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Plainville, MA map Population (year 2000): 7,683. Estimated population in July 2006: 8,110 (+5.6% change)
 

Males: 3,795  (49.4%)
Females: 3,888  (50.6%)

Norfolk County

Median resident age:  36.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02762.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $64,500 (it was $57,155 in 2000)
Plainville  $64,500
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $338,400 (it was $181,900 in 2000)
Plainville  $338,400
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Plainville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Irish (31.1%), English (20.8%), Italian (15.2%), German (10.6%), French (7.7%), French Canadian (7.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1905

Land area: 11.1 square miles.

Population density: 724 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Plainville

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plainville town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

362 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.2% North America, 1.0% Asia, 0.9% Latin America).

This town:  4.7%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Plainville, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Plainville to the number of sex offenders is 4004 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Plainville:  1.4% ($2,469)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Plainville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pawtucket, RI (10.1 miles , pop. 72,958).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (26.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (192.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: North Attleborough Center, MA (2.4 miles ), North Attleborough, MA (2.6 miles ), Wrentham, MA (3.6 miles ), Attleboro, MA (5.8 miles ), Foxborough, MA (6.4 miles ), Norfolk, MA (6.9 miles ), Mansfield, MA (7.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $100,200
  • 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $96,800
  • 1998: 45 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 1999: 56 buildings, average cost: $102,000
  • 2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $113,800
  • 2001: 49 buildings, average cost: $119,800
  • 2002: 44 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $220,400
  • 2004: 38 buildings, average cost: $213,300
  • 2005: 57 buildings, average cost: $179,300
  • 2006: 31 buildings, average cost: $227,000
  • 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $232,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
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Latitude: 42.01 N, Longitude: 71.32 W


People in group quarters in Plainville
  • 21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 21 people in religious group quarters
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.5%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



 

Crime in Plainville by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 112021
    per 100,000 13.012.925.20.025.312.4
Robberies 040235
    per 100,000 0.051.40.025.138.062.0
Assaults 6366928
    per 100,000 77.738.675.775.4113.9347.0
Burglaries 91818283046
    per 100,000 116.6231.4227.2351.9379.6570.0
Thefts 4428266569106
    per 100,000 569.9360.0328.2816.9873.01313.5
Auto thefts 63106611
    per 100,000 77.738.6126.275.475.9136.3
Arson 001020
    per 100,000 0.00.012.60.025.30.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 63.167.174.586.0122.0201.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 20 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.87
US city average:  3.00

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Plainville-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the Plainville town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Plainville topographic map

Birthplace of: Lofa Tatupu - 2005 NFL player (Seattle Seahawks, born: Nov 15, 1982).


Hospitals/medical centers near Plainville:
  • STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ATTLEBORO, MA)
  • FULLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SOUTH ATTLEBORO, MA)
  • CARITAS SOUTHWOOD HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NORFOLK, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Plainville, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plainville:
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 22 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 32 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 33 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plainville:
  • NORFOLK (about 8 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)
  • MANSFIELD MUNI (about 10 miles; MANSFIELD, MA; ID: 1B9)
  • NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 13 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI; ID: SFZ)

Amtrak stations near Plainville:
  • 15 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.
  • 19 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.
  • 20 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.naisp.net/users/plainvil

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainville:
  • BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 7,460)
  • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 4,456)
  • RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
  • RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • BRYANT COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; FT enrollment: 2,926)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
Public elementary/middle schools in Plainville:
  • ANNA WARE JACKSON (Students: 520; Location: 68 MESSENGER STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-3rd grade Enrollment)
  • BEATRICE H WOOD ELEM (Students: 327; Location: 72 MESSENGER STREET; Grades: 4th grade Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle schools in Plainville:
  • KINDERBOOK INC (Students: 50; Location: 62R SOUTH STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • HILL CREST ACADEMY (Students: 45; Location: 94 SCHOOL ST; Grades: UG - UG)
  • DISCOVERY DAY AT MESSENGER (Students: 38; Location: 13 MESSENGER SQUARE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Plainville:
  • PLAINVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $189,046; Location: 198 SOUTH ST.; 28,332 books; 1,159 audio materials; 1,399 video materials; 59 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Plainville include: Saint Marthas Church (A), Bliss Union Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Plainville Cemetery (1), South Burial Ground Cemetery (2), Shepardville Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cargill Pond (A), Turnpike Lake (B), Plainville Pond (C), Wetherells Pond (D), Fuller Pond (E), Rabbit Hill Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Old Mill Brook (A), Hawthorne Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Plainville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: A Neartown Motel (21 Washington Street).

 

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

PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 7200, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2000 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.8%
Whole state:  64.5%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Plainville compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Plainville (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Plainville Stop & Shop Branch at 109 Taunton Street, branch established on 2006-06-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Sovereign Bank: Plainville Branch at 62 Messenger Street, branch established on 1979-05-07. 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.
  • Foxboro Federal Savings: South Street Branch at 129 South Street, branch established on 1996-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $125.1 mil, Deposits: $88.7 mil, headquarters in Foxboro, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
  • Mansfield Co-operative Bank: Plainville Branch at 3 Taunton Street, branch established on 2005-08-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $282.1 mil, Deposits: $245.2 mil, headquarters in Mansfield, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($570 average AGI)
Norfolk County:  0.24%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Suffolk County, MA  2.20% ($55,985 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  1.24% ($77,454)
from Plymouth County, MA  0.94% ($54,265)


8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($67,487 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.41%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($863 average AGI)
Norfolk County:  0.12%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, MA  1.59% ($65,283 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA  1.32% ($73,785)
to Plymouth County, MA  1.14% ($60,184)


Strongest AM radio stations in Plainville:
  • WARL (1320 AM; 5 kW; ATTLEBORO, MA; Owner: THE ADD RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WDDZ (550 AM; 5 kW; PAWTUCKET, RI; Owner: ABC, 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)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WRNI (1290 AM; 10 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
  • WSKO (790 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plainville:
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WHJY (94.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGAO (88.3 FM; FRANKLIN, MA; Owner: DEAN COLLEGE)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Plainville:
  • 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.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, 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)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • 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)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

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