U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Wareham Center, Massachusetts



Back to Wareham Center, MA housing info, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Wareham Center, MA map Current weather forecast for Wareham Center, MA

Population (year 2000): 2,874
Males: 1,382  (48.1%)
Females: 1,492  (51.9%)

Plymouth County

Median resident age:  38.5 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02571.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,300 (it was $31,042 in 2000)
Wareham Center  $37,300
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $251,400 (it was $121,900 in 2000)
Wareham Center  $251,400
Massachusetts:  $361,500

Wareham Center, MA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Wareham Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Other race (2.7%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Wareham Center: 112.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Wareham Center, MA forum
Discuss Wareham Center, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users

Ancestries: Irish (25.4%), English (12.9%), French (11.2%), Italian (10.9%), Portuguese (10.3%), French Canadian (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 46 feet

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 1907 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Wareham Center,MA real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Wareham Center, Massachusetts map

For population 25 years and over in Wareham Center

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wareham Center CDP

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 42.0%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

111 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 0.4% Africa).

This place:  3.9%
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:

Wareham Center:  1.4% ($1,708)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Wareham Center satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (11.7 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (47.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (224.8 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Weweantic, MA (1.5 miles ), Wareham, MA (2.3 miles ), Marion, MA (3.6 miles ), Onset, MA (3.8 miles ), West Wareham, MA (3.8 miles ), Marion Center, MA (4.4 miles ), White Island Shores, MA (6.4 miles ), Buzzards Bay, MA (7.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.75 N, Longitude: 70.72 W


People in group quarters in Wareham Center
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 508

Wareham Center household income distribution Wareham Center home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Wareham Center races chart

Average climate in Wareham Center, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Wareham Center, Massachusetts average temperatures Wareham Center, Massachusetts average precipitation
 
Wareham Center, Massachusetts humidity
 
Wareham Center, Massachusetts wind speed
 
Wareham Center, Massachusetts snowfall
 
Wareham Center, Massachusetts sunshine
 
Wareham Center, Massachusetts clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Wareham Center-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.2 miles away from the Wareham Center 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 16.1 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Wareham Center topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Wareham Center:
  • CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 8 miles; POCASSET, MA)
  • JORDAN HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA)
  • FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; FALMOUTH, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wareham Center:
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 27 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 32 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 46 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wareham Center:
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 11 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA; ID: PYM)
  • OTIS ANGB (about 16 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)
  • NEW BEDFORD REGIONAL (about 17 miles; NEW BEDFORD, MA; ID: EWB)

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wareham Center:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 21 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)

Wareham Center map

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable locations in Wareham Center: Stillman Library (A), Kendrick House Museum (B), Wareham Town Hall (C), Fearing Tavern (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wareham Center include: Wesley United Methodist Church (A), Church of the Good Shepherd (B), South Shore Community Church (C), Saint Patricks Church (D), First Congregational Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Salt Marsh (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers: Wankinco River (A), Agawam River (B), Broad Marsh River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  57.4%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.3%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  14.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Wareham Center compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Wareham Center travel time to work


Wareham Center mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Wareham Center:
  • 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.)
  • WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • 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 Wareham Center:
  • 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)
  • WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTWV (101.1 FM; MASHPEE, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WWTA (88.5 FM; MARION, MA; Owner: TABOR ACADEMY)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPXC (102.9 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSMU-FM (91.1 FM; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
  • WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFHL (88.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: NEW BEDFORD CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wareham Center:
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WDPX (Channel 58; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

Back to Wareham Center, MA housing info, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.