Median household income (1999): $83,018
Estimated median household income in 2005: $99,681
| This zip code | $99,681 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02189, 02191, 02045, 02188, 02025, 02190.
Housing units in zip code 02043 with a mortgage: 4,067 (327 second mortgage, 745 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,510
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,857
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $591
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.5 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 02043: South Shore Industrial Park (A), Crow Point Pier Light (B), Hingham Shipyard (C), Hingham Shopping Plaza (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02043 include: Christ Church (A), Old South Meetinghouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: High Street Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bouve Pond (A), Brewer Pond (B), Cushing Pond (C), Foundry Pond (D), Triphammer Pond (E), Straits Pond (F), Fulling Mill Pond (G), Fulling Millpond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fulling Mill Brook (A), Plymouth River (B), Crooked Meadow River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 02043: Wompatuck State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 17
- 1995 to 1998: 176
- 1990 to 1994: 150
- 1980 to 1989: 861
- 1970 to 1979: 1,046
- 1960 to 1969: 871
- 1950 to 1959: 1,267
- 1940 to 1949: 784
- 1939 or earlier: 2,196
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hingham, MA (02043): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 148
- 2 bedrooms: 872
- 3 bedrooms: 2,315
- 4 bedrooms: 2,239
- 5 or more bedrooms: 627
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 26
- 1 bedrooms: 264
- 2 bedrooms: 408
- 3 bedrooms: 204
- 4 bedrooms: 80
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 02043 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 109
- 1 vehicle: 1,376
- 2 vehicles: 3,446
- 3 vehicles: 995
- 4 vehicles: 246
- 5 or more vehicles: 35
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 102
- 1 vehicle: 431
- 2 vehicles: 356
- 3 vehicles: 54
- 4 vehicles: 31
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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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 02043:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $70,000 to $79,999: 6
- $80,000 to $89,999: 18
- $90,000 to $99,999: 6
- $100,000 to $124,999: 107
- $125,000 to $149,999: 99
- $150,000 to $174,999: 245
- $175,000 to $199,999: 257
- $200,000 to $249,999: 551
- $250,000 to $299,999: 669
- $300,000 to $399,999: 1598
- $400,000 to $499,999: 832
- $500,000 to $749,999: 845
- $750,000 to $999,999: 212
- $1,000,000 or more: 123
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02043:
- Less than $100: 53
- $150 to $199: 21
- $200 to $249: 26
- $250 to $299: 17
- $300 to $349: 28
- $350 to $399: 23
- $400 to $449: 15
- $450 to $499: 18
- $500 to $549: 73
- $550 to $599: 90
- $600 to $649: 48
- $650 to $699: 44
- $700 to $749: 30
- $750 to $799: 41
- $800 to $899: 30
- $900 to $999: 86
- $1,000 to $1,249: 111
- $1,250 to $1,499: 62
- $1,500 to $1,999: 89
- $2,000 or more: 27
- No cash rent: 35
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $241,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $746,211
- Black or African American householders: $583,309
- Asian householders: $784,816
- Some other race householders: $397,710
- Two or more races householders: $448,617
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $795,421
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,116
- One, attached: 195
- Two: 318
- 3 or 4: 184
- 5 to 9: 235
- 10 to 19: 145
- 20 to 49: 43
- 50 or more: 116
- Mobile homes: 16

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,284 (77%)
- Carpooled: 321 (3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 278 (3%)
- Railroad: 25 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 874 (9%)
- Walked: 96 (1%)
- Other means: 39 (0%)
- Worked at home: 522 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 282
- 5 to 9 minutes: 856
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1030
- 15 to 19 minutes: 768
- 20 to 24 minutes: 980
- 25 to 29 minutes: 370
- 30 to 34 minutes: 948
- 35 to 39 minutes: 223
- 40 to 44 minutes: 355
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1263
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1578
- 90 or more minutes: 298
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,560
- In family households: 17,660 (4,296 male householders, 1,197 female householders)
4,848 spouses, 6,715 children (6,428 natural, 227 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 142 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 124 parents, 149 other relatives, 123 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,900 (549 male householders (448 living alone)), 1,155 female householders (1,062 living alone)), 196 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 322 (228 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,127 2-persons, 1,202 3-persons, 1,307 4-persons, 635 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,510 1-person, 190 2-persons, 4 4-persons.
4,807 married couples with children.
514 single-parent households (95 men, 419 women).
95.2% of residents of 02043 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 14% well, 17% not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 25% well, 7% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 781 (3.9%)
(58.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (26%)
- Italy (15%)
- Canada (13%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)
- Greece (5%)
- Other Northern Europe (3%)
- Korea (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 176
- 1990 to 1994: 107
- 1985 to 1989: 41
- 1980 to 1984: 56
- 1975 to 1979: 51
- 1970 to 1974: 50
- 1970 to 1974: 47
- 1965 to 1969: 253
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 5720
- Italian: 2617
- English: 2258
- United States or American: 1486
- German: 721
- Scottish: 456
- Other groups: 455
- Swedish: 448
- Scotch-Irish: 448
- French (except Basque): 429
- French Canadian: 312
- Polish: 271
- Greek: 208
- Russian: 186
- British: 150
- Arab:: 133
- Lebanese: 124
- Canadian: 110
- European: 107
- Dutch: 102
- Portuguese: 90
- Lithuanian: 85
- Danish: 71
- Armenian: 67
- Czech: 62
- Norwegian: 56
- Hungarian: 49
- Finnish: 47
- Eastern European: 45
- Ukrainian: 37
- Scandinavian: 28
- Subsaharan African:: 28
- Cape Verdean: 28
- Welsh: 24
- Austrian: 23
- Slovak: 19
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15
- Swiss: 12
- Haitian: 10
- Syrian: 9
- Slovene: 9
- Czechoslovakian: 9
- Slavic: 7
- Belgian: 7
- Albanian: 6
- West Indian: 5

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- 3A MARINE SERVICE INC (316 LINCOLN ST in HINGHAM, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9087, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9087, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- NEW ENGLAND BOOK COMPONENTS INC (125 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD in HINGHAM, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BOOK PRINTING; COMMERCIAL PRINTING, LITHOGRAPHIC
Organizations: PHOENIX COLOR CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NEW endland BOOK Components incorporated, NEW ENDLAND BOOK COMPONENTS PHOENIX COLOR COMPANY, NEW ENG.BOOK CMPONTS, PHOENIX COLOR CORP, PHOENIX COLOR COMPANY, PHOENIX COLOR COMPON, PHOENIX COLOR NE
- C SPIRITO INC (43 FRESH RIVER AVE in HINGHAM, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0036, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- EASTERN PROCESS CO INC (2 CHURCHILL ROAD in HINGHAM, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
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 classification: PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES
- ALCATEL VACUUM PRODUCTS (67 SHARP ST in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: PUMP AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ACATEL VACUUM PRODUCTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ACATEL VACUUM PRODUCTS
- NOBLES CAMERA SHOPS INC (29 MAIN ST in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- NYNEX (30 GREEN ST in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- LANDFALL MARINE CENTER INC (433 LINCOLN ST in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HEWITTS COVE MARINA LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- ALCATEL VACUUM PRODUCTS INC (40 POND PARK RD in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING.
- BARE COVE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR (421 LINCOLN ST in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: LANDFALL MARINE CENTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROOKS PHARMACY 542 (100 DERBY ST in HINGHAM, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: W/S/M HINGHAM PROPERTIES LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PJC REALTY CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BUILDING 19 INC (349 LINCOLN STREET in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- NEW ENGLAND TELE CNTL OFFICE (30 GREEN ST in HINGHAM, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Median worth of mobile homes: $350,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Electricity (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14379
- Northeast: 2861
- Midwest: 762
- South: 589
- West: 416
73% of the 02043 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 19,821. Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+0.3%).
