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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.1%), Retail trade (10.9%).
Detached houses: $538,038Here:$538,038State:$412,156 Townhouses or other attached units: $392,893Here:$392,893State:$346,236 In 2-unit structures: $372,777Here:$372,777State:$348,924 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $393,367Here:$393,367State:$354,648 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $379,944Here:$379,944State:$326,862 Mobile homes: $100,525Here:$100,525State:$71,966
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Obama (Democratic): 58.2% McCain (Republican): 39.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $4,344 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $4,242 (1.1%)
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.
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.
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Notable locations in Norfolk County: Blue Hill Country Club (A), Lincoln Hill Camp (B), Camp Wonderland (C), Saint Francis Retreat (D), Islington Station (E), Norfolk Station (F), Plimptonville Station (G), Route 128 Station (H), Cantion Junction Station (I), Canton Center Station (J), Stoughton Station (K), Foxbouough Country Club (L), Massachusetts Correctional Institute Walpole (M), State Correctional Institute (N), Spring Valley Country Club (O), Cohasset Golf Club (P), Sutton Hole Light (Q), White Head Light (R), Long Basin Light (S), Bryant Point Light (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Cushing Plaza Shopping Center (1), Medway Shopping Center (2), Edgewood Shopping Center (3), The Walpole Mall (4), Main Street Shopping Center (5), Star Market Shopping Center (6), Cobbs Corner Shopping Center (7), Tri-Town 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), Trinity Episcopal Church (C), South Walpole United Methodist Church (D), Sheldonville Baptist Church (E), Second Congregational Church (F), Saint Stephens Parish Church (G), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (H), Saint James Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pet Memorial Park (1), Maplewood Cemetery (2), Saint Michaels Cemetery (3), Bicknell Cemetery (4), Walpole Plains Cemetery (5), Burnt Swamp Cemetery (6), Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver Pond (A), Crystal Lake (B), Curtis Pond (C), Kingsbury Pond (D), Lakeview Pond (E), Lily Hole (F), Long Pond (G), Milk Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: York Brook (A), Three Swamp Brook (B), Beaver Meadow Brook (C), Bound Brook (D), Bogastow Brook (E), Puffers Brook (F), Steep Hill Brook (G), James Brook (H), Herring Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Norfolk County include: Hyde Park (1), Memorial Field (2), Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (3), Borderland State Park (4), D W Field Park (5), Gillette Stadium (6), Rabbit Hil Historic District (7), Schaefer Stadium (8), Bay State Raceway (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
Notable locations in Norfolk County: Blue Hill Country Club (A), Lincoln Hill Camp (B), Camp Wonderland (C), Saint Francis Retreat (D), Islington Station (E), Norfolk Station (F), Plimptonville Station (G), Route 128 Station (H), Cantion Junction Station (I), Canton Center Station (J), Stoughton Station (K), Foxbouough Country Club (L), Massachusetts Correctional Institute Walpole (M), State Correctional Institute (N), Spring Valley Country Club (O), Cohasset Golf Club (P), Sutton Hole Light (Q), White Head Light (R), Long Basin Light (S), Bryant Point Light (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Cushing Plaza Shopping Center (1), Medway Shopping Center (2), Edgewood Shopping Center (3), The Walpole Mall (4), Main Street Shopping Center (5), Star Market Shopping Center (6), Cobbs Corner Shopping Center (7), Tri-Town 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), Trinity Episcopal Church (C), South Walpole United Methodist Church (D), Sheldonville Baptist Church (E), Second Congregational Church (F), Saint Stephens Parish Church (G), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (H), Saint James Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pet Memorial Park (1), Maplewood Cemetery (2), Saint Michaels Cemetery (3), Bicknell Cemetery (4), Walpole Plains Cemetery (5), Burnt Swamp Cemetery (6), Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver Pond (A), Crystal Lake (B), Curtis Pond (C), Kingsbury Pond (D), Lakeview Pond (E), Lily Hole (F), Long Pond (G), Milk Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: York Brook (A), Three Swamp Brook (B), Beaver Meadow Brook (C), Bound Brook (D), Bogastow Brook (E), Puffers Brook (F), Steep Hill Brook (G), James Brook (H), Herring Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Norfolk County include: Hyde Park (1), Memorial Field (2), Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (3), Borderland State Park (4), D W Field Park (5), Gillette Stadium (6), Rabbit Hil Historic District (7), Schaefer Stadium (8), Bay State Raceway (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
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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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.8%
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
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8.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,555 average adjusted gross income)
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%
8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($67,487 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5
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%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 65.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
Population growth in Norfolk County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 44.69 millions of gallons per day (74% from ground, 26% from surface)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $230,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Parks and Recreation: $992,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $79,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $51,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $4,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,477,000
General - Other: $5,709,000
Central Staff Services: $5,242,000
General Public Buildings: $2,808,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,451,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $938,000
Regular Highways: $846,000
Financial Administration: $474,000
Total Other Securities: $74,010,000
Total Federal Securities: $63,602,000
Benefit Payments: $45,800,000
Other Investments - Other: $44,406,000
From Other Governments: $15,230,000
Local Employee Contribution: $14,720,000
From Parent Local Government: $6,198,000
Withdrawals: $1,493,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,300,000
Education: $1,168,000
Property: $4,572,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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