Housing units in zip code 02021 with a mortgage: 4,096 (371 second mortgage, 1,029 home equity loan, 187 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,603
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,408
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $745
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
5.7%
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 02021: Blue Hill Country Club (A), Cantion Junction Station (B), Canton Center Station (C), Camp Dorchester (D), Wampatuck Country Club (E), Canton Commerce Center (F), Pequtside Farm (G), Ponkapoag Golf Club (H), Shawmut Industrial Park (I), Rapid Ambulance Service (J), Canton Townhall (K), Canton Fire Department Station 2 (L), Canton Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (M), Canton Historical Society Library (N), Canton Public Library (O), Massachusetts Hospital School Medical Library (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Star Market Shopping Center (1), Tri-Town Shopping Center (2), The Village Mall Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02021 include: Saint James Lutheran Church (A), Saint Gerard Majella Church (B), First Parish Unitarian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
4,199 married couples with children.
1,810 single-parent households (1,171 men, 639 women).
85.1% of residents of 02021 zip code speak English at home.
11.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% very well, 32% well, 34% not well, 2% not at all).
34.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (21% very well, 13% well, 24% not well, 42% not at all).
23.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% very well, 45% well, 18% not well, 1% not at all).
8.9% of residents speak other language at home (36% very well, 64% well).
Foreign born population: 2,308 (11.1%) (72.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
11.1%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Italy (11%)
Ireland (8%)
Greece (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Canada (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
India (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 644
1990 to 1999: 512
1980 to 1989: 483
Before 1980: 874
Races in zip code 02021:
White population: 17,779 Black population: 2,302 American Indian population: 256 Asian population: 1,215 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 1,013 Two or more races population: 487 Hispanic or Latino population: 472
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 6,199
Other groups: 3,585
Italian: 2,438
African: 1,527
Subsaharan African: 975
English: 959
American: 761
Other Subsaharan African: 753
German: 651
Russian: 643
Cape Verdean: 474
Haitian: 458
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 453
Portuguese: 413
Barbadian: 408
Other Arab: 341
Arab: 340
Greek: 335
Polish: 334
Arab: 312
Yugoslavian: 309
Turkish: 300
French Canadian: 279
South African: 266
Israeli: 246
Romanian: 229
Swedish: 218
French (except Basque): 187
Canadian: 165
Croatian: 161
Lithuanian: 154
Eastern European: 153
European: 152
Scottish: 143
Danish: 140
Lebanese: 138
Czech: 129
Scotch-Irish: 129
Latvian: 128
Brazilian: 120
Austrian: 113
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 112
Ugandan: 111
British West Indian: 105
Syrian: 99
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 99
Ukrainian: 99
Norwegian: 89
Bermudan: 89
Hungarian: 89
Celtic: 89
Welsh: 86
Armenian: 86
British: 74
U.S. Virgin Islander: 74
Dutch: 72
Nigerian: 70
Slovak: 67
West Indian: 64
Palestinian: 62
Jamaican: 62
Egyptian: 59
Czechoslovakian: 53
Albanian: 53
Swiss: 53
Iranian: 49
Moroccan: 34
Northern European: 24
Serbian: 21
Finnish: 21
Belgian: 10
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (900 RANDOLPH RD in CANTON, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9043, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9043, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
CANTON DPW (801 WASHINGTON ST in CANTON, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0059, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0059, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
LUCE SCHOOL (45 INDEPENDENCE in CANTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050020 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CANTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: DEAN S LUCE
KENNEDY SCHOOL (100 DEDHAM STREET in CANTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050017 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CANTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: JOHN F KENNEDY
CANTON SAMPLES (5 DAN ROAD in CANTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: BOOKBINDING AND RELATED WORK; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: STEVBRN BARROW (CONTACT/OWNER)
MASTER HALCO INCORPORATED (55 N. ST. in CANTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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 classification: MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED WIRE PRODUCTS; FABRICATED PIPE AND PIPE FITTINGS Business NAICS classification: OTHER FABRICATED WIRE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: AMERICAN CHAIN LINK FENCE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
