Boston Housing, Details
Number of rooms and number of bedrooms, and type of heating fuel used in occupied Boston housing units. Room counts are in two categories, owner-occupied and renter-occupied units.
Total units
77,209
100.0%
162,319
100.0%
1 room
748
1.0%
16,421
10.1%
2 rooms
2,836
3.7%
25,138
15.5%
3 rooms
6,975
9.0%
36,041
22.2%
4 rooms
10,360
13.4%
32,596
20.1%
5 rooms
15,026
19.5%
30,659
18.9%
6 rooms
15,603
20.2%
14,387
8.9%
7 or more
25,661
33.2%
7,077
4.4%
Median
5.7
3.6
Total units
77,209
100.0%
162,319
100.0%
No bedrooms
966
1.3%
19,150
11.8%
1 bedroom
10,147
13.1%
56,758
35.0%
2 bedrooms
23,578
30.5%
52,649
32.4%
3 bedrooms
24,923
32.3%
26,186
16.1%
4 bedrooms
10,251
13.3%
6,157
3.8%
5 or more
7,344
9.5%
1,419
0.9%
Occupied housing units
239,528
100.0%
Utility gas
115,280
48.1%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,426
2.7%
Electricity
50,270
21.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
62,983
26.3%
Coal or coke
70
0.0%
Wood
17
0.0%
Solar energy
34
0.0%
Other fuel
2,453
1.0%
No fuel used
1,995
0.8%
