Plymouth County, Massachusetts (MA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	38%

Plymouth County:	6.1%
Massachusetts:	10.3%

Type of workers:

Plymouth County, Massachusetts business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Plymouth County, Massachusetts:

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Males: 230,399	(48.7%)
Females: 242,423	(51.3%)

Plymouth County:	2.7 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

This county	$62,974
Massachusetts:	$57,184

Plymouth County	$354,381
Massachusetts:	$361,500

Health of residents in Plymouth County based on 1215 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 3.7. This is about average.
78.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
36.8% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
55.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
66.7% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
79.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
12.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Area name: Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Plymouth 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: Brockton, Plymouth, Bridgewater, Marshfield, Wareham, Hingham, Scituate, Rockland, Pembroke, Abington.

2005 air pollution in Plymouth County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 27 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barnstable County , Bristol County , Norfolk County , Norfolk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Plymouth County: Kings Shopping Plaza (A), Little Harbor Golf Course (B), Manomet Dump (C), Massachusetts Correctional Institution (D), Massachusetts Correctional Institution Forestry Camp (E), Middleborough Waterworks (F), North Hill Country Club (G), Norwell Industrial Park (H), Pembroke Country Club (I), Pilgrim Station Nuclear Plant (J), Pine Valley Country Club (K), Pinewood Lodge Campground (L), Plimoth Plantation (M), Plymouth Colony Winery (N), Plymouth Country Club (O), Plymouth County Farm (P), Plymouth Industrial Park (Q), Plymouth Rod and Gun Club (R), Point Independence Yacht Club (S), Poquoy Brook Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Kings Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (1), Main Street Shopping Center (2), Merchants Row Shopping Center (3), Pembroke Shopping Center (4), Pilgrim Hill Marketplace Shopping Center (5), Shaws Plaza Shopping Center (6), Silo Marketplace Shopping Center (7), South Shore Consumers Mall (8), Standish Plaza Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Plymouth County include: West Bridgewater Baptist Church (A), Bryantsville United Methodist Church (B), Calvary Church (C), United Parish of Carver (D), Union Church (E), Marshfield United Methodist Church (F), Trinity Episcopal Church (G), Trinity Covenant Church (H), Channing Unitarian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pierce Cemetery (1), Mayflower Cemetery (2), South Pond Cemetery (3), McCully Cemetery (4), Fort Hill Cemetery (5), Centre Cemetery (6), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Pond (A), Warner Pond (B), Snipatuit Pond (C), Black Jimmy Pond (D), Little Widgeon Pond (E), Black Jonny Pond (F), Jones Pond (G), Monponsett Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cove Brook (A), Hales Brook (B), Rocky Run (C), Poquoy Brook (D), Salisbury Plain River (E), Copeland Tannery Brook (F), Town River (G), Shinglemill Brook (H), Palmer Mill Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Plymouth County include: Cushing Memorial State Park (1), Morton Park (2), Rochester Wildlife Management Area (3), Charles E Washburn Memorial Park (4), Fogg Park (5), Albert Norris Conservation Area (6), Lyon Park (7), Richmond Park (8), Ellisville Harbor State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Minot Forest Beach (A), Sunrise Beach (B), Pilgrim Shorefront (C), Hollywoods Beach (D), Grand Vue Beach (E), Surfside Beach (F), Bassing Beach (G), Parkwood Beach (H), Indian Mound Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: South Carver Post Office (A), Manomet Post Office (B), Plympton Post Office (C), Halifax Post Office (D), Rockland Post Office (E), West Wareham Post Office (F), White Horse Beach Post Office (G), Hanover Post Office (H), Carver Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.6%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Current college students: 23,274
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 29,592 (46% naturalized citizens)

Plymouth County:	6.3%
Whole state:	12.2%

Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 130,157
• One, attached: 4,838
• Two: 11,069
• 3 or 4: 11,604
• 5 to 9: 7,023
• 10 to 19: 5,109
• 20 or more: 6,838
• Mobile homes: 4,855
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Plymouth County with a mortgage: 85,553 (7,406 second mortgage, 12,387 home equity loan, 324 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24,671

Plymouth County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 3.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/7/1958, a tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 187,340 (81%) Carpooled: 20,993 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,680 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 76 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2,244 (1%) Railroad: 5,301 (2%) Ferryboat: 1,980 (1%) Taxi: 221 (0%) Motorcycle: 117 (0%) Bicycle: 249 (0%) Walked: 3,291 (1%) Other means: 1,161 (1%) Worked at home: 6,018 (3%)

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%

4.07% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($45,663 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($14,861 average AGI)

Plymouth County:	1.23%
Massachusetts average:	2.46%

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)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.37% ($72,108)
from Barnstable County, MA	0.32% ($63,660)
from Essex County, MA	0.10% ($67,125)
from Worcester County, MA	0.08% ($59,716)

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%

3.77% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($30,776 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($20,654 average AGI)

Plymouth County:	2.21%
Massachusetts average:	3.26%

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)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.34% ($48,108)
to Barnstable County, MA	0.30% ($50,745)
to Worcester County, MA	0.08% ($56,539)
to Essex County, MA	0.07% ($56,216)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 66,366 (55,454 aged, 10,912 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 406,110 (90,580 male householders, 32,540 female householders)

  98,225 spouses, 156,825 children (147,599 natural, 3,968 adopted, 5,258 stepchildren), 6,836 grandchildren, 3,463 brothers or sisters, 3,551 parents, 6,271 other relatives, 7,819 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 54,917 (19,045 male householders (14,460 living alone)), 26,283 female householders (22,849 living alone)), 9,589 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 11,795 (8,695 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 44,277 2-persons, 28,622 3-persons, 29,050 4-persons, 14,154 5-persons, 4,709 6-persons, 2,308 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 37,309 1-person, 7,034 2-persons, 623 3-persons, 254 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

92,167 married couples with children.
24,193 single-parent households (4,628 men, 19,565 women).

89.9% of residents of Plymouth County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,313,352,000 ($4715 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,203,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,030,355,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $585,953,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,228,000
Federal grants: $440,338,000
Federal procurement contracts: $72,278,000 ($28,125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $178,200,000 ($13,201,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $30,468,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $253,034,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,485,966,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	67 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+25 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.86 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

64% of Plymouth County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Massachusetts.

Plymouth County:	64.3%
State average:	60.6%

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

• This state: 374117
• Northeast: 37961
• Midwest: 8510
• South: 12264
• West: 5299

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $186,700

Here:	6.7%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	10.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	30.7%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

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