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Population (year 2000): 2,133
Males: 1,055  (49.5%)
Females: 1,078  (50.5%)

Plymouth County

Median resident age:  32.1 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02538.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,700 (it was $43,092 in 2000)
White Island Shores  $51,700
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $232,000 (it was $112,500 in 2000)
White Island Shores  $232,000
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in White Island Shores:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • Black (2.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.8%), Italian (17.7%), French (15.8%), English (12.7%), Portuguese (10.5%), Polish (10.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 81 feet

Land area: 1.17 square miles.

Population density: 1819 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in White Island Shores

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in White Island Shores CDP

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 59.6%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 2.1%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

99 residents are foreign born (2.7% Africa, 2.0% North America).

This place:  4.6%
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:

White Island Shores:  1.3% ($1,449)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (6.6 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (47.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (231.0 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Buzzards Bay, MA (3.4 miles ), Onset, MA (3.7 miles ), Wareham, MA (4.1 miles ), Bourne, MA (4.4 miles ), Monument Beach, MA (5.4 miles ), Wareham Center, MA (6.4 miles ), Plymouth, MA (6.6 miles ).

Latitude: 41.79 N, Longitude: 70.64 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Food and beverage stores (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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White Island Shores-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 42.4 miles away from the White Island Shores place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the place center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near White Island Shores:
  • JORDAN HOSPITAL INC (about 7 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA)
  • CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 7 miles; POCASSET, MA)
  • REHAB HOSP OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS (about 15 miles; EAST SANDWICH, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to White Island Shores:
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 28 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 29 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 46 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to White Island Shores:
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 10 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA; ID: PYM)
  • OTIS ANGB (about 13 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)
  • FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 17 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: 5B6)

Operable nuclear power plant near White Island Shores:
  • 12 miles: Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Island Shores:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 27 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

White Island Shores compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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White Island Shores travel time to work


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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 White Island Shores:
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., 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.)
  • 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)
  • WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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 White Island Shores:
  • WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
  • WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • 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)
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
  • WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSDH (91.5 FM; SANDWICH, MA; Owner: SANDWICH MASS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around White Island Shores:
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WDPX (Channel 58; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WMPX-LP (Channel 67; DENNIS, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

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