Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
Gay men: 1.5% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02559 with a mortgage: 708 (143 second mortgage, 106 home equity loan, 90 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 311
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,866
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $656
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
6.2%
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 02559: Pocasset Golf Club (A), General Leonard Wood Homestead (B), Bourne Fire Department Station 4 (C), Pocasset Iron Works (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Upper Pond (A), Mill Pond (B), Lily Pond (C), Freeman Pond (D), Flax Pond (E), Shop Pond (F), Wings Cove Marshes (G), Pucasset River Marshes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 02559:
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 80
$40,000 to $49,999: 97
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 38
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$175,000 to $199,999: 88
$200,000 to $249,999: 117
$250,000 to $299,999: 223
$300,000 to $399,999: 365
$400,000 to $499,999: 122
$500,000 to $749,999: 167
$750,000 to $999,999: 22
$1,000,000 or more: 31
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 02559:
Less than $100: 43
$250 to $299: 51
$300 to $349: 60
$350 to $399: 41
$400 to $449: 174
$450 to $499: 43
$500 to $549: 183
$550 to $599: 53
$650 to $699: 18
$700 to $749: 100
$800 to $899: 29
$900 to $999: 74
$1,000 to $1,249: 87
$1,250 to $1,499: 24
$1,500 to $1,999: 15
No cash rent: 99
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $401,981.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $438,336
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $1,878,892
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $425,901
02559:
$425,901
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $329,335 - $544,983
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $377,406
Here:
$377,406
State:
$415,289
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,445
One, attached: 39
Two: 32
3 or 4: 78
5 to 9: 77
10 to 19: 2
50 or more: 92
Mobile homes: 558
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,213 (84%)
Carpooled: 59 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (2%)
Railroad: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 42 (3%)
Other means: 77 (5%)
Worked at home: 121 (8%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 108
5 to 9 minutes: 170
10 to 14 minutes: 189
15 to 19 minutes: 147
20 to 24 minutes: 161
25 to 29 minutes: 107
30 to 34 minutes: 79
35 to 39 minutes: 115
40 to 44 minutes: 85
45 to 59 minutes: 271
60 to 89 minutes: 83
90 or more minutes: 55
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.4%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,205
In family households: 2,524 (684 male householders, 182 female householders)
719 spouses, 808 children (729 natural, 18 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 9 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 681 (232 male householders (207 living alone)), 378 female householders (349 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 304 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 216 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 427 1-person, 74 2-persons
414 married couples with children.
133 single-parent households (82 men, 51 women).
96.1% of residents of 02559 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 9% well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% very well, 2% well, 49% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
12.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 72 (2.8%) (66.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.8%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (60%)
Ireland (21%)
Germany (10%)
Canada (9%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 91
1990 to 1999: 6
1980 to 1989: 74
Before 1980: 64
Races in zip code 02559:
White population: 2,741 Black population: 14 American Indian population: 7 Asian population: 93 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 79 Two or more races population: 145 Hispanic or Latino population: 57
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 671
English: 410
American: 361
Italian: 244
German: 149
British: 115
Other groups: 97
Syrian: 87
French Canadian: 74
Scottish: 73
Polish: 69
Russian: 66
Swedish: 62
French (except Basque): 58
Norwegian: 45
Scotch-Irish: 32
Canadian: 28
Portuguese: 24
Greek: 24
European: 19
Celtic: 12
Croatian: 12
New Zealander: 12
Lithuanian: 11
Arab: 10
Lebanese: 10
Subsaharan African: 10
Cape Verdean: 10
Czech: 9
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 8
Jamaican: 8
Czechoslovakian: 7
Northern European: 6
Welsh: 6
Finnish: 4
Dutch: 3
Danish: 1
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BARNSTABLE COUNTY HOSPITAL (870 COUNTY ROAD in POCASSET, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
MASON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (1134 RTE 28A in BOURNE, MA)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. Organizations: LESLIE H FRANGIAMORE (CONTACT/OWNER)
COM ELECTRIC POCASSET SERVICE CTR (INDUSTRY RD in BOURNE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ATLANTIC RESTORATIONS (22 COMMERCE PARK DR in BOURNE, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
Coal or coke (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Electricity (5%)
No fuel used (5%)
Wood (2%)
Population in 1990: 3,907. Population change in the 1990s: -749 (-19.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,377
Northeast: 471
Midwest: 148
South: 113
West: 19
70% of the 02559 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% 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): 1
Here:
0.3%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Here:
9.2%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 252
Here:
60.0%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
INTEGRATED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS, (889 SHORE RD in POCASSET, MA; small business) : $617,600 in 15 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Simulation, Specifications Development Services, Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.), Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, and moreby Army, Navy, NASA, Department of Defense, and others Signed by year:2000: $64,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $64,775; 2003: $51,764; 2004: $114,810; 2005: $244,663; 2006: $77,588.
Biggest contracts:
$77,588 with Army for Simulation. Signed on 2006-04-25. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
$65,128 with Army for Specifications Development Services. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2006-08-10.
$64,775 with Army for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2002-01-29. Completion date: 2002-02-28.
$64,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2000-12-13. Completion date: 2001-02-01.
AMERICAN SIGN (720 COUNTY RD in POCASSET, MA; small business)
$9,965 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Floor Coverings. Taking place in SD. Signed on 2003-06-11. Completion date: 2003-05-13.
WIGGIN PRECAST CORP (79 BARLOWS LANDING RD in POCASSET, MA; small business)
$5,670 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms. Signed on 2002-06-04. Completion date: 2002-06-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: