Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in zip code 01082 with a mortgage: 1,975 (200 second mortgage, 474 home equity loan, 91 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,335
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,702
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $582
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
14.3%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01082: Ware Town Hall (A), Young Mens Library Association (B), Ware Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01082 include: United Church of Ware (A), Trinity Episcopal Church (B), Sovereign Grace Baptist Church (C), Quabbin Valley Baptist Church (D), Mount Carmel Church (E), Lighthouse Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Aspen Grove Cemetery (1), Old Saint Williams Cemetery (2), Quabbin Park Cemetery (3), Walnut Grove Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), Mount Carmel Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Sunk Pond (A), Morton Pond (B), Snow Pond (C), Hardwick Pond (D), Ware River Reservoir (E), Peppers Mill Pond (F), Beaver Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Brook (A), Canterbury Brook (B), Flat Brook (C), King Brook (D), Middle Branch Swift River (E), Penny Brook (F), East Branch Swift River (G), Ellwell Brook (H), Muddy Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01082 include: Greenville Park (1), Ware Millyard Historic District (2), Ware Center Historic District (3), Church Street Historic District (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 01082:
Less than $10,000: 71
$10,000 to $14,999: 72
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$30,000 to $34,999: 82
$35,000 to $39,999: 20
$40,000 to $49,999: 321
$50,000 to $59,999: 1,211
$60,000 to $69,999: 754
$70,000 to $79,999: 169
$80,000 to $89,999: 607
$90,000 to $99,999: 57
$100,000 to $124,999: 244
$125,000 to $149,999: 168
$150,000 to $174,999: 344
$175,000 to $199,999: 433
$200,000 to $249,999: 778
$250,000 to $299,999: 422
$300,000 to $399,999: 434
$400,000 to $499,999: 73
$500,000 to $749,999: 119
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 33
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 01082:
Less than $100: 2,232
$100 to $149: 1,040
$150 to $199: 140
$200 to $249: 186
$250 to $299: 1,581
$300 to $349: 194
$350 to $399: 314
$400 to $449: 233
$450 to $499: 148
$500 to $549: 203
$550 to $599: 218
$600 to $649: 1,447
$650 to $699: 582
$700 to $749: 950
$750 to $799: 89
$800 to $899: 174
$900 to $999: 378
$1,000 to $1,249: 86
$1,500 to $1,999: 27
No cash rent: 233
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $2,753,336.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $252,886
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $249,559
Some other race householders: $305,016
Two or more races householders: $309,675
Hispanic or Latino householders: $280,393
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $242,239
01082:
$242,239
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $189,267 - $310,044
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $215,773
Here:
$215,773
State:
$415,289
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,001
One, attached: 229
Two: 1,510
3 or 4: 1,183
5 to 9: 921
10 to 19: 424
20 to 49: 225
50 or more: 922
Mobile homes: 252
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,263 (85%)
Carpooled: 527 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Walked: 188 (4%)
Other means: 30 (1%)
Worked at home: 198 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 449
5 to 9 minutes: 568
10 to 14 minutes: 483
15 to 19 minutes: 409
20 to 24 minutes: 501
25 to 29 minutes: 288
30 to 34 minutes: 691
35 to 39 minutes: 208
40 to 44 minutes: 445
45 to 59 minutes: 693
60 to 89 minutes: 303
90 or more minutes: 169
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,947
In family households: 8,214 (1,916 male householders, 748 female householders)
1,945 spouses, 2,961 children (2,792 natural, 56 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 127 other relatives, 280 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,733 (571 male householders (452 living alone)), 865 female householders (736 living alone)), 297 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (7 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,467 2-persons, 617 3-persons, 538 4-persons, 338 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 581 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,539 1-person, 279 2-persons, 58 5-persons
1,403 married couples with children.
971 single-parent households (368 men, 603 women).
93.6% of residents of 01082 zip code speak English at home.
50.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% very well, 2% well, 5% not well, 7% not at all).
21.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% very well, 15% well, 31% not well, 13% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 389 (3.6%) (76.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.6%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Poland (40%)
Canada (26%)
Other Western Europe (6%)
Italy (5%)
Japan (5%)
France (4%)
Colombia (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 125
1990 to 1999: 85
1980 to 1989: 81
Before 1980: 345
Races in zip code 01082:
White population: 10,288 Black population: 319 American Indian population: 1,241 Asian population: 11 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 31 Two or more races population: 125 Hispanic or Latino population: 459
First ancestries reported:
French (except Basque): 2,253
Polish: 2,185
Irish: 1,151
French Canadian: 1,022
Other groups: 792
English: 764
Italian: 713
German: 505
American: 310
Slovak: 245
Swedish: 111
Scottish: 106
Haitian: 98
Lithuanian: 74
Portuguese: 59
Scotch-Irish: 57
Canadian: 53
Hungarian: 46
Danish: 44
British: 43
European: 38
Norwegian: 36
Greek: 31
Lebanese: 28
Arab: 28
Subsaharan African: 28
Cape Verdean: 28
Brazilian: 24
Belgian: 23
African: 22
Austrian: 21
Northern European: 21
Finnish: 14
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 14
Bermudan: 14
Celtic: 12
Russian: 11
Barbadian: 9
Armenian: 5
Eastern European: 4
Dutch: 3
Czech: 3
Welsh: 2
Scandinavian: 1
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS INC (20 CUMMINGS STREET in WARE, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: COATED AND LAMINATED PAPER Organizations: KANZAKI USA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS INC., LUDLOW SPECIALITY PAPERS, LUDLOW SPECIALITY PAPERS (FORMER)
NOMETCO INC (EAST MAIN STREET in WARE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
BOBS SUNOCO STATION (57 EAST ST in WARE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ROBERT ANDERSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
DONS AUTO BODY (BACON RD in WARE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: DONS AUTO SERVICE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
MARY LANE HOSPITAL (85 SOUTH STREET in WARE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
EDGAR MACHINE (180 WEST ST in WARE, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DAVID EDGAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
MA ELEC CO WARE SERV CTR (GILBERTVILLE RD in WARE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
MT. BETHER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (BACON ROAD in WARE, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
Electricity (15%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (9%)
Utility gas (5%)
Other fuel (3%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 9,808. Population change in the 1990s: +153 (+1.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,044
Northeast: 866
Midwest: 179
South: 352
West: 95
62% of the 01082 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 259
Here:
22.6%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,370
Here:
68.3%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 223
Here:
48.2%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)