Norfolk County, Massachusetts (MA)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	38%

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Races in Norfolk County, Massachusetts:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Males: 310,537	(47.8%)
Females: 339,771	(52.2%)

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Norfolk County:	2.5 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

This county:	$81,444
Massachusetts:	$65,401

This county:	$1,098
State:	$860

Norfolk County:	$416,500
Massachusetts:	$353,600

Detached houses: $546,542

Here:	$546,542
State:	$431,615

Townhouses or other attached units: $419,994

Here:	$419,994
State:	$384,906

In 2-unit structures: $446,708

Here:	$446,708
State:	$385,911

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $507,234

Here:	$507,234
State:	$378,476

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,669

Here:	$328,669
State:	$329,648

Mobile homes: $145,740

Here:	$145,740
State:	$71,966

Health of residents in Norfolk County based on 1573 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.9. This is significantly better than average.
81.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
34.6% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
46.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
70.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
84.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 186 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 147 pounds. This is less than average.
9.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Norfolk County:	6.0%
Massachusetts:	10.0%

Area name: Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Norfolk County is $876 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1103 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1319 a month.

Cities in this county include: Quincy, Brookline, Weymouth, Braintree, Randolph, Franklin, Needham, Norwood, Stoughton, Wellesley.

2005 air pollution in Norfolk County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.107 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Plymouth County , Bristol County , Providence County, Rhode Island , Middlesex County , Plymouth County , Suffolk County , Worcester County , Middlesex County , Suffolk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Norfolk County: Lincoln Hill Camp (A), Long Basin Light (B), Massachusetts Correctional Institute Walpole (C), Norfolk Golf Club (D), Park Plaza (E), Pequtside Farm (F), Ponkapoag Golf Club (G), Avon Industrial Park (H), Route 1 Industrial Park (I), Saint Augustines Boys Camp (J), Saint Francis Retreat (K), Shawmut Industrial Park (L), Southwest Industrial Park (M), Spring Valley Country Club (N), State Correctional Institute (O), Sutton Hole Light (P), The Plaza (Q), Walpole Shopping Plaza (R), Wampatuck Country Club (S), White Head Light (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Main Street Shopping Center (1), Market Place Shopping Center (2), Medway Shopping Center (3), Shaws Plaza Shopping Center (4), Star Market Shopping Center (5), Stoughton Center Shopping Center (6), Tedeschi Shopping Center (7), The Plaza Shopping Center (8), The Village Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Norfolk County include: Westwood Evangelical Free Church (A), Union Congregational Church (B), Union Church (C), Trinity Episcopal Church (D), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E), Christ Episcopal Church (F), Christadelphia Ecclesia Church (G), Community Church (H), South Walpole United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Central Cemetery (1), Walpole Plains Cemetery (2), Pet Memorial Park (3), Medfield State Hospital Cemetery (4), Evergreen Cemetery (5), Plainville Cemetery (6), Saint Johns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mirror Lake (A), Long Pond (B), Stony Brook Pond (C), Callahan Pond (D), Waldo Lake (E), Flynns Pond (F), Vandys Pond (G), Echo Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Branch Neponset River (A), Massapoag Brook (B), Spring Brook (C), Richardsons Brook (D), Beaver Meadow Brook (E), Stall Brook (F), Steep Hill Brook (G), Waban Brook (H), Hawthorne Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Norfolk County include: Francis William Park (1), Summer Street Recreation Area (2), Schaefer Stadium (3), Rabbit Hil Historic District (4), Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (5), D W Field Park (6), Bay State Raceway (7), Gillette Stadium (8), Wheelwright Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Black Rock Beach (A), Sandy Beach (B), Pleasant Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: East Walpole Post Office (A), Franklin City Post Office (B), Islington Post Office (C), Plainville Post Office (D), Canton Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
Massachusetts:	8.4%

Current college students: 42,232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 76,732 (55% naturalized citizens)

Norfolk County:	11.8%
Whole state:	12.2%

Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 151,611
• One, attached: 10,189
• Two: 21,068
• 3 or 4: 15,924
• 5 to 9: 12,981
• 10 to 19: 11,703
• 20 or more: 30,780
• Mobile homes: 873
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Norfolk County with a mortgage: 103,666 (8,073 second mortgage, 15,059 home equity loan, 419 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40,516

Here:	71.9% with mortgage
State:	71.6% with mortgage

Here		74.5%
USA		50.2%

Norfolk County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from Norfolk County center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 55.6 miles away from Norfolk County center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from Norfolk County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 241,743 (73%) Carpooled: 24,657 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 4,765 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3,108 (1%) Subway or elevated: 18,985 (6%) Railroad: 13,119 (4%) Ferryboat: 562 (0%) Taxi: 414 (0%) Motorcycle: 183 (0%) Bicycle: 879 (0%) Walked: 9,970 (3%) Other means: 1,289 (0%) Worked at home: 11,979 (4%)

8.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.02%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($570 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	0.24%
Massachusetts average:	0.28%

5.51% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($40,980 average AGI)
2.27% relocated from other states ($18,004 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	2.27%
Massachusetts average:	2.46%

from Suffolk County, MA	2.20% ($55,985 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	1.24% ($77,454)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.94% ($54,265)
from Bristol County, MA	0.49% ($49,149)
from Worcester County, MA	0.29% ($49,788)
from Providence County, RI	0.15% ($49,898)
from Essex County, MA	0.14% ($65,883)

8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($67,487 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.41%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($863 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	0.12%
Massachusetts average:	0.11%

5.39% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($41,961 average AGI)
2.90% relocated to other states ($24,664 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	2.90%
Massachusetts average:	3.26%

to Suffolk County, MA	1.59% ($65,283 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA	1.32% ($73,785)
to Plymouth County, MA	1.14% ($60,184)
to Bristol County, MA	0.59% ($55,997)
to Worcester County, MA	0.34% ($58,509)
to Essex County, MA	0.17% ($63,376)
to Barnstable County, MA	0.15% ($87,563)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 97,928 (86,724 aged, 11,204 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 530,977 (126,404 male householders, 40,422 female householders)

  137,702 spouses, 195,500 children (186,465 natural, 4,893 adopted, 4,142 stepchildren), 6,482 grandchildren, 5,208 brothers or sisters, 5,135 parents, 7,309 other relatives, 6,815 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 101,866 (31,939 male householders (23,991 living alone)), 50,136 female householders (42,701 living alone)), 19,791 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 17,465 (10,116 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 65,328 2-persons, 38,708 3-persons, 38,020 4-persons, 17,292 5-persons, 5,629 6-persons, 1,849 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 66,692 1-person, 12,351 2-persons, 1,995 3-persons, 873 4-persons, 121 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

85.5% of residents of Norfolk County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,803,812,000 ($5820 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $873,900,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,191,231,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $996,064,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,631,000
Federal grants: $553,090,000
Federal procurement contracts: $919,083,000 ($836,571,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $139,713,000 ($6,696,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,280,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $212,568,000
Federal Government insurance: $601,051,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	67 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+25 per 1000 residents

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 44.69 millions of gallons per day (74% from ground, 26% from surface)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.4

Here:	3.8
State:	4.0

64% of Norfolk County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Massachusetts.

Norfolk County:	64.1%
State average:	60.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 445929
• Northeast: 75707
• Midwest: 18459
• South: 18231
• West: 9770

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $230,100

Here:	12.0%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	17.2%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	56.9%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"

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