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Sheffield, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $420,116 (it was $157,100 in 2000)
Sheffield:

$420,116
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $282,166 - $524,241

Total population: 3,257 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,335 (69 farm, 3,266 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,634 (1,369 occupied: 1,082 owner occupied, 287 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

21%
State:

38%

Housing density: 34 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $708,441.

Median contract rent in 2022: $996 (lower quartile is $691, upper quartile is $1,210)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,397


Median gross rent in Sheffield, MA in 2022: $1,096

Housing units in Sheffield with a mortgage: 553 (6 second mortgage, 90 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 263

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Sheffield, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 125,060
  • In family households: 97,905 (22,577 male householders, 11,041 female householders)
    24,607 spouses, 32,029 children (29,913 natural, 899 adopted, 1,217 stepchildren), 1,640 grandchildren, 800 brothers or sisters, 888 parents, foster children, 744 other relatives, 3,122 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 27,155 (10,008 male householders (7,904 living alone)), 12,465 female householders (10,630 living alone)), 4,682 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 6,159 (2,280 institutionalized population)

19,886 married couples with children.
7,840 single-parent households (1,582 men, 6,258 women).

94.4% of residents of Sheffield speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 146 (4.6%)
(61.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.2
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 381 bedroom
  • 2042 bedrooms
  • 5833 bedrooms
  • 1764 bedrooms
  • 815+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • 9no bedroom
  • 1121 bedroom
  • 812 bedrooms
  • 513 bedrooms
  • 344 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sheffield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sheffield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 10no vehicle
  • 2871 vehicle
  • 5432 vehicles
  • 1693 vehicles
  • 524 vehicles
  • 215+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sheffield in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sheffield in renter-occupied apartments
  • 25no vehicle
  • 1421 vehicle
  • 962 vehicles
  • 243 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 183 rooms
  • 894 rooms
  • 1555 rooms
  • 3436 rooms
  • 2277 rooms
  • 1188 rooms
  • 1269+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • 91 room
  • 172 rooms
  • 923 rooms
  • 654 rooms
  • 485 rooms
  • 166 rooms
  • 217 rooms
  • 108 rooms
  • 99+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Sheffield, MA
Sheffield town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Sheffield, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sheffield, MA in 2022
  • 2,779Less than $10,000
  • 6,190$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,027$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,992$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,807$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,527$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5,602$60,000 to $74,999
  • 8,801$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,624$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,706$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,534$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,803$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Sheffield: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.4%
Number of people working at home: 358 (18.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 124
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 197
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 314
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 229
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 277
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 55
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 137
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 11
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 51
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 113
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 50
  • 90 or more minutes: 37

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,400 (81.3%)
  • Carpooled: 81 (4.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.4%)
  • Subway or elevated: 21 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 20 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 39 (2.3%)
  • Other means: 27 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 126 (7.3%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Sheffield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • 161995 to March 2000
  • 61990 to 1994
  • 41985 to 1989
  • 51980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 56Before 1965
Ancestries in Sheffield, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 625 (16.3%)
  • Irish: 579 (15.1%)
  • German: 431 (11.3%)
  • Italian: 388 (10.1%)
  • Other: 347 (9.1%)
  • French: 256 (6.7%)
  • United States: 246 (6.4%)
  • Polish: 178 (4.6%)
  • French Canadian: 152 (4.0%)
  • Dutch: 137 (3.6%)
  • Scottish: 107 (2.8%)
  • Czech: 71 (1.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 57 (1.5%)
  • Russian: 55 (1.4%)
  • Swedish: 50 (1.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 33 (0.9%)
  • Swiss: 28 (0.7%)
  • Hungarian: 20 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 18 (0.5%)
  • Welsh: 14 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 13 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 7 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 7 (0.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 5 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 4 (0.1%)

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

Germany
Sheffield:

26.4% (23)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

Ecuador
Sheffield:

23.0% (20)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,066)

Canada
Sheffield:

16.1% (14)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Sheffield:

13.8% (12)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (1,943)

United Kingdom
Sheffield:

8.0% (7)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Spain
Sheffield:

6.9% (6)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (1,984)

Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion
Sheffield:

5.7% (5)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (417)

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

  • This state: 1,845
  • Other state: 1,403
  • Northeast: 1,204
  • Midwest: 56
  • South: 75
  • West: 68

67% of Sheffield 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, 5% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 44
  • 9th grade: 15
  • 10th grade: 25
  • 11th grade: 29
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 38
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 444
  • Less than 1 year of college: 60
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 101
  • Associate degree: 25
  • Bachelor's degree: 170
  • Master's degree: 80
  • Professional school degree: 21
  • Doctorate degree: 7
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 28
  • 9th grade: 6
  • 10th grade: 24
  • 11th grade: 11
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 21
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 464
  • Less than 1 year of college: 114
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 121
  • Associate degree: 75
  • Bachelor's degree: 259
  • Master's degree: 98
  • Professional school degree: 29
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Sheffield marital status for males
Sheffield marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,334
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 94
  • 3 or 4: 35
  • 5 to 9: 98
  • Mobile homes: 43

Median worth of mobile homes: $74,132

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%
Year householders moved into residence in Sheffield
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sheffield, MA
  • 69.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 14.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.0%Electricity
  • 6.8%Wood
  • 0.6%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sheffield, MA
  • 52.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 20.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 14.6%Electricity
  • 5.9%Utility gas
  • 3.1%Coal or coke
  • 2.8%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

1.3%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:

7.7%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

6.2%
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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