Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02723 with a mortgage: 1,296 (476 second mortgage, 265 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 962
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,655
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $534
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
29.9%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 02723:
Less than $10,000: 124
$25,000 to $29,999: 134
$30,000 to $34,999: 138
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 357
$90,000 to $99,999: 285
$100,000 to $124,999: 211
$125,000 to $149,999: 209
$150,000 to $174,999: 391
$175,000 to $199,999: 229
$200,000 to $249,999: 780
$250,000 to $299,999: 563
$300,000 to $399,999: 534
$400,000 to $499,999: 178
$500,000 to $749,999: 131
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 115
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 02723:
Less than $100: 551
$100 to $149: 495
$150 to $199: 331
$200 to $249: 413
$250 to $299: 708
$300 to $349: 620
$350 to $399: 410
$400 to $449: 584
$450 to $499: 455
$500 to $549: 629
$550 to $599: 485
$600 to $649: 779
$650 to $699: 827
$700 to $749: 464
$750 to $799: 242
$800 to $899: 424
$900 to $999: 850
$1,000 to $1,249: 354
$1,250 to $1,499: 245
No cash rent: 331
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $264,549.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $240,678
Black or African American householders: $247,704
Some other race householders: $292,741
Hispanic or Latino householders: $405,334
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $245,903
02723:
$245,903
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $198,281 - $292,220
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $279,762
Here:
$279,762
State:
$415,289
Townhouses or other attached units: $19,846
Here:
$19,846
State:
$352,993
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $300,996
Here:
$300,996
State:
$352,408
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,353
One, attached: 467
Two: 1,244
3 or 4: 3,048
5 to 9: 2,075
10 to 19: 786
20 to 49: 308
50 or more: 2,724
Mobile homes: 6
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,925 (78%)
Carpooled: 860 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 235 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 146 (2%)
Walked: 787 (12%)
Other means: 271 (4%)
Worked at home: 166 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 308
5 to 9 minutes: 858
10 to 14 minutes: 1,200
15 to 19 minutes: 1,248
20 to 24 minutes: 888
25 to 29 minutes: 389
30 to 34 minutes: 711
35 to 39 minutes: 424
40 to 44 minutes: 163
45 to 59 minutes: 545
60 to 89 minutes: 514
90 or more minutes: 154
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 15,717
In family households: 12,847 (2,737 male householders, 1,454 female householders)
2,808 spouses, 4,937 children (4,790 natural, 30 adopted, 117 stepchildren), 210 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 127 other relatives, 316 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,870 (1,084 male householders (943 living alone)), 1,436 female householders (1,304 living alone)), 350 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 224 (214 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,646 2-persons, 1,077 3-persons, 572 4-persons, 543 5-persons, 195 6-persons, 243 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 2,971 1-person, 555 2-persons, 558 3-persons
1,454 married couples with children.
2,562 single-parent households (869 men, 1,693 women).
62.4% of residents of 02723 zip code speak English at home.
32.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% very well, 15% well, 46% not well, 7% not at all).
42.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% very well, 22% well, 17% not well, 16% not at all).
23.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% very well, 16% well, 15% not well, 5% not at all).
31.9% of residents speak other language at home (14% very well, 28% well, 58% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,250 (19.8%) (59.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
19.8%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Portugal (71%)
Brazil (9%)
Cambodia (7%)
Thailand (2%)
Lebanon (1%)
Canada (1%)
Vietnam (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 889
1990 to 1999: 510
1980 to 1989: 1,174
Before 1980: 1,526
Races in zip code 02723:
White population: 13,627 Black population: 779 American Indian population: 711 Asian population: 2,154 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 963 Two or more races population: 597 Hispanic or Latino population: 2,415
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 5,959
Other groups: 2,793
French (except Basque): 1,806
Irish: 971
Italian: 925
English: 586
French Canadian: 574
Lebanese: 466
European: 381
Brazilian: 377
German: 329
Arab: 318
Subsaharan African: 316
Cape Verdean: 306
British: 303
American: 239
Polish: 215
Greek: 108
Scottish: 108
Norwegian: 85
Welsh: 78
Canadian: 74
Dutch: 54
Other Arab: 47
Scandinavian: 47
Danish: 45
Swedish: 30
Other Subsaharan African: 21
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 21
Finnish: 20
African: 20
Russian: 19
Turkish: 19
Scotch-Irish: 17
Belizean: 11
Kenyan: 9
Austrian: 3
Ukrainian: 1
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02723 not listed on the city page:
SAMUEL WATSON (Students: 269; Location: 935 EASTERN AVENUE, FALL RIVER, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
DAVOL (Students: 162; Location: 112 FLINT STREET, FALL RIVER, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
COUGHLIN (Students: 155; Location: 1975 PLEASANT STREET, FALL RIVER, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
HUGO A DUBUQUE (Students: 130; Location: 330 OAK GROVE AVENUE, FALL RIVER, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
