Housing units in zip code 01860 with a mortgage: 1,502 (106 second mortgage, 393 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 506
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,280
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $702
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
9.3%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,103
In family households: 5,471 (1,368 male householders, 334 female householders)
1,408 spouses, 2,126 children (2,003 natural, 41 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 26 other relatives, 82 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 632 (154 male householders (116 living alone)), 374 female householders (325 living alone)), 104 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35 (23 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 668 2-persons, 309 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 145 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 565 1-person, 187 2-persons, 39 3-persons
999 married couples with children.
350 single-parent households (110 men, 240 women).
95.1% of residents of 01860 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 5% well, 27% not well).
13.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% very well, 73% well, 9% not well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 127 (2.0%) (85.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.0%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (24%)
United Kingdom (22%)
Italy (15%)
Ireland (8%)
Germany (7%)
Indonesia (7%)
Taiwan (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 19
1990 to 1999: 150
1980 to 1989: 55
Before 1980: 117
Races in zip code 01860:
White population: 6,107 Black population: 130 American Indian population: 34 Asian population: 82 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 326 Two or more races population: 57 Hispanic or Latino population: 60
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,199
English: 913
French (except Basque): 589
Italian: 580
French Canadian: 530
German: 277
Polish: 275
Other groups: 199
American: 176
Scottish: 166
Scotch-Irish: 141
Swedish: 123
Brazilian: 118
Portuguese: 98
Canadian: 85
Welsh: 71
Russian: 60
Greek: 58
Scandinavian: 57
Kenyan: 55
Norwegian: 49
Danish: 45
Hungarian: 39
European: 34
Czech: 23
British: 21
Armenian: 21
Arab: 21
Dutch: 19
Lebanese: 18
Ukrainian: 17
Northern European: 15
Austrian: 14
Other Arab: 14
Subsaharan African: 14
Turkish: 11
Eastern European: 9
Lithuanian: 9
Maltese: 9
Arab: 9
Croatian: 7
Ethiopian: 7
Estonian: 7
Romanian: 6
Swiss: 4
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BROX INDUSTRIES INC (10 NORTH ST in MERRIMAC, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-0131, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-2004-9122, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-0131, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-2004-9122, CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
COASTAL METAL FINISHING (2 LITTLE'S COURT in MERRIMAC, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
DR FREDERICK N SWEETSIR (104 CHURCH STREET in MERRIMAC, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-745020 Organizations: PENTUCKET (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MERRIMAC AUTO SALE & SERVICE (130 EAST MAIN ST in MERRIMAC, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DON NEWCOMB (CONTACT/OWNER)
MERRIMAC W W T P (50 FEDERAL WAY in MERRIMAC, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: MERRIMAC, TOWN OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MERRIMAC W W T F
MERRIMAC WATER TREATMENT PLANT (WALLACE WAY in MERRIMAC, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY Organizations: MERRIMAC WATER DEPARTMENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MARRIMAC WATER TREATMENT PLANT, MERRIMAC WTP
NEW ENGLAND TELE (CENTRAL ST in MERRIMAC, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
MERRIMAC (TOWN OF MERRIMAC in MERRIMAC, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT Alternative names: MERRIMACK
LAIDLAW TRANSIT INC (123 WEST MAIN ST in MERRIMAC, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MCGREGOR SMITH MOTOR CO INC
MERRIMAC MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPART (EAST MAIN ST in MERRIMAC, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Alternative names: MERRIMAC TOWN OF MUN LIGHT DEPT
MERRIMAC LANDFILL (BATTIS RD in MERRIMAC, MA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
MERRIMAC, TOWN OF (4 SCHOOL STREET in MERRIMAC, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 5,196. Population change in the 1990s: +942 (+18.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,874
Northeast: 742
Midwest: 157
South: 157
West: 78
65% of the 01860 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% 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): 194
Here:
20.9%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 88
Here:
19.6%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 628
Here:
63.4%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
MANUFACTURERS RUBBER & SUPPLY (27 E MAIN ST in MERRIMAC, MA; small business)
$5,724 with Air Force for Rubber Fabricated Materials. Signed on 2003-04-03. Completion date: 2003-04-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Linen Supply (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (50-99: 1)