Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02563 with a mortgage: 1,532 (72 second mortgage, 340 home equity loan, 100 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 467
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,962
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $628
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
4.4%
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 02563: Cape Cod Canal Range Light (A), Massachusetts State Fish Hatchery (B), Dexter Grist Mill (C), Heritage Plantation of Sandwich (D), Sandwich Marina (E), Burgess Museum (F), Sandwich Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (G), Sandwich Glass Museum (H), The Old Hokie House (I), Yesteryears Doll Museum (J), Daniel Webster Inn (K), Dillingham House (L), Ellis House (M), The Historical Museum (N), The Sandwich Town Hall (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 02563:
$90,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 67
$150,000 to $174,999: 109
$175,000 to $199,999: 78
$200,000 to $249,999: 99
$250,000 to $299,999: 320
$300,000 to $399,999: 691
$400,000 to $499,999: 340
$500,000 to $749,999: 292
$750,000 to $999,999: 145
$1,000,000 or more: 191
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 02563:
Less than $100: 99
$100 to $149: 152
$200 to $249: 83
$250 to $299: 45
$300 to $349: 23
$350 to $399: 81
$450 to $499: 120
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 46
$800 to $899: 75
$900 to $999: 47
$1,000 to $1,249: 265
$1,250 to $1,499: 158
$1,500 to $1,999: 290
$2,000 or more: 25
No cash rent: 56
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $367,892
Black or African American householders: $580,771
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $343,182
Two or more races householders: $422,378
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $366,625
02563:
$366,625
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $293,033 - $466,554
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $468,828
Here:
$468,828
State:
$415,289
In 2-unit structures: $568,943
Here:
$568,943
State:
$358,854
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,637
One, attached: 139
Two: 99
3 or 4: 93
10 to 19: 508
20 to 49: 221
50 or more: 247
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,271 (79%)
Carpooled: 184 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 72 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 26 (1%)
Railroad: 127 (4%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 127 (4%)
Other means: 109 (4%)
Worked at home: 333 (12%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 119
5 to 9 minutes: 445
10 to 14 minutes: 372
15 to 19 minutes: 183
20 to 24 minutes: 451
25 to 29 minutes: 243
30 to 34 minutes: 263
35 to 39 minutes: 229
40 to 44 minutes: 82
45 to 59 minutes: 101
60 to 89 minutes: 149
90 or more minutes: 126
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,741
In family households: 9,409 (2,375 male householders, 626 female householders)
2,583 spouses, 3,479 children (3,260 natural, 149 adopted, 70 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 32 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,332 (399 male householders (300 living alone)), 735 female householders (638 living alone)), 198 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 133 (108 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 650 2-persons, 424 3-persons, 244 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 95 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 719 1-person, 118 2-persons, 41 4-persons
1,188 married couples with children.
436 single-parent households (110 men, 326 women).
95.3% of residents of 02563 zip code speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 20% well, 30% not well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 11% not well).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% well, 60% not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 296 (4.9%) (74.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.9%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (23%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Other Western Africa (10%)
Ireland (6%)
Thailand (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Germany (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 57
1990 to 1999: 44
1980 to 1989: 120
Before 1980: 87
Races in zip code 02563:
White population: 5,810 Black population: 29 American Indian population: 23 Asian population: 367 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 79 Two or more races population: 55 Hispanic or Latino population: 224
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,563
English: 856
American: 607
Italian: 522
Other groups: 344
German: 272
Scotch-Irish: 186
French Canadian: 171
French (except Basque): 159
Greek: 128
Scottish: 100
Polish: 94
Swedish: 81
Portuguese: 77
European: 72
Norwegian: 55
Russian: 52
Dutch: 45
Swiss: 45
Hungarian: 41
Canadian: 33
Ukrainian: 33
Subsaharan African: 30
Cape Verdean: 30
Finnish: 29
Czech: 28
Eastern European: 22
Lebanese: 21
Arab: 21
Northern European: 20
Brazilian: 18
British: 17
Lithuanian: 16
Slovak: 15
Maltese: 14
Armenian: 12
Welsh: 12
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 9
Jamaican: 9
Scandinavian: 8
Danish: 7
