Onset, Massachusetts

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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: $39,958 (it was $31,250 in 2000)

Onset:	$39,958
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,048

Onset:	$23,048
Massachusetts:	$32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $255,514 (it was $118,600 in 2000)

Onset:	$255,514
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $250,764; Detached houses: $271,250; Townhouses or other attached units: $334,629; In 2-unit structures: $342,181; Mobile homes: $29,438

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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: 128.1 (high, 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)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (10.0 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (45.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (178.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wareham, MA (1.3 miles ), Buzzards Bay, MA (1.6 miles ), Bourne, MA (1.6 miles ), Wareham Center, MA (1.7 miles ), Monument Beach, MA (1.8 miles ), Bourne, MA (1.9 miles ), White Island Shores, MA (1.9 miles ), Weweantic, MA (2.0 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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Average climate in Onset, Massachusetts

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Onset-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.7 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 15.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Onset-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from Onset center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 78.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from Onset center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/2002 at 07:13:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 69.4 miles away from Onset center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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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)
REHAB HOSP OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS (about 12 miles; EAST SANDWICH, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Onset, MA

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 19 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
BABSON COLLEGE (about 38 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 2007:

This place:	23.6%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This place:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Onset, MA

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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Electricity (5%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Onset

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	75.1%	3.5%	2.5%	1.8%	1.0%
Congregations	17.5%	10.9%	6.6%	10.0%	7.0%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Unitarian Universalist Association	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.8%	0.7%	0.5%	13.1%
Congregations	2.6%	6.1%	3.9%	3.5%	31.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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)
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)
WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO 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)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Onset:

WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
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.)
WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., 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)
WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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.)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WSDH (91.5 FM; SANDWICH, MA; Owner: SANDWICH MASS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXTK (95.1 FM; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSMU-FM (91.1 FM; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)

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.)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
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.)
WMPX-LP (Channel 67; DENNIS, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
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.)
WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
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.)

Onset fatal accident list:
Aug 24, 1990 08:08 AM, E Cntrl Av, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 2, 1983 08:26 AM, Onset Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

23 E Central Ave, Call Sign: KMJ928, Licensee ID: L00048064
Assigned Frequencies : 45.5600 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/2002, Expiration Date: 11/10/2012
Registrant: Wareham, Town Of, 95 Charge Pond Rd, Wareham, MA 02571

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2

Town Pier, Type: Building, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQB412, Licensee ID: L00486816
Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 157.025 MHz
Grant Date: 05/24/2002, Expiration Date: 07/07/2012
Registrant: Hyannis Harbor Tours, 22 Channel Pt Rd, Hyannis, MA 02601
8 Whittemore Ave, Type: Mast, Structure height: 4.9 m, Overall height: 8.5 m, Call Sign: WPUT759, Licensee ID: L00508759
Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.900 MHz
Grant Date: 05/01/2002, Expiration Date: 05/01/2012, Certifier: William C Hobbs
Registrant: William C Hobbs, 8 Whittemore Ave, Onset, MA 02558, Phone: (508) 295-2226, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Onset)

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	13	$198,072	28	$208,763	8	$80,508	14	$208,658
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$290,580	8	$220,680	0	$0	3	$215,560
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$179,035	23	$257,508	5	$128,026	7	$229,601
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$80,920	10	$217,101	2	$230,140	3	$163,143
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	5	$223,816	1	$99,590	1	$132,350

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5453.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$221,130	2	$260,280
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5453.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 62
Hazardous Condition: 187
Service Call: 32
Good Intent Call: 8

Incident types - Onset

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