Tisbury, Massachusetts

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Population (year 2000): 3,755. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,801 (+1.2% change)

Males: 1,758	(46.8%)
Females: 1,997	(53.2%)

Dukes County

Median resident age:	42.0 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $37,041 in 2000)

Tisbury	$41,900
Massachusetts:	$57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $542,900 (it was $278,900 in 2000)

Tisbury	$542,900
Massachusetts:	$361,500

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Races in Tisbury:

White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
Two or more races (3.9%)
Black (3.0%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Other race (1.3%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: English (25.1%), Irish (22.3%), German (12.1%), Portuguese (10.4%), Italian (8.8%), Scottish (8.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1671

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 6.56 square miles.

Population density: 580 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Tisbury

High school or higher: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tisbury town

Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 51.8%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 12.7%

254 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 2.0% Europe, 0.7% Africa).

This town:	6.8%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Tisbury, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tisbury to the number of sex offenders is 1901 to 1.

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

Tisbury:	0.8% ($2,131)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Bedford, MA (26.0 miles , pop. 93,768).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (68.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (226.4 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Vineyard Haven, MA (0.3 miles ), Oak Bluffs, MA (2.9 miles ), West Tisbury, MA (5.3 miles ), Woods Hole, MA (6.1 miles ), Falmouth, MA (6.4 miles ), Teaticket, MA (7.2 miles ), Edgartown, MA (7.9 miles ), Falmouth, MA (8.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 30 buildings, average cost: $151,400
1997: 38 buildings, average cost: $107,700
1998: 49 buildings, average cost: $128,600
1999: 60 buildings, average cost: $168,200
2000: 33 buildings, average cost: $186,900
2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $196,400
2002: 26 buildings, average cost: $13,800
2003: 27 buildings, average cost: $165,700
2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $165,700
2005: 48 buildings, average cost: $155,900
2006: 41 buildings, average cost: $155,900
2007: 31 buildings, average cost: $155,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.46 N, Longitude: 70.61 W

People in group quarters in Tisbury

92 people in nursing homes
17 people in other workers' dormitories
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (40%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (17%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Top executives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Painters and paperhangers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)

Crime in Tisbury by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	2	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	51.9	0.0	26.1
Robberies	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	26.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	28	36	24	9	12
per 100,000	736.5	938.5	622.9	234.4	312.9
Burglaries	35	14	7	27	31
per 100,000	920.6	365.0	181.7	703.1	808.3
Thefts	111	95	109	97	100
per 100,000	2919.5	2476.5	2829.0	2526.0	2607.6
Auto thefts	13	5	4	11	10
per 100,000	341.9	130.3	103.8	286.5	260.8
Arson	0	0	N/A	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	N/A	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	355.9	322.7	308.1	220.1	265.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (12 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.16
US city average:	3.00

Hospitals/medical centers near Tisbury:

MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; OAK BLUFFS, MA)
FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; FALMOUTH, MA)
CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 17 miles; POCASSET, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Tisbury, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tisbury:

MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 6 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 28 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL (about 42 miles; NANTUCKET, MA; ID: ACK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tisbury:

KATAMA AIRPARK (about 10 miles; EDGARTOWN, MA; ID: 1B2)
FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 11 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: 5B6)
OTIS ANGB (about 15 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)

Local government website: www.ci.tisbury.ma.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tisbury:

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 30 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
BABSON COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)

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Notable locations in Tisbury: Lake Tashmoo East Jetty Light (A), Marthas Vineyard Shipyard (B), Mink Meadows Golf Course (C), Schamonchi Dock (D), Steamship Authority Wharf (E), Tashmoo Overlook (F), Vineyard Haven Breakwater Light (G), Vineyard Haven Ferry Slip Light (H), Vineyard Haven Yacht Club (I), West Chop Light (J), Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole (K), Katherine Cornell Theater (L), Vineyard Haven Public Library (M), Marthas Vineyard Chamber of Commerce (N), Seamans Bethel (O), Tisbury Town Hall (P), Tisbury Museum (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tisbury include: Unitarian Universalist Society (A), Saint Augustines Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: South End Cemetery (1), Tisbury Village Cemetery (2), Oak Grove Cemetery (3), West Chop Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Rhoda Pond (A), Flat Bottom Pond (B), Lagoon Pond (C), Tashmoo, Lake (D), Mink Meadows Pond (E), Upper Lagoon Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Mud Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Tisbury include: Owen Park (1), Veterans Memorial Park (2), William Street Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Owen Park Beach (A), Tashmoo Town Beach, Lake (B), Tisbury Town Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotel: Bayberry Inn Bed & Breakfast (49 Old Courthouse Rd.).

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	54.8%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.2%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	12.2%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

Tisbury compared to Massachusetts state average:

Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Tisbury:

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)
WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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)
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 Tisbury:

WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
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.)
WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
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)
WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Tisbury:

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.)

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