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MIRANT NEW ENGLAND INC (9 FREEZER ROAD in SANDWICH, MA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) 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: ELECTRIC SERVICES Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. Organizations: MIRANT CANAL, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MIRANT CANAL LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MIRANT ENERGY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MIRANT CANAL, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CANAL, CANAL ELECTRIC, MIRANT CANAL L.L.C., MIRANT CANAL L.L.C., MIRANT CANAL LLC, MIRANT ENERGY INCORPORATED CANAL STATION, SOUTHERN ENERGY CANAL, LLC, SOUTHERN ENERGY - CANAL STATION, SOUTHERN ENERGY-CANL
NEW ENGLAND POWER CO TERM INC (BOX 278 in SANDWICH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CANAL ELECTRIC CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
A G M MARINE CONTRACTORS INC (378 RTE 130 in SANDWICH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JOHN MIKUTOWICZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
BUCKS DESSERT CO (19 SAN SEBASTIAN WAY in SANDWICH, MA)
CANNING SERVICE CENTER INC (491 RTE 6A in SANDWICH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
COCA COLA BOTTLING CO INC (RTE 130 in SANDWICH, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: COCA COLA BOTTLING CO OF CAPE COD (CONTACT/OWNER)
OAK RIDGE SCHOOL (260 QUAKER MEETING HOUSE ROAD in SANDWICH, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: OAKRIDGE SCHOOL
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (34 QUAKER MEETINGHOUSE RD in SANDWICH, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BRIAN COOKS AUTO BODY (182 RTE 6A in SANDWICH, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: KWE ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OWNER)
ENVIRO-SAFE CORP (14B JAN SEBASTIAN DR in SANDWICH, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ENVIRO SAFE CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JOHN SIMISON (CONTACT/OWNER)
CANAL AUTO BODY (RTE 130 in SANDWICH, 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: 15.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (45%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Other fuel (4%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 9,007. Population change in the 1990s: +1,837 (+20.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,818
Northeast: 1,738
Midwest: 286
South: 390
West: 158
63% of the 02563 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): 273
Here:
22.4%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 139
Here:
27.3%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 94
Here:
34.2%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SANDWICH, MA):
GREEN SEAL ENVIRONMENTAL INC (28 RTE 6A; small business) : $929,551 in 8 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing) by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $827,932; 2006: $101,619.
Biggest contracts:
$310,936 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2005-11-28. Completion date: 2006-03-30.
$255,000, same as above.Signed on 2005-11-01. Completion date: 2006-03-30.
$130,998, same as above.Signed on 2005-07-27. Completion date: 2006-03-30.
$130,998 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2005-07-27. Completion date: 2006-03-30.
BENN CONSTRUCTION CO INC (39 JARVES ST; small business) : $332,155 in 8 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Air Traffic Control Towers by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $273,606; 2006: $58,549.
Biggest contracts:
$114,975 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2005-09-28. Completion date: 2005-10-07.
$71,950, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-18. Completion date: 2005-10-08.
$44,756, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-10-08.
$36,475, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-28. Completion date: 2005-10-11.
APPLICABLE ELECTRONICS INC (22 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE; small business)
$33,100 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2000-12-22. Completion date: 2001-01-19.
HEALTHY CHILDREN 2000 PROJECT (8 JAN SEBASTIAN WAY #13) : $30,120 in 2 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
$35,000 with Health Resources and Services Administration for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$-4,880 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-03-21. Completion date: 2002-09-29.
CASEY, BRIAN D (14 HIGHFIELD DRIVE; small business) : $28,518 in 2 contractsin 2002
$18,900 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2002-02-08. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
$9,618, same as above.Signed on 2002-03-14. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
CONNOLLY, CHARLENE (44 CRESTVIEW DR; small business) : $18,220 in 2 contractsin 2002
$28,655 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2002-05-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$-10,435, same as above.Signed on 2002-09-17. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
SUPERIOR OFFICE SYSTEMS OF CAP (8 JAN SEBASTIAN DRIVE; small business) : $6,650 in 8 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment, Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.) by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Federal Technology Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $1,161; 2003: $1,161; 2004: $2,322; 2005: $2,322; 2006: $-316.
Biggest contracts:
$1,161 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2007-05-31.
$1,161 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment. Signed on 2005-04-29. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
$1,161 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment. Signed on 2005-04-29. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
$1,161 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment. Signed on 2004-05-22. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: