Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $222,792.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,456 (lower quartile is $1,248, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median gross rent in Pelham, MA in 2022: $1,643
Housing units in Pelham with a mortgage: 247 (23 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 120
In family households: 102,805 (23,141 male householders, 11,339 female householders)
26,289 spouses, 34,225 children (31,880 natural, 1,196 adopted, 1,149 stepchildren), 1,465 grandchildren, 834 brothers or sisters, 944 parents, foster children, 834 other relatives, 3,097 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 34,443 (10,544 male householders (7,207 living alone)), 13,678 female householders (10,221 living alone)), 10,221 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 20,832 (1,268 institutionalized population)
21,116 married couples with children.
6,740 single-parent households (1,315 men, 5,425 women).
93.6% of residents of Pelham speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 107 (7.1%)
(57.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Pelham, Massachusetts
111995 to March 2000
51990 to 1994
141985 to 1989
101980 to 1984
31975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
51965 to 1969
23Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
English: 328 (18.7%)
Irish: 261 (14.9%)
Other: 228 (13.0%)
German: 177 (10.1%)
Polish: 127 (7.2%)
French: 97 (5.5%)
Italian: 90 (5.1%)
Scottish: 65 (3.7%)
French Canadian: 52 (3.0%)
United States: 52 (3.0%)
Russian: 47 (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 33 (1.9%)
Dutch: 32 (1.8%)
Czech: 24 (1.4%)
Greek: 22 (1.3%)
Swedish: 22 (1.3%)
Danish: 18 (1.0%)
Ukrainian: 18 (1.0%)
Portuguese: 11 (0.6%)
Welsh: 11 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African: 10 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 6 (0.3%)
Slovak: 6 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 5 (0.3%)
Swiss: 5 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 4 (0.2%)
Arab: 2 (0.1%)
West Indian: 1 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Pelham:
15.5% (11)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Canada
Pelham:
11.3% (8)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Other Eastern Africa
Pelham:
8.5% (6)
Massachusetts:
0.7% (5,693)
Colombia
Pelham:
8.5% (6)
Massachusetts:
2.0% (15,286)
Other Eastern Europe
Pelham:
7.0% (5)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
United Kingdom
Pelham:
5.6% (4)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
South Africa
Pelham:
5.6% (4)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,242)
Other Northern Europe
Pelham:
4.2% (3)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,051)
Russia
Pelham:
4.2% (3)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Hong Kong
Pelham:
4.2% (3)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,937)
Australia
Pelham:
4.2% (3)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,855)
France
Pelham:
2.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (5,895)
Netherlands
Pelham:
2.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,470)
Hungary
Pelham:
2.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,710)
Taiwan
Pelham:
2.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (7,258)
Malaysia
Pelham:
2.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.1% (1,104)
Philippines
Pelham:
2.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,414)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 782
Other state: 525
Northeast: 305
Midwest: 100
South: 68
West: 52
68% of Pelham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 12
9th grade: 3
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 76
Less than 1 year of college: 13
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 49
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 81
Master's degree: 70
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 81
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 83
Less than 1 year of college: 19
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 39
Associate degree: 26
Bachelor's degree: 136
Master's degree: 136
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 47
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 470
One, attached: 17
Two: 52
3 or 4: 9
Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $49,691
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%
