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Plymouth County

Population in July 2007: 2,448.
Males: 1,214  (49.6%)
Females: 1,234  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  40.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02051.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $89,759 (it was $70,197 in 2000)
Marshfield Hills:  $89,759
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $40,118
Marshfield Hills:  $40,118
Massachusetts:  $32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $638,570 (it was $296,400 in 2000)
Marshfield Hills:  $638,570
Massachusetts:  $366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $688,612; Detached houses: $688,241

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Races in Marshfield Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Marshfield Hills: 144.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (34.1%), English (24.7%), German (14.8%), Italian (11.9%), Swedish (5.0%), Scottish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 155 feet

Land area: 4.52 square miles.

Population density: 542 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Marshfield Hills

  • High school or higher: 95.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marshfield Hills CDP

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 66.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

83 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.4% Asia, 0.4% Africa, 0.4% Latin America).

This place:  3.5%
Massachusetts:  12.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Marshfield Hills:  1.2% ($3,498)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Weymouth, MA (11.9 miles , pop. 53,988).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (22.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (185.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Scituate, MA (1.8 miles ), Marshfield, MA (1.8 miles ), Scituate, MA (1.8 miles ), Marshfield, MA (1.9 miles ), North Pembroke, MA (2.0 miles ), Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA (2.2 miles ), Norwell, MA (2.2 miles ), North Scituate, MA (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 42.14 N, Longitude: 70.73 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Marshfield Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.9 miles away from the Marshfield Hills place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.0 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Marshfield Hills-area historical earthquake activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.4 miles away from Marshfield Hills center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from Marshfield Hills center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 41.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 49.8 miles away from Marshfield Hills center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Marshfield Hills:
  • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA)
  • BROCKTON HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BROCKTON, MA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH BRAINTREE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BRAINTREE, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Marshfield Hills, MA

Operable nuclear power plant near Marshfield Hills:
  • 14 miles: Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marshfield Hills:
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BROCKTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,161)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 21 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 9,248)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 5,291)

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Church in Marshfield Hills: North Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Littles Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Wales Pond (A), Lewis Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Macombers Creek (A), Hannah Eames Brook (B), Bares Brook (C), North River (D), Littles Creek (E), Broad Creek (F), Branch Creek (G), South River (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.8%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marshfield Hills, MA



Marshfield Hills compared to Massachusetts state average:

Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Marshfield Hills travel time to work


Marshfield Hills mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
  • Utility gas (41%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Marshfield Hills

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents75.1%3.5%2.5%1.8%1.0%
Congregations17.5%10.9%6.6%10.0%7.0%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnitarian Universalist AssociationAssemblies of GodChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents1.0%0.8%0.7%0.5%13.1%
Congregations2.6%6.1%3.9%3.5%31.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($402 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Norfolk County, MA  1.57% ($60,184 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA  0.84% ($49,926)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.72% ($62,461)


6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Norfolk County, MA  1.28% ($54,265 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA  1.01% ($42,010)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.60% ($49,190)


Strongest AM radio stations in Marshfield Hills:
  • 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)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Marshfield Hills:
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Marshfield Hills:
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Massachusetts average:
  • Fatal accident count: 88
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 122
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
  • Fatalities: 94
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 201
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Marshfield Hills fatal accident list:
Dec 11, 1997 12:54 AM, Rte3a, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • MARSHFIELD, 0.9 Mile Sse Of, Overall height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: KVH81
    Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/19/1985, Expiration Date: 08/05/1996, Cancelation Date: 08/05/1996
    Registrant: New England Telephone And Telegraph Company, 125 High St Rm 515, Boston, MA 02110

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 1 Km Sse, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73 m, Overall height: 81 m, Call Sign: KNKG540
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.787 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/21/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
    Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Marshfield Hills)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED38$293,01871$284,23811$105,1566$251,588
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$356,04811$284,7531$154,5701$51,130
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$342,86032$341,3573$160,4871$328,930
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$349,70017$365,6121$321,7701$517,960
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$06$413,5250$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5061.01 , 5061.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$280,9961$521,2401$198,020
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$353,9300$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$323,2500$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5061.01 , 5061.02

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