New Salem, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| New Salem: | $316,860 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 990 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 929 (11 farm, 918 nonfarm))
Houses: 422 (379 occupied: 339 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 9 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $191,319.
Median contract rent in 2022: $813 (lower quartile is $435, upper quartile is $1,213)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,514
Median gross rent in New Salem, MA in 2022: $968
Housing units in New Salem with a mortgage: 185 (17 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 69,891- In family households: 54,236 (12,210 male householders, 6,107 female householders)
13,655 spouses, 17,750 children (16,448 natural, 543 adopted, 759 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 418 brothers or sisters, 464 parents, foster children, 409 other relatives, 1,987 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15,655 (5,446 male householders (3,978 living alone)), 6,699 female householders (5,318 living alone)), 3,510 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,481 (665 institutionalized population)
11,122 married couples with children.
4,422 single-parent households (1,025 men, 3,397 women).
96.1% of residents of New Salem speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 31 (3.4%)
(61.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| 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 New Salem, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 231 bedroom
- 802 bedrooms
- 1743 bedrooms
- 534 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Salem, Massachusetts
- 5no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 112 bedrooms
- 143 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in New Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 3no vehicle
- 691 vehicle
- 2102 vehicles
- 433 vehicles
- 124 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in New Salem in renter-occupied apartments
- 4no vehicle
- 211 vehicle
- 132 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Salem, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 123 rooms
- 284 rooms
- 885 rooms
- 746 rooms
- 517 rooms
- 488 rooms
- 349+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Salem, Massachusetts
- 31 room
- 62 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 134 rooms
- 35 rooms
- 56 rooms
- 87 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 09+ rooms
New Salem, MA household income distribution
- 1,775Less than $10,000
- 3,891$10,000 to $19,999
- 3,643$20,000 to $29,999
- 2,659$30,000 to $39,999
- 2,327$40,000 to $49,999
- 3,401$50,000 to $59,999
- 3,373$60,000 to $74,999
- 6,006$75,000 to $99,999
- 3,701$100,000 to $124,999
- 2,670$125,000 to $149,999
- 2,146$150,000 to $199,999
- 2,795$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.4%
Number of people working at home: 108 (18.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 9
- 5 to 9 minutes: 26
- 10 to 14 minutes: 50
- 15 to 19 minutes: 75
- 20 to 24 minutes: 46
- 25 to 29 minutes: 29
- 30 to 34 minutes: 76
- 35 to 39 minutes: 14
- 40 to 44 minutes: 37
- 45 to 59 minutes: 43
- 60 to 89 minutes: 47
- 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 409 (78.5%)
- Carpooled: 64 (12.3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0.8%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0.4%)
- Worked at home: 42 (8.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Salem, Massachusetts
- 51995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 41975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 9Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 228 (18.6%)
- Irish: 178 (14.5%)
- French: 114 (9.3%)
- French Canadian: 110 (9.0%)
- Other: 97 (7.9%)
- German: 83 (6.8%)
- Italian: 72 (5.9%)
- United States: 66 (5.4%)
- Scottish: 60 (4.9%)
- Polish: 50 (4.1%)
- Swedish: 44 (3.6%)
- Dutch: 15 (1.2%)
- Russian: 14 (1.1%)
- Lithuanian: 12 (1.0%)
- Norwegian: 12 (1.0%)
- Scotch-Irish: 10 (0.8%)
- Portuguese: 8 (0.7%)
- Swiss: 8 (0.7%)
- Arab: 7 (0.6%)
- Greek: 7 (0.6%)
- Welsh: 7 (0.6%)
- Hungarian: 6 (0.5%)
- Czech: 4 (0.3%)
- Subsaharan African: 4 (0.3%)
- West Indian: 4 (0.3%)
- Danish: 3 (0.2%)
- Ukrainian: 1 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Poland
| New Salem: | 20.0% (4) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.8% (13,543) |
Trinidad and Tobago
| New Salem: | 20.0% (4) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.8% (6,005) |
Philippines
| New Salem: | 15.0% (3) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.0% (7,414) |
Canada
| New Salem: | 15.0% (3) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
United Kingdom
| New Salem: | 10.0% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (25,403) |
Germany
| New Salem: | 10.0% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.9% (14,883) |
Cuba
| New Salem: | 10.0% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.5% (3,868) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 641
- Other state: 263
- Northeast: 179
- Midwest: 26
- South: 36
- West: 22
73% of New Salem residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 10
- 9th grade: 5
- 10th grade: 2
- 11th grade: 4
- 12th grade, no diploma: 5
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 88
- Less than 1 year of college: 25
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 55
- Associate degree: 17
- Bachelor's degree: 85
- Master's degree: 28
- Professional school degree: 10
- Doctorate degree: 12
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 5
- 7th and 8th grade: 1
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 10
- 12th grade, no diploma: 4
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 78
- Less than 1 year of college: 21
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
- Associate degree: 27
- Bachelor's degree: 80
- Master's degree: 41
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 8
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 404
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 5
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 67.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.8%Wood
- 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.7%Electricity
- 0.6%Utility gas
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 65.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.5%Wood
- 12.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.0%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 28.3% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 17.9% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
