UMass Amherst's Living Circumstances

Pelham School District Overview

University of Massachusetts-Amherst located in Pelham School District area. A total of 571 households are located in Pelham School District area. Among them, 145 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.67 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 262 and 244 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.47% (6) of residents are non-citizens and 4.52% (58) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Pelham School District, Massachusetts
Household	571
Population	1,283
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	145 (25.39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	262
Total Students	244
Pre-Kindergarten	16
Kindergarten	45
Grade 1-8	84
Grade 9-12	54
College/Graduate School	45
Veterans	1,064
Non-citizen	6
Non-English Home Language	58
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

1,095 residents are over the age of 16 and 726 people are in labor force. Among them, 726 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 712 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 1.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Pelham School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	703	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	557	79.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	39	5.55%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	16	2.28%
Other method	2	0.28%
Worked from home	89	12.66%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	712	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	430	60.39%
Service	50	7.02%
Sales and office	109	15.31%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	60	8.43%
Production, transportation, and material moving	63	8.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	712	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4	0.56%
Construction	70	9.83%
Manufacturing	35	4.92%
Wholesale trade	3	0.42%
Retail trade	56	7.87%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	17	2.39%
Information	9	1.26%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	19	2.67%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	90	12.64%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	302	42.42%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	74	10.39%
Other services, except public administration	16	2.25%
Public administration	17	2.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	712	-
Private wage and salary workers	437	61.38%
Government workers	147	20.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	128	17.98%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $121,342 for the 571 households in Pelham School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $45,000. 1,276 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 99.45%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	571	-
Less than $10,000	6	1.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	8	1.40%
$15,000 - $24,999	13	2.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	49	8.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	37	6.48%
$50,000 - $74,999	109	19.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	90	15.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	100	17.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	67	11.73%
More than $200,000	92	16.11%
Median Household Income	$94,479	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$121,342	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	354	-
Less than $10,000	3	0.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	-	-
$15,000 - $24,999	-	-
$25,000 - $34,999	9	2.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	11	3.11%
$50,000 - $74,999	63	17.80%
$75,000 - $99,999	80	22.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	67	18.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	43	12.15%
More than $200,000	78	22.03%

Median Family Income	$105,625	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$146,814	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$45,000	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$57,750	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$57,750	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,283	-
With health insurance coverage	1,276	99.45%
Public coverage	524	40.84%
Private health insurance	1,035	80.67%
Without health insurance coverage	7	0.55%

Housing

There are 636 housing units in Pelham School District area, Massachusetts with 571 units (89.78%) occupied. 419 houses (73.38%) are occupied by owner and 152 houses (26.62%) are rented. The average housing value is $334,500 and the average rental cost is $1,479. 8 houses (1.26%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 204 houses (32.08%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	636	-
Occupied	571	89.78%
Owner Occupied	419	73.38%
Renter Occupied	152	26.62%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	526	82.70%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	22	3.46%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	73	11.48%
Mobile Homes	15	2.36%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	636	-
Built 2014 or later	8	1.26%
Built 2010 - 2013	-	-
Built 2000 - 2009	29	4.56%
Built 1990 - 1999	55	8.65%
Built 1980 - 1989	148	23.27%
Built 1970 - 1979	91	14.31%
Built 1960 - 1969	69	10.85%
Built 1950 - 1959	32	5.03%
Built 1949 or earlier	204	32.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	636	-
1 room	8	1.26%
2 rooms	11	1.73%
3 rooms	27	4.25%
4 rooms	23	3.62%
5 rooms	139	21.86%
6 rooms	118	18.55%
7 rooms	97	15.25%
8 rooms	121	19.03%
9 rooms or more	92	14.47%
Median Number of Rooms	6.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	636	-
no bedroom	8	1.26%
1 bedroom	34	5.35%
2 bedrooms	106	16.67%
3 bedrooms	313	49.21%
4 bedrooms	137	21.54%
5 bedrooms or more	38	5.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	419	-
Less than $50,000	6	1.43%
$50,000 - $99,999	-	-
$100,000 - $149,999	4	0.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	12	2.86%
$200,000 - $299,999	132	31.50%
$300,000 - $499,999	202	48.21%
$500,000 - $999,999	56	13.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	1.67%
Median House Value	$334,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	141	-
Less than $500	-	-
$500 - $999	30	21.28%
$1,000 - $1,499	42	29.79%
$1,500 - $1,999	24	17.02%
$2,000 - $2,499	38	26.95%
$2,500 - $2,999	7	4.96%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,479	-

Demographic

A total of 1,283 people lives in Pelham School District area, Massachusetts with 597 male and 686 female. The males to female ratio is 46.53 to 53.47. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	1,283	-
Male	597	46.53%
Female	686	53.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,283	-
Under 5 years	53	4.13%
5 - 9 years	76	5.92%
10 - 14 years	45	3.51%
15 - 19 years	60	4.68%
20 - 24 years	46	3.59%
25 - 34 years	187	14.58%
35 - 44 years	136	10.60%
45 - 54 years	135	10.52%
55 - 59 years	114	8.89%
60 - 64 years	97	7.56%
65 - 74 years	209	16.29%
75 - 84 years	78	6.08%
85 years and older	47	3.66%
Median Age	48.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,283	-
One Race	1,260	98.21%
White	1,190	92.75%
Black or African American	56	4.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2	0.16%
Asian	12	0.94%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	23	1.79%
White and Black or African American	18	1.40%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	5	0.39%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%