MA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (3 RANDOLPH ST in CANTON, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-370026 CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY HOSPITALS, EXCEPT PSYCHIATRIC Organizations: INSTITUTIONAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL SCHOOL, MASS HOSPITAL SCHOOL
CANTON HIGH SCHOOL (900 WASHINGTON STREET in CANTON, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050505
AGM INDUSTRIES INC (110 SHAWMUT ROAD in CANTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: STEEL WIREDRAWING AND STEEL NAILS AND SPIKES; PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS Organizations: ROBERT H GRAHAM PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A G M IND INC, A G M IND INC
NORTHEAST REPAIR CENTER (495 TURNPIKE STREET in CANTON, MA)
AIR 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: PUMPS AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT Organizations: KINNEY VACUUM COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: KINNEY VACUUM CO., TUTHILL VACUUM & BLOWER SYSTEMS NORTHEAST REPAIR & SERVICE CENTER, TUTHILL VACUUM SYS
LT PETER M HANSEN (25 PECUNIT STREET in CANTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050012 Organizations: CANTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NIDEC POWER GENERAL (152 WILL DRIVE in CANTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: MOTORS AND GENERATORS; ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Alternative names: NIDEC AMERICA
ACAMBIS INC CANTON FACILITY (90 SHAWMUT RD in CANTON, MA)
AIR 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 Business SIC classification: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS Alternative names: PLASTIC OMNIUM INC
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (53%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Electricity (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Wood (1%)
Population in 1990: 18,530. Population change in the 1990s: +2,085 (+11.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,517
Northeast: 1,855
Midwest: 374
South: 675
West: 251
64% of the 02021 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% 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): 775
Here:
30.0%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 350
Here:
28.1%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 554
Here:
46.0%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (CANTON, MA):
EMERSON & CUMING COMPOSITE MAT (59 WALPOLE ST; small business) : $8,444,970 in 59 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Marine Hardware and Hull Items, Miscellaneous Fabricated Nonmetallic Materials, Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, and moreby Navy, Bureau of the Public Debt, Federal Supply Service, Army, and others Signed by year:2000: $281,808; 2001: $3,682,733; 2002: $2,135,209; 2003: $1,480,505; 2004: $462,433; 2005: $315,282; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$2,928,000 with Navy for Marine Hardware and Hull Items. Signed on 2001-05-08. Completion date: 2002-10-01.
$985,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-22. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$976,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-07-16. Completion date: 2003-02-01.
$488,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-08-14. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
MASSMICROELECTRONICS, LLC (50 ENERGY DR 202) : $1,709,937 in 27 contractsfrom 2001 to 2002
Contracts for Microcircuits, Electronic, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $1,379,228; 2002: $330,709; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$202,705 with Defense Logistics Agency for Microcircuits, Electronic. Signed on 2001-04-16. Completion date: 2001-12-19.
$190,230, same as above.Signed on 2001-06-22. Completion date: 2002-03-19.
$137,713, same as above.Signed on 2001-11-26. Completion date: 2003-01-20.
$119,232, same as above.Signed on 2002-02-11. Completion date: 2003-10-04.
PULSE SYSTEMS INC (222 BOLIVAR ST; small business) 50 employees, $0 revenue. : $709,317 in 37 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Radar Equipment, Except Airborne, Coils and Transformers, Transformers: Distribution and Power Station, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, and moreby Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, NASA, and others Signed by year:2000: $129,588; 2001: $115,000; 2002: $26,757; 2003: $77,900; 2004: $173,522; 2005: $171,145; 2006: $15,405.
Biggest contracts:
$89,000 with Navy for Radar Equipment, Except Airborne. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-11-02. Completion date: 2002-02-22.
$85,500 with Defense Logistics Agency for Coils and Transformers. Signed on 2000-05-10. Completion date: 2000-11-10.
$77,900 with Navy for Transformers: Distribution and Power Station. Signed on 2003-09-27. Completion date: 2004-01-26.
$70,000 with Navy for Coils and Transformers. Signed on 2005-06-07. Completion date: 2005-10-03.
