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Woods Hole, MA map Population (year 2000): 925
Males: 450  (48.6%)
Females: 475  (51.4%)

Barnstable County

Median resident age:  48.1 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02543.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $56,400 (it was $47,604 in 2000)
Woods Hole  $56,400
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $795,800 (it was $355,300 in 2000)
Woods Hole  $795,800
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Woods Hole:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (17.3%), Irish (15.7%), German (15.1%), Swedish (7.6%), Italian (6.6%), Scottish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 2.16 square miles.

Population density: 428 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Woods Hole

  • High school or higher: 96.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 43.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Woods Hole CDP

  • Never married: 32.4%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

119 residents are foreign born (8.6% Europe, 2.2% Latin America).

This place:  12.9%
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:

Woods Hole:  1.0% ($3,597)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Bedford, MA (20.5 miles , pop. 93,768).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (62.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (224.1 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Falmouth, MA (4.3 miles ), West Falmouth, MA (5.3 miles ), Teaticket, MA (5.7 miles ), Falmouth, MA (5.9 miles ), Tisbury, MA (6.1 miles ), Vineyard Haven, MA (6.2 miles ), Gosnold, MA (7.1 miles) , East Falmouth, MA (8.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.53 N, Longitude: 70.66 W


People in group quarters in Woods Hole
  • 14 people in crews of maritime vessels
  • 9 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 8 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 3 people in military ships

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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (29%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (23%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Life and physical scientists (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Life and physical scientists (15%)
  • Special education teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Woods Hole:
  • FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; FALMOUTH, MA)
  • MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; OAK BLUFFS, MA)
  • CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 12 miles; POCASSET, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woods Hole:
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 11 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 30 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • NANTUCKET MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; NANTUCKET, MA; ID: ACK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Woods Hole:
  • FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 10 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: 5B6)
  • OTIS ANGB (about 14 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; ID: FMH)
  • KATAMA AIRPARK (about 16 miles; EDGARTOWN, MA; ID: 1B2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woods Hole:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 24 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
Private elementary/middle school in Woods Hole:
  • PENIKESE ISLAND SCHOOL (Students: 7; Location: PO BOX 161; Grades: PK - 11; Boys only)
Library in Woods Hole:
  • WOODS HOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $90,247; Location: 581 WOODS HOLE RD.; 26,051 books; 371 audio materials; 324 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Woods Hole: Marine Biological Laboratory (A), National Marine Fisheries Service (B), Oceanographic Pier Light (C), Woods Hole Golf Club (D), Woods Hole Passage Light (E), Grassy Island Ledge Light (F), Great Harbor Ferry Slip Light (G), Great Harbor Range Light (H), Juniper Point Light (I), Woods Hole Aquarium (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Eel Pond (A), Nobska Pond (B), Mill Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Nobska Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Nautilus Motor Inn (539 Woods Hole Road).

 

Average household size:
This place:  1.9 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  46.4%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  9.3%

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

Woods Hole compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,076 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.20%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($744 average AGI)
Barnstable County:  0.18%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Plymouth County, MA  0.59% ($50,745 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  0.49% ($89,656)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.41% ($87,563)


5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.84%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($480 average AGI)
Barnstable County:  0.06%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Plymouth County, MA  0.62% ($63,660 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA  0.37% ($60,586)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.36% ($48,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Woods Hole:
  • 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.)
  • WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Woods Hole:
  • WCIB (101.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • 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.)
  • WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WFHL (88.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: NEW BEDFORD CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Woods Hole:
  • 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.)
  • WMPX-LP (Channel 67; DENNIS, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

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