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Population (year 2000): 4,115
Males: 1,786  (43.4%)
Females: 2,329  (56.6%)

Barnstable County

Median resident age:  53.8 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02540.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,600 (it was $34,286 in 2000)
Falmouth  $40,600
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $463,900 (it was $207,100 in 2000)
Falmouth  $463,900
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Falmouth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.7%), English (18.9%), Portuguese (7.0%), German (6.7%), Italian (6.3%), French (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1686

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 2.07 square miles.

Population density: 1992 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Falmouth

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falmouth CDP

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 48.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 14.0%
  • Divorced: 17.3%

324 residents are foreign born (6.1% Europe, 1.3% Latin America).

This place:  7.9%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Falmouth, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Falmouth to the number of sex offenders is 1372 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Falmouth:  0.9% ($1,790)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (23.5 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (63.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (228.3 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Teaticket, MA (1.4 miles ), East Falmouth, MA (3.9 miles ), West Falmouth, MA (4.2 miles ), Woods Hole, MA (4.3 miles ), Vineyard Haven, MA (6.4 miles ), Tisbury, MA (6.4 miles ), Seconsett Island, MA (6.5 miles) , North Falmouth, MA (6.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 239 buildings, average cost: $137,000
  • 1997: 257 buildings, average cost: $140,300
  • 1998: 266 buildings, average cost: $160,700
  • 1999: 273 buildings, average cost: $158,100
  • 2000: 252 buildings, average cost: $170,400
  • 2001: 228 buildings, average cost: $164,800
  • 2002: 208 buildings, average cost: $206,700
  • 2003: 186 buildings, average cost: $226,600
  • 2004: 184 buildings, average cost: $235,000
  • 2005: 203 buildings, average cost: $223,700
  • 2006: 111 buildings, average cost: $235,600

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Latitude: 41.55 N, Longitude: 70.60 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,075 (+74.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 623 (39.1%)


People in group quarters in Falmouth
  • 202 people in nursing homes
  • 40 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 14 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area codes: 508, 774

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (20%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Life and physical scientists (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 72 (64 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  15.55
US city average:  3.00

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Birthplace of: Katherine Lee Bates - (1859-1929), poet, author of America the Beautiful.


Hospital/medical center in Falmouth:
  • FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (67&100 TER HEUN DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Falmouth:
  • MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OAK BLUFFS, MA)
  • CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 11 miles; POCASSET, MA)
  • REHAB HOSP OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS (about 17 miles; EAST SANDWICH, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Falmouth:
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 12 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 25 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • NANTUCKET MEMORIAL (about 44 miles; NANTUCKET, MA; ID: ACK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Falmouth:
  • FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 6 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: 5B6)
  • OTIS ANGB (about 10 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)
  • KATAMA AIRPARK (about 15 miles; EDGARTOWN, MA; ID: 1B2)

College/University in Falmouth:
  • SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC (Full-time enrollment: 219; Location: 171 Woods Hole Road; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sea.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falmouth:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 28 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
Public high school in Falmouth:
  • FALMOUTH HIGH (Students: 1,282; Location: 874 GIFFORD STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Falmouth:
  • FALMOUTH ACADEMY (Students: 209; Location: 7 HIGHFIELD DR; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Falmouth:
  • LAWRENCE (Students: 751; Location: 113 LAKEVIEW AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • MORSE POND SCHOOL (Students: 711; Location: 323 JONES ROAD; Grades: 05 - 06)
  • MULLEN-HALL (Students: 395; Location: 130 KATHERINE BATES; Grades: PK - 04)
Libraries in Falmouth:
  • FALMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,609,931; Location: 123 KATHARINE LEE BATES ROAD; 136,909 books; 4,215 audio materials; 5,510 video materials; 983 serial subscriptions)
  • WEST FALMOUTH LIBRARY, INC. (Operating income: $57,570; Location: 575 WEST FALMOUTH HGHWY.; 8,800 books; 75 audio materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Falmouth: The Old Stone Dock (A), Falmouth Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Falmouth include: Wesley Church (A), Saint Thomas Chapel (B), Saint Patricks Church (C), Saint Barnabas Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Little Pond (A), Morse Pond (B), Nye Pond (C), Shivericks Pond (D), Siders Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Falmouth include: Marine Park (1), Fuller Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Falmouth Historical Society (Museums; 55 Palmer Avenue), Falmouth Town - Public Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 123 Katherine Lee Bates), Falmouth Town - Public Libraries- Regional Services (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 750 Main Street).

Hotels: Best Western Marina Tradewinds Motel (26 Robbins Road), Hiltz's Harbor Front (456 Grand Avenue Apt 7), Mariner Motel (555 Main Street), Elm Arch Inn (26 Elm Arch Way), Mariner's Point Resort (425 Grand Avenue), Falmouth Heights Motor Lodge (146 Falmouth Heights Road), InnSeason Resorts Captain's Quarters (241 Grand Av), Beachside Village (45 Surf Drive), Beach Rose Inn The (17 Chase Rd).

Court: Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Trial Courts- Falmouth District Court (161 Jones Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Falmouth and their reported violations in the past:

FALMOUTH WATER DEPT (Population served: 77500, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • WQP Entry Point Non-Compliance - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1996 and DEC-09-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-30-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-17-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-12-1997)
  • Notification, Public - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-12-1997)

Average household size:
This place:  1.8 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  46.5%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

Falmouth compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Falmouth (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Falmouth Branch, Woods Hole Branch, Village Green Branch, Falmouth Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Eastern Bank: Falmouth Branch at 117 Main Street, branch established on 1847-01-01; Sandwich Road Branch at 4 Sandwich Road, branch established on 1982-08-30. Info updated 2007-01-05: Bank assets: $6,581.5 mil, Deposits: $4,827.3 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 72 total offices, Holding Company: Eastern Bank Corporation
  • The Community Bank, A Massachusetts Cooperative Bank: Falmouth Brc Branch at 704 Main Street, branch established on 2006-02-21; Falmouth Branch at 704 Main Street, branch established on 2006-02-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $351.9 mil, Deposits: $259.1 mil, headquarters in Brockton, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Campello Bancorp
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Falmouth Branch at 249 Worcester Court, Route 28e, branch established on 1985-07-01; Falmouth-Palmer Branch at 397 Palmer Avenue, branch established on 1985-07-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank: Falmouth Main Street Branch at 763 Main Street, branch established on 2004-10-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,583.3 mil, Deposits: $1,350.5 mil, headquarters in Harwich Port, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 17 total offices
  • Mutual Federal Savings Bank of Plymouth County: Falmouth Branch at 668 Main Street, branch established on 1877-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-27: Bank assets: $248.2 mil, Deposits: $195.7 mil, headquarters in Whitman, MA, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
  • Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Falmouth Branch at 50 Davis Straits Street, branch established on 1988-01-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Rockland Trust Company: Falmouth Bank Branch at 20 Davis Straits, branch established on 1925-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,825.3 mil, Deposits: $2,129.5 mil, headquarters in Rockland, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corp.
  • Sovereign Bank: Falmouth Branch at 310 Gifford Street, branch established on 1972-04-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,076 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.20%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($744 average AGI)
Barnstable County:  0.18%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Plymouth County, MA  0.59% ($50,745 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  0.49% ($89,656)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.41% ($87,563)


5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.84%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($480 average AGI)
Barnstable County:  0.06%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Plymouth County, MA  0.62% ($63,660 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA  0.37% ($60,586)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.36% ($48,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Falmouth:
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Falmouth:
  • WCIB (101.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTWV (101.1 FM; MASHPEE, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
  • WPXC (102.9 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
  • WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXTK (95.1 FM; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSDH (91.5 FM; SANDWICH, MA; Owner: SANDWICH MASS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

TV broadcast stations around Falmouth:
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WDPX (Channel 58; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMPX-LP (Channel 67; DENNIS, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

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