 95
  • 5th and 6th grade: 138
  • 7th and 8th grade: 301
  • 9th grade: 498
  • 10th grade: 74
  • 11th grade: 154
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 204
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,187
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,305
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,015
  • Associate degree: 1,430
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,056
  • Master's degree: 1,155
  • Professional school degree: 107
  • Doctorate degree: 63
Educational Attainment for Females
Fitchburg marital status for males
Fitchburg marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,772
  • One, attached: 1,214
  • Two: 2,309
  • 3 or 4: 3,203
  • 5 to 9: 1,121
  • 10 to 19: 516
  • 20 to 49: 376
  • 50 or more: 1,481
  • Mobile homes: 78
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fitchburg
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fitchburg, MA
  • 47.3%Utility gas
  • 42.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.7%Electricity
  • 2.6%Wood
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fitchburg, MA
  • 49.5%Utility gas
  • 34.6%Electricity
  • 9.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 477
Here:

13.1%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137
Here:

7.7%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 888
Here:

30.5%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
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