Royalston, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Royalston: | $313,438 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 1,258 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,253 (44 farm, 1,209 nonfarm))
Houses: 527 (449 occupied: 381 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 13 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,682.
Median contract rent in 2022: $912 (lower quartile is $686, upper quartile is $1,225)
Median gross rent in Royalston, MA in 2022: $1,151
Housing units in Royalston with a mortgage: 181 (20 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 771,507- In family households: 644,137 (138,415 male householders, 64,187 female householders)
151,406 spouses, 234,038 children (220,335 natural, 5,096 adopted, 8,607 stepchildren), 11,080 grandchildren, 6,742 brothers or sisters, 7,870 parents, foster children, 7,297 other relatives, 18,119 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 127,370 (47,312 male householders (35,337 living alone)), 53,166 female householders (44,100 living alone)), 26,892 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 27,045 (11,315 institutionalized population)
135,695 married couples with children.
42,745 single-parent households (8,218 men, 34,527 women).
96.3% of residents of Royalston speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 59 (4.1%)
(83.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Royalston, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 261 bedroom
- 812 bedrooms
- 1633 bedrooms
- 744 bedrooms
- 375+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Royalston, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 262 bedrooms
- 263 bedrooms
- 44 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Royalston in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 13no vehicle
- 781 vehicle
- 1822 vehicles
- 683 vehicles
- 304 vehicles
- 105+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Royalston in renter-occupied apartments
- 5no vehicle
- 291 vehicle
- 262 vehicles
- 83 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Royalston, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 32 rooms
- 103 rooms
- 494 rooms
- 605 rooms
- 926 rooms
- 527 rooms
- 468 rooms
- 699+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Royalston, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 23 rooms
- 104 rooms
- 225 rooms
- 146 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 68 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Royalston, MA household income distribution
- 15,404Less than $10,000
- 21,978$10,000 to $19,999
- 20,016$20,000 to $29,999
- 18,630$30,000 to $39,999
- 19,078$40,000 to $49,999
- 18,266$50,000 to $59,999
- 26,507$60,000 to $74,999
- 38,554$75,000 to $99,999
- 29,925$100,000 to $124,999
- 25,571$125,000 to $149,999
- 37,244$150,000 to $199,999
- 42,690$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.1%
Number of people working at home: 112 (16.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 17
- 5 to 9 minutes: 17
- 10 to 14 minutes: 28
- 15 to 19 minutes: 74
- 20 to 24 minutes: 73
- 25 to 29 minutes: 54
- 30 to 34 minutes: 92
- 35 to 39 minutes: 9
- 40 to 44 minutes: 33
- 45 to 59 minutes: 46
- 60 to 89 minutes: 71
- 90 or more minutes: 24
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 448 (77.6%)
- Carpooled: 68 (11.8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.3%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0.9%)
- Walked: 13 (2.3%)
- Other means: 2 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 39 (6.8%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Royalston, Massachusetts
- 01995 to March 2000
- 21990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 91965 to 1969
- 16Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 221 (16.2%)
- English: 209 (15.3%)
- Other: 190 (13.9%)
- Irish: 171 (12.5%)
- French Canadian: 104 (7.6%)
- Italian: 85 (6.2%)
- United States: 78 (5.7%)
- Scottish: 69 (5.1%)
- German: 55 (4.0%)
- Polish: 48 (3.5%)
- Swedish: 37 (2.7%)
- Lithuanian: 35 (2.6%)
- Scotch-Irish: 22 (1.6%)
- Russian: 13 (1.0%)
- Norwegian: 11 (0.8%)
- Portuguese: 4 (0.3%)
- Ukrainian: 4 (0.3%)
- Danish: 3 (0.2%)
- Arab: 2 (0.1%)
- Greek: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Royalston: | 48.3% (14) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
| Royalston: | 24.1% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (25,403) |
| Royalston: | 20.7% (6) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.4% (3,051) |
| Royalston: | 6.9% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (17,987) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,007
- Other state: 211
- Northeast: 131
- Midwest: 29
- South: 31
- West: 20
72% of Royalston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% 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: 7
- 9th grade: 3
- 10th grade: 13
- 11th grade: 44
- 12th grade, no diploma: 14
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 159
- Less than 1 year of college: 37
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 52
- Associate degree: 22
- Bachelor's degree: 43
- Master's degree: 22
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 4
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 7
- 7th and 8th grade: 12
- 9th grade: 3
- 10th grade: 13
- 11th grade: 11
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 123
- Less than 1 year of college: 28
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 51
- Associate degree: 44
- Bachelor's degree: 32
- Master's degree: 21
- Professional school degree: 8
- Doctorate degree: 3
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 461
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 31
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $77,452
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%
- 76.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.9%Wood
- 5.0%Electricity
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 72.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.6%Wood
- 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 13.5% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
| Here: | 19.6% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
