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Population (year 2000): 2,618
Males: 1,110  (42.4%)
Females: 1,508  (57.6%)

Bristol County

Median resident age:  21.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02766.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $77,800 (it was $66,176 in 2000)
Norton Center  $77,800
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $394,500 (it was $186,200 in 2000)
Norton Center  $394,500
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Norton Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.1%)
  • Other race (29.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.6%), English (13.6%), Italian (6.5%), German (6.1%), Portuguese (4.9%), French (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 104 feet

Land area: 1.82 square miles.

Population density: 1439 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Norton Center

  • High school or higher: 97.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.0%
  • Unemployed: 49.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Norton Center CDP

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 4.2%

78 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This place:  3.0%
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:

Norton Center:  1.2% ($2,314)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Taunton, MA (7.8 miles , pop. 55,976).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (25.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (200.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Norton, MA (0.0 miles ), Mansfield, MA (4.2 miles ), Mansfield Center, MA (4.7 miles ), Easton, MA (7.5 miles ), Foxborough, MA (7.5 miles ), Taunton, MA (7.8 miles ), Foxborough, MA (7.9 miles ), Attleboro, MA (9.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.97 N, Longitude: 71.18 W


People in group quarters in Norton Center
  • 1374 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 91 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (47%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)


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Norton Center-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 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Norton Center place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.5 miles away from the place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Norton Center:
  • STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ATTLEBORO, MA)
  • FULLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SOUTH ATTLEBORO, MA)
  • MORTON HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; TAUNTON, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Norton Center:
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 24 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 30 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 35 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Norton Center:
  • MANSFIELD MUNI (about 3 miles; MANSFIELD, MA; ID: 1B9)
  • TAUNTON MUNI (about 15 miles; TAUNTON, MA; ID: TAN)
  • NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; NORWOOD, MA; ID: OWD)

Amtrak stations near Norton Center:
  • 17 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norton Center:
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; EASTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
  • BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 7,460)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.6%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Norton Center compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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4.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.30%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($358 average AGI)
Bristol County:  0.07%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Plymouth County, MA  0.91% ($42,010 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.72% ($55,997)
from Providence County, RI  0.54% ($52,356)


4.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,049 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.91%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
Bristol County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Plymouth County, MA  0.74% ($49,926 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.60% ($49,149)
to Providence County, RI  0.50% ($43,081)


Strongest AM radio stations in Norton Center:
  • WEEI (850 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)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WARL (1320 AM; 5 kW; ATTLEBORO, MA; Owner: THE ADD RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WBET (1460 AM; 5 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: KJI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WDDZ (550 AM; 5 kW; PAWTUCKET, RI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Norton Center:
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WHJY (94.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)

TV broadcast stations around Norton Center:
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)

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