Washington, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Washington: | $335,344 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 538 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 548 (2 farm, 546 nonfarm))
Houses: 238 (205 occupied: 199 owner occupied, 6 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 6 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $708,441.
Housing units in Washington with a mortgage: 82 (10 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
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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).
96.0% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 13 (2.5%)
(30.8% 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: | 6.3 |
| State: | 4.0 |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 101 bedroom
- 622 bedrooms
- 853 bedrooms
- 364 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 21 bedroom
- 02 bedrooms
- 23 bedrooms
- 24 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 8no vehicle
- 441 vehicle
- 902 vehicles
- 403 vehicles
- 84 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 61 vehicle
- 02 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 23 rooms
- 304 rooms
- 365 rooms
- 526 rooms
- 377 rooms
- 278 rooms
- 159+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 24 rooms
- 05 rooms
- 26 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 29+ rooms
Washington, MA household income distribution
- 3,365Less than $10,000
- 7,494$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,086$20,000 to $29,999
- 7,255$30,000 to $39,999
- 5,821$40,000 to $49,999
- 4,271$50,000 to $59,999
- 6,783$60,000 to $74,999
- 10,656$75,000 to $99,999
- 8,020$100,000 to $124,999
- 6,908$125,000 to $149,999
- 6,700$150,000 to $199,999
- 8,236$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.0%
Number of people working at home: 58 (18.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 9
- 5 to 9 minutes: 7
- 10 to 14 minutes: 15
- 15 to 19 minutes: 26
- 20 to 24 minutes: 82
- 25 to 29 minutes: 24
- 30 to 34 minutes: 59
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 8
- 45 to 59 minutes: 13
- 60 to 89 minutes: 6
- 90 or more minutes: 7
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 213 (76.1%)
- Carpooled: 39 (13.9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.7%)
- Railroad: 2 (0.7%)
- Walked: 4 (1.4%)
- Other means: 2 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 18 (6.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Washington, Massachusetts
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 8Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 129 (18.2%)
- French: 110 (15.6%)
- English: 87 (12.3%)
- German: 83 (11.7%)
- Italian: 65 (9.2%)
- French Canadian: 51 (7.2%)
- Other: 35 (5.0%)
- Polish: 30 (4.2%)
- United States: 21 (3.0%)
- Scottish: 17 (2.4%)
- Swedish: 17 (2.4%)
- Danish: 11 (1.6%)
- Dutch: 9 (1.3%)
- Greek: 6 (0.8%)
- Hungarian: 6 (0.8%)
- Russian: 6 (0.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 6 (0.8%)
- Norwegian: 4 (0.6%)
- Portuguese: 4 (0.6%)
- Welsh: 4 (0.6%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.3%)
- Slovak: 2 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 2 (0.3%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
| Washington: | 62.5% (5) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
Ireland
| Washington: | 37.5% (3) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (17,987) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 410
- Other state: 128
- Northeast: 89
- Midwest: 24
- South: 6
- West: 9
90% of Washington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% 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: 4
- 9th grade: 2
- 10th grade: 2
- 11th grade: 6
- 12th grade, no diploma: 6
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 69
- Less than 1 year of college: 8
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20
- Associate degree: 21
- Bachelor's degree: 36
- Master's degree: 5
- Professional school degree: 3
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 4
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 7
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 5
- 12th grade, no diploma: 4
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 67
- Less than 1 year of college: 10
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 22
- Associate degree: 21
- Bachelor's degree: 30
- Master's degree: 22
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 227
- 3 or 4: 2
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $83,349
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.6%Wood
- 4.0%Coal or coke
- 2.5%Utility gas
- 1.5%Electricity
- 66.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 33.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 21.2% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 16.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
