Median household income (1999): $41,875
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,630
| This zip code |  $49,630 | | Massachusetts: |  $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02644, 02649, 02563, 02635, 02534, 02536.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 82.5% | | Whole state: | 64.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 02542 with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $0
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $0
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
| Here: | 0.0 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
|
- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1980 to 1989: 13
- 1970 to 1979: 35
- 1960 to 1969: 66
- 1950 to 1959: 467
- 1940 to 1949: 25
- 1939 or earlier: 35
|
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Buzzards Bay, MA (02542):
|
- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 0
- 3 bedrooms: 0
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
|
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
|
- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 68
- 3 bedrooms: 399
- 4 bedrooms: 43
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
|
Vehicles available in 02542 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 0
- 2 vehicles: 0
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
|
Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
|
- no vehicle: 15
- 1 vehicle: 151
- 2 vehicles: 314
- 3 vehicles: 37
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
|
Estimated household income distribution in 2005:
|
Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02542:
- $300 to $349: 14
- $500 to $549: 57
- $550 to $599: 49
- $600 to $649: 13
- $650 to $699: 14
- $700 to $749: 6
- $750 to $799: 27
- $800 to $899: 16
- $900 to $999: 14
- $1,000 to $1,249: 6
- No cash rent: 292
|
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 197
- One, attached: 94
- Two: 36
- 3 or 4: 256
- 5 to 9: 58
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 636 (81%)
- Carpooled: 122 (16%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (2%)
|
|
Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 58
- 5 to 9 minutes: 170
- 10 to 14 minutes: 123
- 15 to 19 minutes: 153
- 20 to 24 minutes: 67
- 25 to 29 minutes: 45
- 30 to 34 minutes: 82
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 32
- 45 to 59 minutes: 5
- 60 to 89 minutes: 0
- 90 or more minutes: 11
|
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,582
- In family households: 1,448 (362 male householders, 66 female householders)
372 spouses, 606 children (561 natural, 11 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 134 (60 male householders (19 living alone)), 28 female householders (20 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 138 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 26 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 49 2-persons.
536 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (21 men, 31 women).
93.2% of residents of 02542 zip code speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% very well, 29% well, 26% not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% very well, 26% well).
Foreign born population: 56 (3.5%)
(64.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Japan (27%)
- Cuba (20%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Peru (16%)
- Canada (11%)
- Germany (9%)
|
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995 to March 2000: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1965 to 1969: 6
|
First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 237
- Other groups: 224
- Italian: 187
- English: 147
- German: 121
- Welsh: 57
- United States or American: 54
- European: 50
- Scottish: 40
- Swedish: 40
- Scotch-Irish: 28
- Polish: 25
- Greek: 13
- Slavic: 13
- French (except Basque): 11
- French Canadian: 8
- Ukrainian: 8
- Dutch: 7
- Portuguese: 6
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
|
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
|
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 368
- Northeast: 338
- Midwest: 155
- South: 480
- West: 183
8% of the 02542 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 4% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 2,078. Population change in the 1990s: -496 (-23.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
| Here: | 18.3% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23
| Here: | 25.3% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
|
11 people in military barracks, etc.
Back to Buzzards Bay, MA, Barnstable County, MA, Massachusetts bigger cities, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts smallest towns, All U.S. cities.
|
