Median household income (1999): $60,369
Estimated median household income in 2005: $70,002
| This zip code | $70,002 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 01590, 01588, 02859, 01569, 02830, 01534.
Housing units in zip code 01516 with a mortgage: 1,452 (162 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 248
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,240
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $375
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Church in zip code 01516: First Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: South Douglas Cemetery (1), Douglas Center Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wallis Pond (A), Chamberlain Pond (B), Bating Pond (C), Chase Pond (D), Grassy Pond (E), Badluck Lake (F), Dudley Pond (G), Whitin Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hemlock Brook (A), Bating Brook (B), Cedar Swamp Brook (C), Dudley Brook (D), Greene Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 90
- 1995 to 1998: 374
- 1990 to 1994: 286
- 1980 to 1989: 421
- 1970 to 1979: 399
- 1960 to 1969: 184
- 1950 to 1959: 200
- 1940 to 1949: 105
- 1939 or earlier: 538
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Douglas, MA (01516):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 25
- 2 bedrooms: 437
- 3 bedrooms: 1,182
- 4 bedrooms: 296
- 5 or more bedrooms: 84
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 115
- 2 bedrooms: 192
- 3 bedrooms: 109
- 4 bedrooms: 18
- 5 or more bedrooms: 18
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Vehicles available in 01516 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 27
- 1 vehicle: 374
- 2 vehicles: 1,184
- 3 vehicles: 314
- 4 vehicles: 67
- 5 or more vehicles: 58
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 56
- 1 vehicle: 220
- 2 vehicles: 158
- 3 vehicles: 27
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 01516:
- Less than $10,000: 10
- $30,000 to $34,999: 9
- $80,000 to $89,999: 33
- $90,000 to $99,999: 46
- $100,000 to $124,999: 190
- $125,000 to $149,999: 500
- $150,000 to $174,999: 315
- $175,000 to $199,999: 227
- $200,000 to $249,999: 283
- $250,000 to $299,999: 69
- $300,000 to $399,999: 18
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 01516:
- Less than $100: 10
- $100 to $149: 19
- $150 to $199: 42
- $200 to $249: 9
- $250 to $299: 10
- $300 to $349: 56
- $350 to $399: 9
- $400 to $449: 26
- $500 to $549: 14
- $550 to $599: 84
- $600 to $649: 48
- $650 to $699: 10
- $700 to $749: 25
- $750 to $799: 44
- $800 to $899: 27
- No cash rent: 20
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $309,525
- Black or African American householders: $450,473
- Asian householders: $406,627
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,991
- One, attached: 73
- Two: 177
- 3 or 4: 61
- 5 to 9: 89
- 10 to 19: 17
- 20 to 49: 44
- 50 or more: 96
- Mobile homes: 49

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,375 (88%)
- Carpooled: 265 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Railroad: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 22 (1%)
- Other means: 32 (1%)
- Worked at home: 127 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 53
- 5 to 9 minutes: 272
- 10 to 14 minutes: 279
- 15 to 19 minutes: 443
- 20 to 24 minutes: 339
- 25 to 29 minutes: 321
- 30 to 34 minutes: 664
- 35 to 39 minutes: 211
- 40 to 44 minutes: 204
- 45 to 59 minutes: 584
- 60 to 89 minutes: 236
- 90 or more minutes: 101
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,067
- In family households: 6,420 (1,541 male householders, 414 female householders)
1,687 spouses, 2,488 children (2,373 natural, 34 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 32 other relatives, 160 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 647 (232 male householders (172 living alone)), 300 female householders (258 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 653 2-persons, 451 3-persons, 532 4-persons, 226 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 430 1-person, 94 2-persons, 8 3-persons.
1,673 married couples with children.
305 single-parent households (78 men, 227 women).
95.4% of residents of 01516 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 21% not at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 5% well, 18% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 48% well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 247 (3.5%)
(68.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (16%)
- Philippines (13%)
- Other Eastern Africa (13%)
- United Kingdom (12%)
- Korea (11%)
- Poland (9%)
- India (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 35
- 1990 to 1994: 26
- 1985 to 1989: 28
- 1980 to 1984: 7
- 1975 to 1979: 40
- 1970 to 1974: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 9
- 1965 to 1969: 93
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First ancestries reported:
- French (except Basque): 1089
- Irish: 909
- French Canadian: 766
- English: 536
- Italian: 521
- Polish: 428
- United States or American: 260
- Other groups: 218
- Swedish: 189
- German: 184
- Scotch-Irish: 152
- Slovak: 134
- Dutch: 122
- Scottish: 105
- Norwegian: 86
- Canadian: 59
- Armenian: 51
- Czechoslovakian: 45
- Subsaharan African:: 41
- African: 41
- Greek: 39
- Lithuanian: 35
- Hungarian: 29
- British: 26
- Portuguese: 17
- Albanian: 15
- European: 14
- Welsh: 14
- Turkish: 10
- Celtic: 9
- Austrian: 9
- Danish: 8
- Ukrainian: 8
- Yugoslavian: 8

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DOUGLAS W W T P (CHARLES STREET in EAST DOUGLAS, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0163, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: DOUGLAS W W T F (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DOUGLAS TOWN OF WTP
- INTERFACE FABRICS GROUP (120 GILBOA ST in DOUGLAS, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
PERFORMANCE TRACK (National Environmental Performance Track)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, MANMADE FIBER AND SILK
Organizations: GUILFORD OF MAINE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, INTERFACE FABRICS GROUP FINISHING SERVIC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GUILFORD OF MAINE, GUILFORD OF MAINE INC E DOUGLAS OPERS, GUILFORD OF MAINE FINISHING, GUILFORD OF MAINE FINISHING SERVICES, INTERFACE FABRICS, INC, INTERFACE FABRICS, INC. - EAST DOUGLAS , INTERFACE FABRICS GROUP FINISHING SERVICES
- DOUGLAS EARLY CHILDHOOD (29 DEPOT ST. in DOUGLAS, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-077003
- DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY (17 GLEASON COURT in EAST DOUGLAS, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-077010
- DOUGLAS MIDDLE HIGH (33 DAVIS STREET in DOUGLAS, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-077505
- ON SITE OIL (MULTIPLE SITES in DOUGLAS, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: JASON JOHNSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BOBS AUTO BODY (DAVIS ST RTE 16 in DOUGLAS, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ROBERT PRUNIER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SUNOCO SERVICE STA (MAIN ST in DOUGLAS, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PAUL BOUTIETE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ROCHA POLE LINE CONSTRUCTION CO INC (RTE 16 DAVIS ST in DOUGLAS, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- COLONAIR TOM AUTO BODY (96 SOUTH ST in DOUGLAS, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: THOMAS F COLONAIR SR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DANLYN MACHINE CO INC (120 DAVIS ST in DOUGLAS, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: BRADY TYSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MR CHRISTMAS INCORPORATED (NORTH STREET in DOUGLAS, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
- DOUGLAS (DOUGLAS in DOUGLAS, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5169
- Northeast: 1219
- Midwest: 94
- South: 207
- West: 126
63% of the 01516 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 5,594. Population change in the 1990s: +1,476 (+26.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
| Here: | 6.4% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: | 5.2% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
| Here: | 27.6% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 8)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 2, 1-4: 8)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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