Median household income (1999): $54,583
Estimated median household income in 2005: $63,293
| This zip code | $63,293 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 01519, 01560, 01545, 01527, 01604, 01607.
Housing units in zip code 01536 with a mortgage: 1,219 (81 second mortgage, 204 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 462
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,365
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $389
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 72
- 1995 to 1998: 181
- 1990 to 1994: 152
- 1980 to 1989: 294
- 1970 to 1979: 447
- 1960 to 1969: 313
- 1950 to 1959: 457
- 1940 to 1949: 105
- 1939 or earlier: 500
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 01536: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 34
- 2 bedrooms: 403
- 3 bedrooms: 1,000
- 4 bedrooms: 445
- 5 or more bedrooms: 48
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 15
- 1 bedrooms: 267
- 2 bedrooms: 231
- 3 bedrooms: 51
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 01536 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 66
- 1 vehicle: 504
- 2 vehicles: 1,025
- 3 vehicles: 270
- 4 vehicles: 53
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 74
- 1 vehicle: 326
- 2 vehicles: 148
- 3 vehicles: 16
- 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 01536:
- $70,000 to $79,999: 6
- $80,000 to $89,999: 6
- $90,000 to $99,999: 36
- $100,000 to $124,999: 174
- $125,000 to $149,999: 286
- $150,000 to $174,999: 409
- $175,000 to $199,999: 229
- $200,000 to $249,999: 294
- $250,000 to $299,999: 149
- $300,000 to $399,999: 82
- $400,000 to $499,999: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 01536:
- Less than $100: 6
- $100 to $149: 26
- $150 to $199: 14
- $200 to $249: 33
- $250 to $299: 47
- $300 to $349: 21
- $350 to $399: 13
- $400 to $449: 32
- $450 to $499: 25
- $500 to $549: 40
- $550 to $599: 87
- $600 to $649: 20
- $650 to $699: 84
- $700 to $749: 21
- $750 to $799: 13
- $900 to $999: 17
- $1,000 to $1,249: 30
- No cash rent: 35
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $339,757
- Asian householders: $418,840
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $507,733
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,647
- One, attached: 210
- Two: 206
- 3 or 4: 112
- 5 to 9: 289
- 10 to 19: 43
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,905 (86%)
- Carpooled: 201 (6%)
- Railroad: 53 (2%)
- Walked: 49 (1%)
- Worked at home: 173 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 58
- 5 to 9 minutes: 249
- 10 to 14 minutes: 326
- 15 to 19 minutes: 494
- 20 to 24 minutes: 551
- 25 to 29 minutes: 302
- 30 to 34 minutes: 393
- 35 to 39 minutes: 114
- 40 to 44 minutes: 103
- 45 to 59 minutes: 282
- 60 to 89 minutes: 252
- 90 or more minutes: 84
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,063
- In family households: 4,971 (1,364 male householders, 287 female householders)
1,434 spouses, 1,663 children (1,520 natural, 50 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 25 other relatives, 84 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,092 (336 male householders (268 living alone)), 515 female householders (437 living alone)), 241 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 367 (74 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 737 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 374 4-persons, 141 5-persons, 32 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 705 1-person, 112 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
1,146 married couples with children.
178 single-parent households (41 men, 137 women).
92.6% of residents of 01536 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 25% well, 3% not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 11% well, 5% not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 28% well, 5% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (70% very well, 30% well).
Foreign born population: 258 (4.0%)
(57.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (14%)
- Vietnam (9%)
- Korea (8%)
- Syria (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Hong Kong (7%)
- Germany (7%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 34
- 1990 to 1994: 17
- 1985 to 1989: 17
- 1980 to 1984: 80
- 1975 to 1979: 30
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 22
- 1965 to 1969: 48
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 1031
- Italian: 967
- English: 635
- French (except Basque): 552
- French Canadian: 447
- Other groups: 446
- Polish: 364
- German: 215
- United States or American: 180
- Swedish: 119
- Lithuanian: 88
- Scottish: 68
- Arab:: 51
- Scotch-Irish: 47
- Lebanese: 41
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 40
- Portuguese: 37
- Finnish: 30
- Armenian: 28
- Russian: 26
- Canadian: 21
- European: 21
- Norwegian: 18
- Albanian: 16
- Dutch: 16
- Iranian: 13
- Swiss: 11
- Belgian: 9
- Latvian: 8
- Austrian: 8
- Ukrainian: 8
- Slovene: 7
- Greek: 7
- Danish: 7
- Hungarian: 6
- Syrian: 6
- Other Arab: 4
- Welsh: 2

Public primary/middle school in zip code 01536 not listed on the city page:- NORTH GRAFTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 297; Location: 44 WATERVILLE STREET, NORTH GRAFTON, MA; Grades: PK - 02)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- WYMAN GORDON COMPANY (244 WORCESTER STREET in NORTH GRAFTON, MA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0215, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0215, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; IRON AND STEEL FORGINGS; NONFERROUS FORGINGS
Business NAICS classification: NONFERROUS FORGING.
Organizations: WYMAN-GORDON COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WYMAN-GORDON CO. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PRECISION CAST PARTS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WYMAN-GORDON COMPANY, EASTERN DIVISION
- NORTH GRAFTON ELEMENTARY (44 WATERVILLE STREET in NORTH GRAFTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-110025
- AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES NORTHEAST REGION (116 WORCESTER RD. in GRAFTON, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
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: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Organizations: EMARAL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EMARAL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AGGREGATE INDS. NORTHEAST REGION INC., CONCRETE SERVICE INC
- ALL STEEL FABRICATING INC (84 CREEPER HILL RD in GRAFTON, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: JAMES MAGILL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BISTECH INC RESEARCH LAB (200 WESTBORO ROAD in NORTH GRAFTON, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: MEDICAL LABORATORIES.
Organizations: TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOF OF VETERINARY ME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4945
- Northeast: 805
- Midwest: 131
- South: 135
- West: 110
59% of the 01536 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, 60% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 5,401. Population change in the 1990s: +979 (+18.1%).
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): 67
| Here: | 9.9% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 75
| Here: | 20.7% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52
| Here: | 22.7% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SUNSHINE SIGN COMPANY, INC (121 WESTBORO RD in NORTH GRAFTON, MA; small business): $9,582 in 2 contracts in 2006
$5,547 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 2006-05-15.
$4,035 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2006-05-31. Completion date: 2006-06-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 294 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 34 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 16 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
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