TDL, INC (550 TURNPIKE STREET; small business) : $524,186 in 21 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Filters and Networks, Capacitors by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $212,585; 2003: $49,840; 2004: $179,221; 2005: $70,550; 2006: $11,990.
Biggest contracts:
$146,000 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Filters and Networks. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
$93,450, same as above.Signed on 2002-11-15. Completion date: 2003-05-15.
$83,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-15. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
$51,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Filters and Networks. Signed on 2004-10-15. Completion date: 2005-04-13.
KYOS SYSTEMS INC (42 MOHAWK RD; small business) : $504,361 in 3 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$404,391 with Army for Other Medical -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2006-01-19. Completion date: 2005-09-02.
$99,970, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-02. Completion date: 2005-09-02.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-19. Completion date: 2005-09-02.
THE ELECTROCHEM LITHIUM BATTER (100 ENERGY DRIVE) : $502,051 in 7 contractsfrom 1999 to 2001
Contracts for Batteries, Nonrechargeable by Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year:2000: $-32,984; 2001: $507,367; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$193,130 with Defense Logistics Agency for Batteries, Nonrechargeable. Signed on 2001-07-06. Completion date: 2001-09-14.
$107,448, same as above.Signed on 2001-06-19. Completion date: 2001-08-28.
$107,448, same as above.Signed on 2001-07-23. Completion date: 2001-10-06.
$99,341, same as above.Signed on 2001-04-13. Completion date: 2001-08-03.
PARSONS POWER GROUP INC (30 DAN RD) : $439,838 in 16 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Other Architect and Engineering Services, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support, Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing) by Navy Signed by year:2000: $373,759; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $5,645; 2004: $25,560; 2005: $3,247; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$76,624 with Navy for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Taking place in ME. Signed on 2000-03-10. Completion date: 2001-03-10.
$59,139 with Navy for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2000-09-28. Completion date: 2001-09-28.
$56,687, same as above.Signed on 2000-02-24. Completion date: 2001-02-18.
$38,307 with Navy for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2000-09-12. Completion date: 2001-09-08.
INSTRON STRUCTURAL TESTING SYS (100 ROYALL STREET) : $396,975 in 14 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Guns, through 30 mm, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment, Physical Properties Testing and Inspection, and moreby Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Air Force, Agricultural Research Service, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $66,540; 2003: $13,100; 2004: $265,607; 2005: $34,988; 2006: $16,740.
Biggest contracts:
$220,000 with Army for Guns, through 30 mm. Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2005-03-29.
$45,540 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in AL. Signed on 2002-08-27. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$22,201 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. Signed on 2004-08-04. Completion date: 2004-08-06.
$21,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in AL. Signed on 2002-06-21. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
IDEAL INSTRUMENT CO, INC (863 WASHINGTON ST; small business) : $321,993 in 19 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Guided Missile Components, Underwater Sound Equipment, Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments, Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments, and moreby Navy, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $69,400; 2003: $28,107; 2004: $83,866; 2005: $122,853; 2006: $17,767.
Biggest contracts:
$76,000 with Navy for Guided Missile Components. Signed on 2004-05-28. Completion date: 2004-12-23.
$42,210 with Defense Logistics Agency for Underwater Sound Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-13. Completion date: 2005-06-27.
$34,700 with Navy for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2002-11-27. Completion date: 2003-01-06.
$34,700 with Navy for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments. Signed on 2002-09-23. Completion date: 2003-01-30.
UNITED ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES I (611 NEPONSET ST; small business) : $248,003 in 15 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Electrical Hardware and Supplies, Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Amplifiers, , and moreby Navy, Air Force, Army, NASA, and others Signed by year:2000: $94,288; 2001: $0; 2002: $78,732; 2003: $7,344; 2004: $16,742; 2005: $36,407; 2006: $14,490.
Biggest contracts:
$94,288 with Navy for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2000-09-19. Completion date: 2000-10-17.
$78,732 with Navy for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2002-05-01. Completion date: 2002-05-23.
$13,901 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2005-11-18. Completion date: 2005-12-12.
$8,055, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-15. Completion date: 2006-02-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: