Housing units in zip code 02743 with a mortgage: 2,141 (113 second mortgage, 470 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,067
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,724
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $572
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 02743: Flying Cloud Orchards (A), Acushnet Fire Department Station 2 Long Plain (B), Acushnet Fire Department Station 3 (C), Acushnet Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mill Pond (A), Hamlins Pond (B), Acushnet River Reservoir (C), New Bedford Reservoir (D), Tinkham Pond (E), Hathaway Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,567 married couples with children.
707 single-parent households (132 men, 575 women).
80.4% of residents of 02743 zip code speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 23% well, 21% not well).
32.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 13% well, 12% not well, 14% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 21% well, 8% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,075 (10.4%) (76.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
10.4%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Portugal (75%)
Brazil (6%)
Canada (4%)
Philippines (3%)
India (1%)
Other Western Africa (1%)
Jamaica (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 69
1990 to 1999: 67
1980 to 1989: 143
Before 1980: 918
Races in zip code 02743:
White population: 9,676 Black population: 189 American Indian population: 210 Asian population: 72 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 229 Two or more races population: 341 Hispanic or Latino population: 330
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 3,673
French (except Basque): 1,185
Irish: 1,064
French Canadian: 911
English: 768
American: 527
Polish: 378
Other groups: 376
Italian: 250
European: 226
Brazilian: 204
Lithuanian: 172
Greek: 119
Subsaharan African: 99
Cape Verdean: 98
Scottish: 91
German: 81
Dutch: 77
Austrian: 64
Canadian: 57
Norwegian: 55
Welsh: 52
Scandinavian: 49
British: 47
Slovene: 42
Hungarian: 33
Swedish: 32
Finnish: 24
Lebanese: 22
Arab: 21
Iranian: 19
Russian: 14
Cajun: 13
Czech: 8
Armenian: 6
Croatian: 6
Scotch-Irish: 6
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
B&F LANDFILL (561 MAIN STREET in ACUSHNET, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1200463, AIR PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL. Alternative names: ACUSHNET LANDFILL, ACUSHNET PROPERTIES, INC., B AND F / BFI LANDFILL
ACUSHNET COMPANY (4 SLOCUM ST. in ACUSHNET, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS Alternative names: ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT I, ACUSHNET CO- PLANT A, ACUSHNET CO TITLEIST GOLF DIV, TITLEIST & FOOT JOY WORLDWIDE BALL PLANT 1
ACUSHNET ELEMENTARY SCH (800 MIDDLE ROAD in ACUSHNET, MA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-003025
AF FORD JR HIGH SCHOOL (708 MIDDLE ROAD in ACUSHNET, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Geographic Names Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: A F FORD JR HIGH SCH, AF FORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AF FORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALBERT F FORD MIDDLE SCH
L & S INDS. INC. (72 S. MAIN ST. REAR in ACUSHNET, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
ACUSHNET (TOWN OF in ACUSHNET, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
NEW ENGLAND TELE (PLYMPTON ST in ACUSHNET, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
LOUS AUTO BODY & SALES (62R LAURA KEENE AVE in ACUSHNET, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: TEIXEIRA`S AUTO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
BARRETT AUTO BODY (691 NORTH MAIN ST in ACUSHNET, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: EDWARD J BARRETT JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
JIMS AUTO BODY (36 SLOCUM ST in ACUSHNET, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
ACUSHNET CITY OF (WOOD ST in ACUSHNET, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
ACUSHNET PUBLIC SCHOOLS (130 MAIN STREET in ACUSHNET, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
KENNEDY CENTER/AKA INGHAM P.S. (80 RIVET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (4%)
Coal or coke (4%)
Other fuel (3%)
Solar energy (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 9,601. Population change in the 1990s: +500 (+5.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,247
Northeast: 507
Midwest: 55
South: 124
West: 44
74% of the 02743 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% 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): 678
Here:
36.1%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,772
Here:
75.6%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 385
Here:
58.3%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BRALEY TOOL & DIE (19 MAIN STREET in ACUSHNET, MA; small business) : $0 in 3 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
$24,000 with Army for Textile Industries Machinery. Signed on 2003-05-21. Completion date: 2003-07-03.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-11. Completion date: 2003-07-03.
$-24,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-11. Completion date: 2003-07-03.
GARDNER, CHARLES (50 CLEMSWAY in ACUSHNET, MA; small business) : $0 in 8 contractsin 2004
Contracts for Other Housekeeping Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$4,096 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2004-02-14. Completion date: 2004-10-11.
$4,096 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2004-02-14. Completion date: 2004-10-11.
$1,992 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2004-01-21. Completion date: 2004-10-11.
$1,992 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2004-01-21. Completion date: 2004-10-11.
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)
Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (50-99: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)