Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

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Population in July 2007: 3,731. Population change since 2000: +0.8%

Males: 1,810	(48.5%)
Females: 1,921	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: .

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,755 (it was $42,044 in 2000)

Oak Bluffs:	$52,755
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $515,378 (it was $255,600 in 2000)

Oak Bluffs:	$515,378
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $579,294; Detached houses: $560,037; Townhouses or other attached units: $784,283; In 2-unit structures: $1,060,300; In 3 to 4-unit structures: $2,495,303; In 5 to 9-unit structures: $303,626

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Races in Oak Bluffs:

White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
Black (4.3%)
Two or more races (4.3%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Other race (2.5%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Oak Bluffs: 116.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.4%), Irish (17.5%), Portuguese (12.2%), French (10.4%), German (6.7%), Italian (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1880

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 7.37 square miles.

Population density: 507 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oak Bluffs

High school or higher: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak Bluffs town

Never married: 29.6%
Now married: 47.2%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.4%
Divorced: 12.0%

225 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This town:	6.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oak Bluffs to the number of sex offenders is 3731 to 1.

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

Oak Bluffs:	0.7% ($1,801)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Bedford, MA (28.6 miles , pop. 93,768).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (70.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (229.1 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Vineyard Haven, MA (2.6 miles ), Tisbury, MA (2.9 miles ), Edgartown, MA (5.8 miles ), West Tisbury, MA (7.1 miles ), Falmouth, MA (7.2 miles ), Teaticket, MA (7.5 miles ), East Falmouth, MA (8.0 miles ), Woods Hole, MA (8.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 60 buildings, average cost: $109,500
1997: 58 buildings, average cost: $110,500
1998: 53 buildings, average cost: $118,900
1999: 66 buildings, average cost: $172,100
2000: 33 buildings, average cost: $170,300
2001: 35 buildings, average cost: $271,600
2002: 31 buildings, average cost: $168,300
2003: 36 buildings, average cost: $225,100
2004: 39 buildings, average cost: $198,100
2005: 49 buildings, average cost: $223,700
2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $233,800
2007: 40 buildings, average cost: $249,500

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Latitude: 41.45 N, Longitude: 70.57 W

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.4%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (32%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Private households (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Carpenters (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

Crime in Oak Bluffs (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
2 rapes (52.4 per 100,000)
2 robberies (52.4 per 100,000)
23 assaults (602.6 per 100,000)
31 burglaries (812.2 per 100,000)
53 thefts (1388.5 per 100,000)
7 auto thefts (183.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 305.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Oak Bluffs (2006):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
1 rape (26.2 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
12 assaults (315.0 per 100,000)
34 burglaries (892.4 per 100,000)
50 thefts (1312.3 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 199.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (14 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.75
US city average:	3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Oak Bluffs:

MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL (LINTON LANE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Oak Bluffs:

FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; FALMOUTH, MA)
CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 18 miles; POCASSET, MA)
REHAB HOSP OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS (about 22 miles; EAST SANDWICH, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oak Bluffs:

MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 6 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 26 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL (about 39 miles; NANTUCKET, MA; ID: ACK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oak Bluffs:

KATAMA AIRPARK (about 8 miles; EDGARTOWN, MA; ID: 1B2)
FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 10 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: 5B6)
OTIS ANGB (about 15 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)

Local government website: www.ci.oak-bluffs.ma.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Bluffs:

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 32 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
BABSON COLLEGE (about 62 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)

Public high school in Oak Bluffs:

MARTHAS VINEYARD REG HIGH (Students: 791; Location: 100 EDGARTOWN-VINEYARD HAVEN R; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)

Public elementary/middle school in Oak Bluffs:

OAK BLUFFS ELEMENTARY (Students: 421; Location: 1 TRADES WIND ROAD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)

Library in Oak Bluffs:

OAK BLUFFS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $196,916; Location: 80 PENNACOOK AVE.; 13,297 books; 374 audio materials; 1,481 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Oak Bluffs: Martha's Vineyard Country Club (A), Marthas Vineyard Campground (B), Massachusetts State Lobster Hatchery (C), Cottage City (D), East Chop Beach Club (E), East Chop Light (F), Gingerbread Cottages and Tabernacle (G), Hy-Line Dock (H), Island Queen Dock (I), Oak Bluffs Public Library (J), Oak Bluffs Town Hall (K), Hansel and Gretel Doll Museum (L), Cottage Museum (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Oak Bluffs include: Trinity Park Methodist Church (A), Trinity Episcopal Church (B), Sacred Heart Church (C), Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Sacred Heart Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Oak Bluffs Harbor (A), Lily Pond (B), Sunset Lake (C), Crystal Lake (D), Duarte Pond (E), Farm Pond (F), Hamlin Pond (G), Harthaven (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Oak Bluffs include: Joseph Sylvia State Beach Park (1), Trinity Park (2), Waban Park (3), Veira Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Eastville Beach (A), Bend-in-the-Road Beach (B), Oak Bluffs Town Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Martha's Vineyard Resort (Ip) (111 Ny Avenue), Pequot Hotel (19 Pequot Avenue), Dockside Inn (Circuit Avenue Extension), Island Country Club Inn (Beach Road), Shearer Cottages (Rose Av), Beach House Bed & Breakfast (83 Seaview Ave).

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

OAK BLUFFS WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 23751, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2004)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-22-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-27-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-2006)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and JUN-19-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-19-2001)

4 minor monitoring violations

51 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	57.5%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.0%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak Bluffs, MA

People in group quarters in Oak Bluffs

9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in other group homes

Oak Bluffs compared to Massachusetts state average:

Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Oak Bluffs (2007 data):

The Edgartown National Bank: Oak Bluffs Branch at 129-131 Circuit Avenue, branch established on 1987-08-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $119.0 mil, Deposits: $85.7 mil, headquarters in Edgartown, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Island Bancorp, Inc.
Sovereign Bank: Oak Bluffs Branch at Oak Bluffs Avenue, branch established on 1949-05-15. 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.
Dukes County Savings Bank: Oak Bluffs Branch at 4 Uncas Avenue, branch established on 2000-07-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $298.3 mil, Deposits: $213.1 mil, headquarters in Edgartown, MA, positive income, 6 total offices
The Martha's Vineyard Co-operative Bank of Tisbury: Oak Bluffs Branch at 14 Oak Bluffs Avenue, branch established on 2003-07-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $157.7 mil, Deposits: $119.7 mil, headquarters in Vineyard Haven, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Electricity (15%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($812 average AGI)
Dukes County: 0.29%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Middlesex County, MA	0.54% ($63,243 average AGI)
from Barnstable County, MA	0.35% ($29,708)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.23% ($21,750)

6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,591 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Barnstable County, MA	0.39% ($51,222 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.35% ($37,792)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.33% ($35,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oak Bluffs:

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)
WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Bluffs:

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

TV broadcast stations around Oak Bluffs:

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.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts:

Fatal accident count: 15
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
Fatalities: 15
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Massachusetts average:

Fatal accident count: 85
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
Fatalities: 92
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 196
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9

See more detailed statistics of Oak Bluffs fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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