Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Population in July 2007: 14,261. Population change since 2000: +10.1%

Males: 6,709	(47.0%)
Females: 7,552	(53.0%)

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 02649.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,467 (it was $50,871 in 2000)

Mashpee:	$66,467
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $382,212 (it was $163,700 in 2000)

Mashpee:	$382,212
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $430,015; Detached houses: $455,378; Townhouses or other attached units: $367,688; In 2-unit structures: $439,789; In 3 to 4-unit structures: $285,584; In 5 to 9-unit structures: $310,817; Mobile homes: $29,155
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Races in Mashpee:

White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
American Indian (3.9%)
Black (2.8%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Mashpee: 101.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (27.3%), English (14.3%), Italian (12.6%), German (8.4%), French (7.1%), Polish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1870

Elevation: 55 feet

Land area: 23.5 square miles.

Population density: 607 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mashpee

High school or higher: 92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mashpee town

Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 60.5%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 11.5%

342 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.4% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

This town:	2.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Mashpee, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mashpee to the number of sex offenders is 7131 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Mashpee:	1.1% ($1,850)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (21.2 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (64.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (237.3 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Mashpee Neck, MA (1.6 miles ), Seabrook, MA (2.3 miles ), Popponesset Island, MA (2.8 miles) , New Seabury, MA (3.0 miles ), Popponesset, MA (3.2 miles ), Monomoscoy Island, MA (3.2 miles) , Seconsett Island, MA (3.7 miles) , Forestdale, MA (5.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 127 buildings, average cost: $127,900
1997: 180 buildings, average cost: $124,200
1998: 298 buildings, average cost: $100,900
2000: 288 buildings, average cost: $174,900
2001: 290 buildings, average cost: $190,300
2002: 187 buildings, average cost: $195,100
2003: 158 buildings, average cost: $200,800
2004: 164 buildings, average cost: $228,100
2005: 200 buildings, average cost: $297,900
2006: 112 buildings, average cost: $265,100
2007: 85 buildings, average cost: $331,000

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Latitude: 41.61 N, Longitude: 70.49 W

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Public administration (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Crime in Mashpee by Year
Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	21.2	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	3	2	5	1
per 100,000	0.0	7.7	0.0	21.4	14.1	35.1	7.0
Robberies	0	1	1	2	5	2	4
per 100,000	0.0	7.7	7.6	14.3	35.3	14.0	27.8
Assaults	35	N/A	4	N/A	N/A	42	52
per 100,000	347.9	N/A	30.5	N/A	N/A	294.5	362.0
Burglaries	23	36	48	56	83	63	97
per 100,000	228.6	276.8	366.2	400.1	586.0	441.8	675.2
Thefts	56	91	114	181	196	164	216
per 100,000	556.7	699.6	869.8	1293.3	1383.9	1150.0	1503.6
Auto thefts	11	5	11	14	24	22	22
per 100,000	109.3	38.4	83.9	100.0	169.5	154.3	153.1
Arson	0	0	0	1	2	1	8
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	14.1	7.0	55.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	116.6	N/A	75.5	N/A	N/A	180.4	206.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 46 (38 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.66
US city average:	3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mashpee:

REHAB HOSP OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS (about 9 miles; EAST SANDWICH, MA)
FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; FALMOUTH, MA)
CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 11 miles; POCASSET, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mashpee:

BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 16 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 18 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL (about 40 miles; NANTUCKET, MA; ID: ACK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mashpee:

OTIS ANGB (about 4 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)
FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 4 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: 5B6)
CAPE COD (about 8 miles; MARSTON MILLS, MA; ID: 2B1)

Local government website: www.capecod.net/mashpee

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mashpee:

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 35 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
QUINCY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)

Public high school in Mashpee:

MASHPEE HIGH (Students: 993; Location: 500 OLD BARNSTABLE ROAD; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)

Public elementary/middle schools in Mashpee:

QUASHNET SCHOOL (Students: 592; Location: 150 OLD BARNSTABLE; Grades: 3rd grade Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
KENNETH COOMBS SCHOOL (Students: 491; Location: 152 OLD BARNSTABLE ROAD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-2nd grade Enrollment)

Library in Mashpee:

MASHPEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $228,098; Location: 100 NATHAN ELLIS HGHWY.; 29,921 books; 2,073 audio materials; 1,705 video materials; 121 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Mashpee: 4-H Club Camp (A), New Seabury Golf Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Mashpee: Old Indian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Ashumet Pond (A), Johns Pond (B), Wakeby Pond (C), Moody Pond (D), Mashpee Pond (E), Jim Pond (F), Flat Pond (G), Jehu Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mashpee River (A), Quaker Run (B), Abigails Brook (C), Santuit River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Mashpee include: Lowell Holly Reservation (1), Poppenesset Bird Sanctuary (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: South Cape Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Cape Cod Children's Museum (577 Great Neck Road South) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Destinations Livery & Limousine Service (6 Cayuga Ave) (1), New Seabury Country Club & Restaurant (95 Shore Drive West) (2), La Plaza Del Sol Motel (72 Main street) (3), Santuit Inn The (6 Falmouth Rd) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 30000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-22-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1993 and APR-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-28-1997)

LAKESIDE TRAILER PARK (Population served: 115, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-14-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-14-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and MAY-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-30-2001)

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.5%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

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People in group quarters in Mashpee

93 people in nursing homes
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in other workers' dormitories

Mashpee compared to Massachusetts state average:

Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.

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Banks with branches in Mashpee (2007 data):

The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank: Mashpee Branch at North Market Street, branch established on 1994-11-21. 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
Rockland Trust Company: Mashpee Branch at 5 Shellback Way, branch established on 1980-11-04. 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.
TD BankNorth, National Association: Mashpee Common at 14 Bank Street, branch established on 1995-05-08. 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
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Mashpee Stop & Shop at 39 Nathan Ellis Highway, branch established on 2003-10-07. 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
Eastern Bank: Mashpee Branch at 6 Shellback Way, branch established on 1989-09-06. 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

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%)

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 Mashpee:

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)
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.)
WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mashpee:

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.)
WPXC (102.9 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXTK (95.1 FM; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
WSDH (91.5 FM; SANDWICH, MA; Owner: SANDWICH MASS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
WCOD-FM (106.1 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WOCN-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATIONS LTD. PARTNERSHIP II)
WKKL (90.7 FM; WEST BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: CAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Mashpee:

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

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