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City: Buzzards Bay, MA
Barnstable County, MA
Zip code population (2000): 1,582
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,607



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Houses and condos: 627
Renter-occupied apartments: 517
% of renters here:  100%
State:  38%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 02542: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 15.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 101 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Males: 844  (53.4%)
Females: 738  (46.6%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $0
02542:  $0
Massachusetts:  $366,400

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  24.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.1 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02542, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,442 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $39,442
State:  $62,877

Salary/wage: $39,036 (reported on 98.1% of returns)
Here:  $39,036
State:  $52,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.9% for AGIs below $10k, 95.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 98.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $245 (reported on 24.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $245
Massachusetts:  $1,945
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $140 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:  $140
State:  $5,323

Net capital gain/loss: +$321 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:  +$321
State:  +$20,377

IRA payment deduction: $1,273 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
02542:  $1,273
Massachusetts:  $3,100

Total itemized deductions: $10,818 (2% of AGI, reported on 2.6% of returns)
Here:  $10,818
State:  $22,573

Charity contributions deductions: $1,364 (2.8% of AGI, reported on 2.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,364
Massachusetts:  $3,295

Here:  2.8% of AGI
State:  2.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,208 (reported on 71.7% of returns)
02542:  $3,208
State:  $11,494
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,194 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:  $1,194
State:  $1,518

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 30.8%
Here:  31%
State:  58%


Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,712
This zip code:  $51,712
Massachusetts:  $62,365
Buzzards Bay, MA (02542) map

Nearest zip codes: 02644, 02649, 02563, 02635, 02534, 02536.
Buzzards Bay Zip Code Map


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 2007:
This zip code:  7.2%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  0.0
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.6
State:  4.0


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Cemeteries: Massachusetts National Cemetery (1), National Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Ox Pond (A), Osborne Pond (B), Edmunds Pond (C), Grassy Pond (D), Raccoon Swamp (E), Spruce Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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



Zip code 02542 satellite photo by USGS


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 2007:

Zip code 02542 household income distribution in 2007


02542 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 02542:

  • $300 to $349: 9
  • $500 to $549: 28
  • $550 to $599: 22
  • $600 to $649: 8
  • $650 to $699: 9
  • $700 to $749: 5
  • $750 to $799: 23
  • $800 to $899: 17
  • $900 to $999: 20
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 12
  • No cash rent: 284
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:


    Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $0 (it was $0 in 2000)
    02542:  $0
    Massachusetts:  $366,400
    Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $203,863 - $304,202

    Housing units in structures:

    • One, detached: 197
    • One, attached: 94
    • Two: 36
    • 3 or 4: 256
    • 5 to 9: 58
    02542 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

    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%)
     

    02542 zip code travel time to work

    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

    White population: 1,441
    Black population: 55
    American Indian population: 4
    Asian population: 14
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
    Some other race population: 32
    Two or more races population: 35

    Zip code 02542 races chart


    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



    Zip code 02542 topographic map


    Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

    • 102MSG/EM (120 REILLY ROAD in BUZZARDS BAY, MA). Federal Facility. U.S. AIR FORCE
      AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
      SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
      (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1996-0050, 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)
      HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
      Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
      TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
      Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL SECURITY
      Business NAICS classification: OTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.
      Organizations: 102D FW / MAANG (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , U. S. GOVERNMENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
      Alternative names: 102 FIGHTER WING OTIS ANG BASE, 102D FIGHTER WING, OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, 102D FIGHTER WING, OTIS ANG BASE, 102FW/SPTG-ESO, AIR NATIONAL GUARD OTIS, ANG OTIS, CAMP EDWARDS PDO STORAGE AREA, CAMP EDWARDS UTES, DOD/MMR/BASE LANDFILL, DOD/MMR/CURRENT FIRE TRAINING AREA, DOD/MMR/FORMER FIREFIGHTING TRAIN. AREA, DOD/MMR/USAF SANI LANDFILL, FLY ASH DISPOSAL AREA, MA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, MASS AIR NATIONAL GUARD, OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE/CAMP EDWARDS, OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD /CAMP EDWARDS, OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD (USAF), PLUME FROM WWTP, POD/MMR/USAF SANI LANDFILL, TEST LAB LEACH PIT, U.S. AIR FORCE MASS ANG BASE - 102ND FIGHTER WING, U.S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD, US AIR FORCE 102D FIGHTER WING, OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE
    • OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE (971 SOUTH OUTER ROAD in BUZZARDS BAY, MA). Federal Facility
      ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
      National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
      National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
      National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
      COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, SDWIS-MA4096001 1T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
      Alternative names: OTIS ANG, OTIS ANG BASE
    • MA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CAMP EDWARDS (BUILDING 1203 WEST INNER RD in BUZZARDS BAY, MA)
      HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
      Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
      Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
      Organizations: MASSACHUSETTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
    • OTIS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (5500 CURTIS BOULEVARD in BOURNE, MA)
      AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
      COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
      (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-036020
      CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
      Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
      Organizations: BOURNE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
      Alternative names: OTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OTIS MEM ELEM SCHOOL
    • MA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CAMP EDWARDS (BLDG 4600 in BUZZARDS BAY, MA)
      AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
      Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
      Alternative names: ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING SITE, MA ARMY NATL GUARD
    • MASSACHUSETTS AIR NATIONAL GUARD (197 GRANVILLE AVENUE in BOURNE, MA). Federal Facility
      ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
      National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
      National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
      Alternative names: OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD, OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE
    • CAMP EDWARDS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD (NORTH INNER STREET, BLDG 2808 in BORNE, MA). Federal Facility. U.S. ARMY
      ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
      National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    • ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL CORP (PB 519 GAFFNEY RD in OTIS, MA)
      AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    • MASSACHUSETTS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - CAMP EDWARDS (4690 TURPENTINE ROAD in BOURNE, MA)
      ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)

    Zip code 02542 marital status for males
    Zip code 02542 marital status for females


    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%


    Educational Attainment


    School Enrollment by Level of School



    Class of Workers



    Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

    • CAMP EDWARDS TROOP WELFARE COU (BLDG 3468 in BUZZARDS BAY, MA): $226,300 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2005
      $116,800 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-04-09. Completion date: 2004-02-10.
      $109,500, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-16. Completion date: 2005-02-10.


    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 Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


    Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


    Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




    11 people in military barracks, etc.

    Fatal accident statistics in 2005
    • Fatal accident count: 1
    • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
    • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
    • Fatalities: 1
    • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
    • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

    Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
    (Based on 2 partial tracts)
    A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
    Home Purchase Loans
    B) Conventional
    Home Purchase Loans
    C) Refinancings
    F) Non-occupant Loans on
    < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
    NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
    LOANS ORIGINATED0$01$148,6802$265,1450$0
    APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$99,1201$128,8600$0
    APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$01$297,3600$0
    APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$228,9700$02$299,8401$267,620
    FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
    Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

    Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0141.00

    Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005
    (Based on 2 partial tracts)
    A) Conventional
    Home Purchase Loans
    NumberAverage Value
    LOANS ORIGINATED1$324,120
    APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
    APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
    APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
    FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
    Choose year:  2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1999

    Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0141.00

    Conventional Home Purchase Loans

    Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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