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People MapStats |
Fitchburg |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
39,948 | 6,433,422 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
2.2% | 1.3% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
846 | 84,325 |
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Population, 2000 |
39,102 | 6,349,097 |
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Population, net change, 1990 to 2000 |
-2,565 | 332,672 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-6.2% | 5.5% |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
2,637 | 397,268 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
10,104 | 1,500,064 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.8% | 23.6% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
5,713 | 860,162 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.6% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.3% | 51.8% |
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White persons, 2000 (a) |
32,007 | 5,367,286 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 (a) |
1,426 | 343,454 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a) |
138 | 15,015 |
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Asian persons, 2000 (a) |
1,668 | 238,124 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a) |
13 | 2,489 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a) |
2,652 | 236,724 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
1,198 | 146,005 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b) |
5,852 | 428,729 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
81.9% | 84.5% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.6% | 5.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.3% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
6.8% | 3.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.1% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
15.0% | 6.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.8% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
8.3% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
23.7% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
18,743 | 1,165,489 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.4% | 33.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.2 | 27.0 |
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Households, 2000 |
14,943 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 | 2.51 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
16,002 | 2,621,989 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
51.6% | 61.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$112,100 | $185,700 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$37,004 | $50,502 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,256 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.0% | 9.3% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
1,190 | 206,555 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
3,188 | 396,276 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
16.0% | 13.8% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
45.4% | 43.0% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 (preliminary) |
36.7% | 42.4% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 (preliminary) |
40.5% | 42.3% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
2,123 | 192,131 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
5,110 | 3,026 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,692 | 161,901 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
431 | 30,230 |
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