Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02717 with a mortgage: 1,043 (72 second mortgage, 330 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 402
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,880
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $581
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
6.1%
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 02717: Freetown Fire Department Station 2 (A), Freetown Fire Department Station 3 Headquarters (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 02717:
Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 28
$35,000 to $39,999: 42
$40,000 to $49,999: 27
$50,000 to $59,999: 44
$70,000 to $79,999: 43
$80,000 to $89,999: 391
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 35
$150,000 to $174,999: 34
$175,000 to $199,999: 59
$200,000 to $249,999: 142
$250,000 to $299,999: 221
$300,000 to $399,999: 495
$400,000 to $499,999: 307
$500,000 to $749,999: 165
$750,000 to $999,999: 28
$1,000,000 or more: 18
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 02717:
$100 to $149: 455
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 31
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 27
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 143
$500 to $549: 47
$600 to $649: 30
$650 to $699: 38
$700 to $749: 65
$750 to $799: 47
$800 to $899: 30
$900 to $999: 161
$1,000 to $1,249: 73
$1,250 to $1,499: 27
$1,500 to $1,999: 12
No cash rent: 43
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $361,594.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $340,619
Black or African American householders: $404,729
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $296,801
Some other race householders: $485,674
Two or more races householders: $296,801
Hispanic or Latino householders: $242,837
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $341,268
02717:
$341,268
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $260,597 - $427,311
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $406,229
Here:
$406,229
State:
$415,289
Townhouses or other attached units: $189,696
Here:
$189,696
State:
$352,993
In 2-unit structures: $1,304,455
Here:
$1,304,455
State:
$358,854
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,282
Here:
$199,282
State:
$352,408
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,476
Here:
$141,476
State:
$307,131
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,725
One, attached: 27
Two: 41
3 or 4: 87
5 to 9: 88
10 to 19: 345
20 to 49: 37
50 or more: 66
Mobile homes: 233
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,312 (89%)
Carpooled: 148 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 15 (1%)
Railroad: 20 (1%)
Ferryboat: 40 (2%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (1%)
Walked: 53 (2%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 92 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 35
5 to 9 minutes: 56
10 to 14 minutes: 147
15 to 19 minutes: 676
20 to 24 minutes: 468
25 to 29 minutes: 221
30 to 34 minutes: 285
35 to 39 minutes: 65
40 to 44 minutes: 52
45 to 59 minutes: 251
60 to 89 minutes: 167
90 or more minutes: 118
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,363
In family households: 4,041 (1,072 male householders, 207 female householders)
1,102 spouses, 1,420 children (1,352 natural, 33 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 19 other relatives, 78 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 322 (137 male householders (116 living alone)), 128 female householders (97 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (12 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 485 2-persons, 296 3-persons, 322 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 259 1-person, 98 2-persons, 28 3-persons
826 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (54 men, 31 women).
90.3% of residents of 02717 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 22% well, 32% not well, 8% not at all).
50.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (19% very well, 5% well, 72% not well, 5% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 24% well, 16% not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% very well, 19% well, 15% not at all).
Foreign born population: 269 (5.8%) (62.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.8%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Portugal (68%)
India (6%)
Canada (6%)
Netherlands (4%)
Cuba (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Other Northern Europe (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 9
1990 to 1999: 27
1980 to 1989: 28
Before 1980: 220
Races in zip code 02717:
White population: 4,503 Black population: 40 American Indian population: 16 Asian population: 58 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 70 Two or more races population: 89 Hispanic or Latino population: 66
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 1,365
English: 621
French (except Basque): 525
French Canadian: 519
Irish: 464
Subsaharan African: 133
Cape Verdean: 132
Italian: 130
Other groups: 130
Haitian: 103
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 102
Polish: 89
American: 73
European: 71
German: 66
Welsh: 65
Austrian: 57
Scottish: 39
Russian: 39
Slovene: 38
Dutch: 31
African: 24
Lithuanian: 23
Hungarian: 20
British: 19
Brazilian: 18
Iranian: 18
Greek: 18
Nigerian: 16
Croatian: 16
Canadian: 15
Danish: 14
Barbadian: 14
Northern European: 13
Latvian: 13
Scotch-Irish: 13
Lebanese: 12
Cajun: 12
Romanian: 12
Swedish: 12
Arab: 11
Jamaican: 10
Scandinavian: 9
Czech: 7
Finnish: 6
Armenian: 5
Norwegian: 5
Pennsylvania German: 4
Swiss: 4
Albanian: 3
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:
WHITNEY ACADEMY (Students: 40; Location: P O BOX 619/ 85 DR BRALEY RD, EAST FREETOWN, MA; Grades: UG - UG; Boys only)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING SERVICES (APPLIANCE) (182 MIDDLEBORO ROAD in EAST FREETOWN, MA) . Federal Facility
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
MELLO JOHN F (16 BRALEY RD in EAST FREETOWN, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0165, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
P & A SALVAGE CO (48 MACOMBER ST in EAST FREETOWN, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. Organizations: ANTHONY KOPCYCH (CONTACT/OWNER)
AA WILL MATERIALS-FREETOWN QUARRY (200 COUNTRY ROAD in EAST FREETOWN, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE Alternative names: AA WILL-FREETOWN
NEW ENGLAND APPLIANCE (65 CHASE RD in EAST FREETOWN, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
Utility gas (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (5%)
Electricity (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 4,883. Population change in the 1990s: -483 (-9.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,703
Northeast: 257
Midwest: 70
South: 46
West: 29
72% of the 02717 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% 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): 114
Here:
20.0%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
Here:
8.1%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 200
Here:
46.0%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ADVANCE AIR & HEAT COMPANY, IN (177 BULLOCK RD in EAST FREETOWN, MA; small business) : $47,710 in 7 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Facilities Operations Support Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $13,380; 2004: $17,225; 2005: $1,175; 2006: $15,930.
Biggest contracts:
$15,930 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2006-01-25. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$13,380, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$12,900, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,375, same as above.Signed on 2004-01-09. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
AMC CONSTRUCTION CO INC (6 PIERCE WAY EAST ROAD in EAST FREETOWN, MA; small business) : $2,800 in 2 contractsin 1999
$2,000 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in RI. Signed on 1999-10-08. Completion date: 1999-10-14.
$800, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 1999-10-14.
JET-LINE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE (159 COUNTY RD in EAST FREETOWN, MA; small business) : $-57,810 in 2 contractsin 1999
$0 with Navy for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in CT. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 1994-02-12.
$-57,810, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 1994-02-12.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)