BOYS CLUB ALT (Students: 8; Location: 803 BEDFORD STREET, FALL RIVER, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BOYS CLUB ALT (803 BEDFORD STREET in FALL RIVER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-095055 Organizations: FALL RIVER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EDMOND P TALBOT MIDDLE (124 MELROSE STREET in FALL RIVER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-095305 Organizations: FALL RIVER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LABERGE, TERRENCE (JEFFERSON RD in FALL RIVER, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1998-0129, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
A & E METAL FINISHINGS CO INC (18 MARTINE ST in FALL RIVER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JUSTIN W MORGANSTEIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
ANDRADES AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE (46 MCGOWAN ST in FALL RIVER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: DONALD PIRES (CONTACT/OWNER)
BRISTOL PACIFIC (1 FATHER DEVALLES BLVD in FALL RIVER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS Alternative names: BRISTOL PACIFIC-HOWARD ARTHUR MILLS, TILLY REALTY ASSOCS, TILLY REALTY HOWARD ARTHUR MILLS
BRISTOL PACIFIC (275 MARTINE STREET in FALL RIVER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS Alternative names: BRISTOL PACIFIC-HEYWOOD MILL, TILLY REALTY ASSOC., TILLY REALTY HEYWOOD MILL
MILTON BRADLEY CO (179 MARITINE ST in FALL RIVER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
KORBER HATS INC (18 MARTINE ST in FALL RIVER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ABC AUTO BODY (753 PLEASANT ST in FALL RIVER, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: ABC AUTO BODY REPAIR INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A B C AUTO BODY & SALES
AMERADA HESS CORP (175 MILLIKEN BLVD in FALL RIVER, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: AMERADA HESS CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AMERADA HESS 21513, MERIT OIL CORP, MERIT OIL CORP
AMERADA HESS CORP (614 PLEASANT ST in FALL RIVER, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: AMERADA HESS CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AMERADA HESS 21505, MERIT OIL CORP
ASSAD MOBIL STA (439 QUEQUECHAN ST in FALL RIVER, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: SADER ASSAD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (71%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 16,801. Population change in the 1990s: -809 (-4.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,408
Northeast: 719
Midwest: 140
South: 199
West: 147
59% of the 02723 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% 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): 404
Here:
13.2%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 123
Here:
11.4%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 746
Here:
43.4%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (FALL RIVER, MA):
MIKEL INC (151 MARTINE ST; small business) : $3,397,180 in 28 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Defense Ships -- Engineering Development (R&D), Defense Ships -- Basic Research (R&D), Engineering and Technical Services, Technical Assistance, and moreby Navy, Federal Technology Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $177,978; 2002: $266,373; 2003: $724,862; 2004: $807,689; 2005: $1,300,716; 2006: $119,562.
Biggest contracts:
$480,023 with Navy for Defense Ships -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2006-09-18.
$400,000 with Navy for Defense Ships -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in NV. Signed on 2003-08-21. Completion date: 2005-08-21.
$390,000 with Navy for Engineering and Technical Services. Taking place in NV. Signed on 2004-05-18. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$361,500 with Navy for Technical Assistance. Taking place in NV. Signed on 2005-05-06. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
CHACE LEATHER PRODUCTS, INC (507 ALDEN ST; small business) : $133,518 in 23 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Radar Equipment, Except Airborne, Tool and Hardware Boxes, Bags and Sacks, Guns, through 30 mm, and moreby Navy, Federal Supply Service, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $21,000; 2003: $24,250; 2004: $62,781; 2005: $20,529; 2006: $4,958.
Biggest contracts:
$29,193 with Navy for Radar Equipment, Except Airborne. Signed on 2004-08-18. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
$20,000 with Federal Supply Service for Tool and Hardware Boxes. Signed on 2002-12-15. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
$11,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-05-15.
$10,720 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bags and Sacks. Signed on 2004-10-14. Completion date: 2005-01-13.
$42,412 with Air Force for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. Signed on 2005-08-11. Completion date: 2005-12-15.
$24,604 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$14,750 with Air Force for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. Signed on 2005-06-02. Completion date: 2005-08-02.
OCEANSERVER TECHNOLOGY (151 MARTINE ST; small business)
$57,859 with Navy for Services -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2005-02-22.
J D PRECISION MACHINING INC (176 HORTON ST; small business) : $8,688 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$5,625 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2006-06-07. Completion date: 2006-08-07.
$3,063 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2005-11-07. Completion date: 2006-01-06.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)