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Worcester County

Population in July 2007: 2,623.
Males: 1,250  (47.7%)
Females: 1,373  (52.3%)
Median resident age:  36.1 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01535.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,800 (it was $39,267 in 2000)
North Brookfield  $50,800
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $219,000 (it was $111,300 in 2000)
North Brookfield  $219,000
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in North Brookfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in North Brookfield: 108.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (25.9%), Irish (20.5%), English (16.1%), French Canadian (10.1%), Italian (8.3%), Swedish (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1812

Elevation: 915 feet

Land area: 1.46 square miles.

Population density: 1799 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in North Brookfield

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Brookfield CDP

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

28 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
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:

North Brookfield:  1.1% ($1,274)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (19.3 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (68.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (157.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: East Brookfield, MA (3.6 miles ), New Braintree, MA (4.2 miles ), East Brookfield, MA (4.5 miles ), West Brookfield, MA (4.9 miles ), Brookfield, MA (4.9 miles ), West Brookfield, MA (5.4 miles ), Oakham, MA (6.2 miles ), Spencer, MA (6.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $77,800
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $122,300
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $144,100
  • 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $146,200
  • 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $145,900
  • 2002: 17 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $275,000
  • 2006: 23 buildings, average cost: $275,000
  • 2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $275,000

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Latitude: 42.27 N, Longitude: 72.08 W


Area codes: 774, 508

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Business operations specialists (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Legal support workers (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.29
US city average:  3.00

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North Brookfield-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the North Brookfield place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near North Brookfield:
  • HARRINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA)
  • FAIRLAWN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WORCESTER, MA)
  • WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PALMER, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Brookfield:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 16 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 32 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 44 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Brookfield:
  • TANNER-HILLER (about 6 miles; BARRE/BARRE PLAINS, MA; ID: 8B5)
  • SPENCER (about 10 miles; SPENCER, MA; ID: 60M)
  • SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (about 13 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; ID: 3B0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Brookfield:
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 20 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
Public high school in North Brookfield:
  • NORTH BROOKFIELD HIGH (Students: 334; Location: 10 NEW SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle school in North Brookfield:
  • NORTH BROOKFIELD ELEM (Students: 386; Location: 10 NEW SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Library in North Brookfield:
  • HASTON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $82,630; Location: 161 MAIN STREET; 19,962 books; 304 audio materials; 611 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: North Brookfield Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in North Brookfield include: Christ Memorial Church (A), Saint Josephs Church (B), First Congregational Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Bell Hill Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Lashaway Park Town Beach (Amusement & Theme Parks; Pine Street).

 

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

NORTH BROOKFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3019, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-14-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-1997)
  • Public Education - Between JAN-01-1997 and MAY-04-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-04-2000)
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUN-11-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-29-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2002)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.1%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

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

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

North Brookfield compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in North Brookfield (2007 data):
  • North Brookfield Savings Bank: at 35 Summer Street, branch established on 1854-08-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $165.4 mil, Deposits: $144.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices



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4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in North Brookfield:
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WARE (1250 AM; 5 kW; WARE, MA; Owner: SUCCESS SIGNAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WVEI (1440 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Brookfield:
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WORC-FM (98.9 FM; WEBSTER, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around North Brookfield:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)


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