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Bristol County

Population in 2010: 4,760. Population change since 2000: +7.4%
Males: 2,226  (46.8%)
Females: 2,534  (53.2%)

Median resident age:  44.0 years
Massachusetts median age:  42.8 years

Zip codes: 02747.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $55,296 (it was $41,272 in 2000)
Smith Mills:

$55,296
Massachusetts:

$64,081
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $29,212

Smith Mills CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $292,746 (it was $140,100 in 2000)
Smith Mills:

$292,746
Massachusetts:

$338,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $345,764; Detached houses: $341,829; Townhouses or other attached units: $611,787; In 2-unit structures: $357,185

Median gross rent in 2009: $634.

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  • White alone - 4,325 (90.9%)
  • Asian alone - 119 (2.5%)
  • Hispanic - 102 (2.1%)
  • Two or more races - 85 (1.8%)
  • Other race alone - 60 (1.3%)
  • Black alone - 58 (1.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 8 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 3 (0.06%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Smith Mills: 131.3 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Portuguese (42.2%), French (15.0%), Irish (14.6%), English (10.6%), French Canadian (5.9%), Polish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 55 feet

Land area: 4.73 square miles.

Population density: 1006 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Smith Mills:

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Smith Mills CDP:

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

476 residents are foreign born (9.9% Europe).

This place:  10.7%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,325 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,972 (0.7%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Bedford, MA (2.8 miles , pop. 93,768).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (47.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (159.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Dartmouth, MA (1.4 miles ), New Bedford, MA (1.7 miles ), Bliss Corner, MA (1.8 miles ), Acushnet Center, MA (2.2 miles ), Fairhaven, MA (2.3 miles ), Acushnet, MA (2.3 miles ), North Westport, MA (2.4 miles ), Westport, MA (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.64 N, Longitude: 70.98 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,247 (+50.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 251 (11.8%)

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

9.1%
Massachusetts:

6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Other services, except public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (30%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Information (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Smith Mills-area historical tornado activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.5 miles away from the Smith Mills place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1970, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Smith Mills-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 85% 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 82.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from Smith Mills 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 13.8 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 80.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from Smith Mills 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 83.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bristol County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Blizzards: 2, Snows: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Flood: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Smith Mills:

  • SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 90 miles away; SOUTHAMPTON, NY)
  • EASTERN LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 100 miles away; GREENPORT, NY)
  • PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 100 miles away; RIVERHEAD, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smith Mills:

  • University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (about 2 miles; North Dartmouth, MA; Full-time enrollment: 7,520)
  • Bristol Community College (about 10 miles; Fall River, MA; FT enrollment: 4,315)
  • Roger Williams University (about 15 miles; Bristol, RI; FT enrollment: 3,806)
  • Salve Regina University (about 21 miles; Newport, RI; FT enrollment: 2,024)
  • Bridgewater State College (about 24 miles; Bridgewater, MA; FT enrollment: 7,943)
  • New England Institute of Technology (about 25 miles; Warwick, RI; FT enrollment: 2,958)
  • Brown University (about 26 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,169)

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Notable locations in Smith Mills: Allendale Country Club (A), New Bedford Country Club (B), Dartmouth Fire Department District 3 Station 1 Headquarters (C), Dartmouth Fire Department District 3 Station 3 (D), Roseanne Barker Library and Media Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: North Dartmouth Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Davis Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Bristol County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.0. This is about average.
City:

29.0
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.04. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

8.04
U.S.:

9.59
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.243. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.243
U.S.:

0.334


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.5%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Massachusetts:  2.3 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.8%
Whole state:  57.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Smith Mills, MA


25 people in nursing homes
2 people in religious group quarters

Smith Mills compared to Massachusetts state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Smith Mills travel time to work - commute
Smith Mills mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (58%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Bristol County Massachusetts:
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Religion statistics for Smith Mills (based on Bristol County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.00%
Here60.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchJewishUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents83.7%3.6%1.8%1.6%1.3%
Congregations31.0%1.8%6.9%6.6%6.9%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of God Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim EstimateOther
Adherents1.1%0.8%0.6%0.6%5.0%
Congregations6.2%4.4%1.1%0.4%34.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 109
Bristol County:

2.00 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:

1.98 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
This county:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 105
Bristol County:

1.93 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:

2.22 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 128
Bristol County:

2.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.77 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 447
Here:

8.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.5%
Massachusetts:

8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Bristol County:

26.9%
Massachusetts:

22.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

14.4%
State:

16.5%

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 Smith Mills:

  • WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNBH (1340 AM; 1 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSAR (1480 AM; 5 kW; FALL RIVER, MA; Owner: BRISTOL COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHJJ (920 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Smith Mills:

  • WSMU-FM (91.1 FM; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
  • WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFHL (88.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: NEW BEDFORD CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCIB (101.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WHJY (94.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • 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 Smith Mills:

  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED11$260,16220$213,271106$196,28511$83,5961$14,220,0004$158,050
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$139,8301$241,1508$217,8931$117,3200$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$180,4765$262,59632$233,0381$104,2800$01$158,790
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$204,1154$246,18523$232,8532$152,2750$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$77,0304$213,0031$92,4300$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 6531.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$263,6652$279,3651$88,880
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$109,6101$213,3000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$132,7200$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$141,0200$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 6531.01

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