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Population (year 2000): 6,340
Males: 2,999  (47.3%)
Females: 3,341  (52.7%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  33.8 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01588.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,700 (it was $44,627 in 2000)
Whitinsville  $51,700
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $333,800 (it was $170,700 in 2000)
Whitinsville  $333,800
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Whitinsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.4%), French (14.7%), English (11.5%), Italian (10.2%), French Canadian (8.0%), Dutch (7.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 303 feet

Land area: 3.64 square miles.

Population density: 1742 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Whitinsville

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whitinsville CDP

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

171 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This place:  2.7%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Whitinsville, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Whitinsville to the number of sex offenders is 1585 to 1.

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

Whitinsville:  1.1% ($1,942)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (14.1 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (42.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (174.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Northbridge, MA (0.9 miles ), East Douglas, MA (3.8 miles ), Uxbridge, MA (4.0 miles ), Sutton, MA (5.0 miles ), Douglas, MA (5.7 miles ), Upton-West Upton, MA (5.9 miles ), Upton, MA (6.1 miles ), Grafton, MA (7.0 miles ).

Latitude: 42.11 N, Longitude: 71.67 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -549 (-8.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 548 (18.2%)


113 people in nursing homes

Area codes: 508, 774

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Whitinsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Whitinsville place 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 7.8 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Whitinsville:
  • MILFORD WHITINSVILLE REG HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MILFORD, MA)
  • WESTBOROUGH ST HOSP DANIELS BLDG (about 12 miles; WESTBOROUGH, MA)
  • WHITTIER REHAB HOSPITAL-WESTBOROUGH (about 12 miles; WESTBOROUGH, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Whitinsville, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whitinsville:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 18 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 33 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 37 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitinsville:
  • OXFORD (about 12 miles; OXFORD, MA; ID: 43M)
  • HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 12 miles; HOPEDALE, MA; ID: 1B6)
  • NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 19 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI; ID: SFZ)

Amtrak station near Whitinsville:
  • 14 miles: WORCESTER (WORCHESTER, 45 SHREWSBURY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitinsville:
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 14 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 15 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
  • BRYANT COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; FT enrollment: 2,926)
Public high school in Whitinsville:
  • NORTHBRIDGE HIGH (Students: 741; Location: 427 LINWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment; Our rating: 55)
Private high school in Whitinsville:
  • WHITINSVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location: 279 LINWOOD AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Whitinsville:
  • NORTHBRIDGE MIDDLE (Students: 796; Location: 171 LINWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 5th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • W EDWARD BALMER (Students: 549; Location: 21 CRESCENT STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
  • NORTHBRIDGE PRIMARY SCH (Students: 458; Location: 30 CROSS STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
Library in Whitinsville:
  • WHITINSVILLE SOCIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $763,273; Location: 17 CHURCH ST.; 36,565 books; 469 audio materials; 1,864 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)

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Shopping Center: Towne Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Whitinsville include: Whitinsville United Methodist Church (A), Village Congregational Church (B), Trinity Episcopal Church (C), Fairlawn Christian Church (D), Pleasant Street Christian Reformed Church (E), Armenian Apostolic Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Riley Pond (A), Arcade Pond (B), Whitins Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cook Allen Brook (A), Steamburg Brook (B), Purgatory Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Whitinsville: Whitinsville Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Whitinsville that have no violations reported:
  • NORTHBRIDGE WATER DIVISION (Population served: 6700, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.0%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.7%
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 place:  6.1%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Whitinsville compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Whitinsville (2007 data):
  • UniBank for Savings: Whitinsville Plaza Branch at Whitinsville Plaza, branch established on 2004-04-05; Unibank For Savings at 49 Church Street, branch established on 1870-06-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $643.2 mil, Deposits: $576.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Ufs Bancorp
  • Sovereign Bank: Whitinsville Branch at 1193 Providence Road, branch established on 1974-04-08. 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.
  • Commonwealth National Bank: Whitinsville Branch at 701 Church Street, branch established on 2004-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $281.2 mil, Deposits: $194.9 mil, headquarters in Worcester, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Financial Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Whitinsville Branch at Memorial Square, branch established on 1865-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in Whitinsville:
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING 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)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WORC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CHOWDER BROADCAST GROUP LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whitinsville:
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS 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.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • 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.)
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Whitinsville:
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

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