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): 348
| Here: | 13.6% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 249
| Here: | 22.3% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 288
| Here: | 61.1% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (HINGHAM, MA):
- MASSA PRODUCTS CORPORATION (280 LINCOLN ST; small business)
750 employees, $0 revenue. : $9,391,341 in 39 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), Underwater Sound Equipment, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, and more by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year: 2000: $658,724; 2001: $269,635; 2002: $2,004,895; 2003: $2,566,969; 2004: $2,671,608; 2005: $1,063,450; 2006: $156,060.
Biggest contracts:
$1,689,688 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-03-25. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$1,325,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-22. Completion date: 2004-01-21.
$938,561 with Navy for Underwater Sound Equipment. Signed on 2003-02-13. Completion date: 2003-12-10.
$839,475, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-28. Completion date: 2006-09-09.
- VACUUM TECHNOLOGY ASSOC (110 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD; small business): $1,850,695 in 8 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Environmental Chambers and Related Equipment, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies, Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Air Force, Navy, NASA Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $390,000; 2005: $1,406,495; 2006: $54,200.
Biggest contracts:
$1,275,000 with Air Force for Environmental Chambers and Related Equipment. Signed on 2005-08-19. Completion date: 2006-02-21.
$335,000 with Navy for Environmental Chambers and Related Equipment. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-06-03. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
$108,000 with Air Force for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2005-06-07. Completion date: 2005-09-21.
$55,000 with Navy for Environmental Chambers and Related Equipment. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-09-13. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
- NORTHEAST SECURITY INTEGRATORS (15 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD; small business): $139,551 in 37 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Installation of Equipment -- Photographic Equipment, Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems, Installation of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Photographic Equipment, and more by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $20,862; 2005: $74,007; 2006: $44,682.
Biggest contracts:
$13,329 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Photographic Equipment. Signed on 2006-05-30. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
$12,075 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$12,075 with Army for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$11,000 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Photographic Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-06. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- INTERCEPT BOAT CORP. (349 LINCOLN STREET, BUILDI; small business)
$128,243 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-09-26. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
- RUSSELECTRIC INC (99 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD; small business): $127,559 in 13 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Construction Materials, , Miscellaneous Items, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, and more by Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Emergency Management Agency, ENERGY, Department of, U.S. Customs Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $8,000; 2005: $102,559; 2006: $17,000.
Biggest contracts:
$73,579 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-08-17. Completion date: 2005-10-01.
$15,068 with Federal Emergency Management Agency for . Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-11-23. Effective on 2005-07-24. Completion date: 2005-09-20.
$8,000 with ENERGY, Department of for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-04-09. Effective on 2004-04-12. Completion date: 2005-04-11.
$7,985 with U.S. Customs Service for . Signed on 2006-09-13. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
- NORTHEAST EQUIPMENT DESIGN INC (150 RECREATION PARK DR; small business)
$85,750 with Army for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Signed on 2002-05-01. Completion date: 2002-08-06.
- MSC MANUFACTURING, INC (15 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD; small business)
$58,547 with Army for Bearings, Plain, Unmounted. Signed on 2006-04-04. Completion date: 2006-07-03.
- SOUTH SHORE ELEVATOR CO , INC (30 POND PARK ROAD; small business): $43,690 in 7 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment, Technical Assistance by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $25,610; 2004: $18,080; 2005: $7,980; 2006: $-7,980.
Biggest contracts:
$21,890 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment. Signed on 2003-06-05. Completion date: 2003-07-13.
$18,080, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-21. Completion date: 2003-07-13.
$7,980 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2005-05-06. Completion date: 2005-05-23.
$2,400 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment. Signed on 2003-11-13. Completion date: 2003-07-13.
- NEW ENGLAND SEALCOATING CO , I (120 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD; small business): $0 in 2 contracts from 2000 to 2001
$12,984 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Taking place in RI. Signed on 2000-06-27. Completion date: 2000-07-27.
$-12,984, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-20. Completion date: 2000-07-27.
- TOWN OF HINGHAM POLICE DEPT (210 CENTRAL ST STE 3): $-,416 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$416 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2003-04-14. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
$-,416, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-18. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
$-,416 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-08-18. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 5, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-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
- 226 people in nursing homes
- 36 people in other group homes
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in religious group quarters
- 9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 2
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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