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Plymouth County

Population in July 2007: 1,335.
Males: 644  (48.3%)
Females: 691  (51.7%)
Median resident age:  41.1 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02558.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,000 (it was $31,250 in 2000)
Onset  $40,000
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $262,200 (it was $125,200 in 2000)
Onset  $262,200
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in Onset:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.2%)
  • Other race (13.1%)
  • Black (7.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Onset: 115.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.5%), Subsaharan African (20.2%), English (10.6%), Italian (10.6%), French (6.3%), Portuguese (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 1.08 square miles.

Population density: 1232 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Onset

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Onset CDP

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 38.9%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

52 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.8% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This place:  4.0%
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:

Onset:  1.2% ($1,451)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (10.1 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (49.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (228.4 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Wareham, MA (1.9 miles ), Buzzards Bay, MA (3.4 miles ), Bourne, MA (3.6 miles ), White Island Shores, MA (3.7 miles ), Wareham Center, MA (3.8 miles ), Monument Beach, MA (4.1 miles ), Bourne, MA (4.5 miles ), Pocasset, MA (5.0 miles ).

Latitude: 41.75 N, Longitude: 70.66 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 508

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Warehousing and storage (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Bus drivers (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


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Onset-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 42.4 miles away from the Onset place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 19.2 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Onset:
  • CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 5 miles; POCASSET, MA)
  • JORDAN HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA)
  • FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FALMOUTH, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Onset, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Onset:
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 26 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 28 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 48 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Onset:
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 12 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA; ID: PYM)
  • OTIS ANGB (about 13 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)
  • FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 15 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: 5B6)

Operable nuclear power plant near Onset:
  • 15 miles: Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onset:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 24 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
Public elementary/middle school in Onset:
  • ETHEL E HAMMOND (Students: 158; Location: 13 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-1st grade Enrollment)

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Notable location: Onset Town Wharf (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Beaver Dam Pond (A), Muddy Cove Marshes (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gibbs Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Harbor Watch Inn (167 Onset Ave), Point Independence Inn (9 Eagle Way).

 

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

ONSET FIRE DISTRICT (Population served: 13556, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and JUN-26-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2001)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  57.0%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.5%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  23.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Onset compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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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 Onset:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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 Onset:
  • 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.)
  • WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
  • WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXC (102.9 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
  • WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSDH (91.5 FM; SANDWICH, MA; Owner: SANDWICH MASS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • WWTA (88.5 FM; MARION, MA; Owner: TABOR ACADEMY)
  • WFHL (88.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: NEW BEDFORD CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Onset:
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WDPX (Channel 58; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMPX-LP (Channel 67; DENNIS, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)




Onset fatal accident list for 1990:
Aug 24, 1990 08:08 AM, E Cntrl Av, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Onset fatal accident list for 1983:
Aug 2, 1983 08:26 AM, Onset Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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