Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02744 with a mortgage: 772 (149 second mortgage, 168 home equity loan, 208 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 447
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,797
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $587
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
28.7%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
731 married couples with children.
1,294 single-parent households (273 men, 1,021 women).
46.0% of residents of 02744 zip code speak English at home.
73.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% very well, 28% well, 37% not well, 9% not at all).
39.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% very well, 20% well, 18% not well, 16% not at all).
13.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 12% well, 16% not well, 11% not at all).
Foreign born population: 2,476 (29.5%) (51.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
29.5%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Portugal (76%)
Other Western Africa (6%)
El Salvador (4%)
Mexico (2%)
Guatemala (1%)
Brazil (1%)
Dominican Republic (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 765
1990 to 1999: 576
1980 to 1989: 380
Before 1980: 1,349
Races in zip code 02744:
White population: 5,663 Black population: 625 American Indian population: 247 Asian population: 169 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 166 Two or more races population: 342 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,938
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 3,859
Other groups: 2,071
Subsaharan African: 680
Cape Verdean: 638
African: 393
English: 295
French (except Basque): 275
Hungarian: 210
European: 202
Irish: 166
American: 134
Italian: 131
Dutch: 109
Polish: 103
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 97
German: 89
Brazilian: 78
Haitian: 65
French Canadian: 63
Bahamian: 53
Norwegian: 52
Canadian: 48
Swedish: 35
Greek: 33
Welsh: 28
Scottish: 23
Scotch-Irish: 9
Albanian: 6
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02744 not listed on the city page:
JOHN HANNIGAN (Students: 343; Location: 33 EMERY STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
WILLIAM H TAYLOR (Students: 277; Location: 620 BROCK AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CLARKS COVE REALTY (127 WEST RODNEY FRENCH BOULEVARD in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1200295, AIR PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
NEW BEDFORD WATER PO (FORT RODMAN in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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 Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: NEW BEDFORD W W T F (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: NEW BEDFORD SSI, NEW BEDFORD W W T F, NEW BEDFORD W W W F, NEW BEDFORD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
ALLEGHENY RODNEY STRIP DIVISION (1357 EAST RODNEY FRENCH BOULEVARD in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC 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 TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, STRIP, AND BARS; ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING OF COPPER; METAL HEAT TREATING Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL MILLS.; ROLLED STEEL SHAPE MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: RODNEY METALS TEL, TELEDYNE RODNEY METALS
MUSTANG PARTNERS (11 COVE ST in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS Organizations: CAROL CABLE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ATLAS SCREW & SPECIALTIES, ATLAS SCREW SPECIALT, COLUMBIA ELECTRONIC CABLES DIV
JOHN B DEVALLES (120 KATHERINE STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201050 Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
JOHN HANNIGAN (33 EMERY STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-201070 Organizations: NEW BEDFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BRITTANY DYEING & PRINTING CORP (1357 EAST RODNEY FRENCH BOULEVARD in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) 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: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, WOOL (INCLUDING DYEING AND FINISHING); LACE AND WARP KNIT FABRIC MILLS; FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON; FABRICATED TEXTILE PRODUCTS Organizations: KENNETH JOBLON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BRITTANY DYE & PRINT
MULTICOLOR SCREEN PRINTING INC (62 GIFFORD ST in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. Organizations: PROP: BHR INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
NEW BEDFORD ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (119 FREDERICK STREET in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: NEW BED ROOSEVELT JH, ROOSEVELT JR. H.S., ROOSEVELT JR HIGH SCHOOL, ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: 7-ELEVEN INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PHILLIP CURY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: 7 ELEVEN 33065
ABREU AUTO BODY (372 BONNEY ST in NEW BEDFORD, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GEORGE ABREU (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMERADA HESS CORP (1253 COVE RD in NEW BEDFORD, 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 21504, MERIT OIL CORP
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (63%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
Electricity (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (3%)
Coal or coke (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 13,424. Population change in the 1990s: -1,714 (-12.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,817
Northeast: 435
Midwest: 37
South: 95
West: 35
62% of the 02744 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): 328
Here:
24.0%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 222
Here:
34.9%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 228
Here:
46.9%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
MICHAEL BIANCO, INC (89 W RODNEY FRENCH BLVD in NEW BEDFORD, MA; small business) : $92,540,514 in 94 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Individual Equipment, Outerwear, Men's, Clothing, Special Purpose, Hospital and Surgical Clothing and Related Special Purpose Items, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Federal Supply Service, Army Signed by year:2000: $374,707; 2001: $4,252,398; 2002: $680,136; 2003: $1,415,402; 2004: $19,897,033; 2005: $35,312,275; 2006: $29,009,363.
Biggest contracts:
$12,409,024 with Defense Logistics Agency for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2005-01-18. Completion date: 2005-03-24.
$11,134,718, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-08. Completion date: 2005-10-25.
$10,863,529, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-31. Completion date: 2007-04-30.
$8,509,765, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-22. Completion date: 2007-04-30.
FURNITURE CITY INC (127 RODNEY FRENCH BLVD in NEW BEDFORD, MA; small business)
$26,150 with Navy for Household Furniture. Signed on 2000-09-07. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
FREITAS, EILEEN (21 COVE ST in NEW BEDFORD, MA; small business)
$19,222 with Army for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2003-04-10. Completion date: 2003-05-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: