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Plymouth County

Population in July 2007: 13,879. Population change since 2000: +6.3%
 

Males: 6,791  (48.9%)
Females: 7,088  (51.1%)
Median resident age:  35.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02333.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $77,100 (it was $60,311 in 2000)
East Bridgewater  $77,100
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $361,900 (it was $172,800 in 2000)
East Bridgewater  $361,900
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in East Bridgewater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in East Bridgewater: 112.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (32.4%), Italian (17.1%), English (15.5%), French (6.4%), German (6.3%), United States (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1823

Elevation: 84 feet

Land area: 17.2 square miles.

Population density: 805 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in East Bridgewater

  • High school or higher: 88.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Bridgewater town

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

489 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 1.0% Africa, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

This town:  3.8%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

East Bridgewater:  1.5% ($2,543)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
East Bridgewater satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brockton, MA (6.6 miles , pop. 94,304).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (22.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (217.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bridgewater, MA (3.5 miles ), Whitman, MA (3.7 miles ), Bridgewater, MA (4.0 miles ), West Bridgewater, MA (5.3 miles ), Hanson, MA (5.4 miles ), Abington, MA (6.2 miles ), Halifax, MA (6.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 70 buildings, average cost: $79,800
  • 1997: 66 buildings, average cost: $83,700
  • 1998: 64 buildings, average cost: $98,000
  • 1999: 57 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 63 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2001: 64 buildings, average cost: $125,400
  • 2002: 76 buildings, average cost: $157,200
  • 2003: 32 buildings, average cost: $173,100
  • 2004: 93 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2005: 79 buildings, average cost: $148,400
  • 2006: 56 buildings, average cost: $148,400
  • 2007: 58 buildings, average cost: $157,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
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Latitude: 42.03 N, Longitude: 70.94 W


People in group quarters in East Bridgewater
  • 136 people in nursing homes
  • 30 people in religious group quarters
  • 8 people in other group homes
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area codes: 508, 774

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East Bridgewater, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.2%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



 

Crime in East Bridgewater by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 11010020
    per 100,000 7.97.60.07.60.00.014.60.0
Robberies 01111331
    per 100,000 0.07.67.77.67.422.022.07.2
Assaults 6128556421
    per 100,000 47.591.061.438.137.044.129.3150.6
Burglaries 2018171114151439
    per 100,000 158.2136.5130.483.8103.6110.2102.5279.7
Thefts 1291037064948210398
    per 100,000 1020.5781.1537.0487.3695.6602.2754.4702.9
Auto thefts 21157539813
    per 100,000 166.1113.853.738.122.266.158.693.2
Arson 00101200
    per 100,000 0.00.07.70.07.414.70.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 81.076.449.544.446.552.566.287.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 26 (23 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.66
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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East Bridgewater-area historical tornado activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the East Bridgewater town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.9 miles away from the town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near East Bridgewater:
  • BROCKTON HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BROCKTON, MA)
  • CARITAS GOOD SAMARITAN MED CTR (about 8 miles; BROCKTON, MA)
  • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in East Bridgewater, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Bridgewater:
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 23 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 39 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 40 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Bridgewater:
  • CRANLAND (about 8 miles; HANSON, MA; ID: 28M)
  • MONPONSETT POND (about 8 miles; HALIFAX, MA; ID: MA6)
  • TAUNTON MUNI (about 12 miles; TAUNTON, MA; ID: TAN)

Amtrak station near East Bridgewater:
  • 19 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plant near East Bridgewater:
  • 20 miles: Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Bridgewater:
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 11 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 22 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 9,248)
Public high school in East Bridgewater:
  • EAST BRIDGEWATER HIGH (Students: 673; Location: 11 PLYMOUTH STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle schools in East Bridgewater:
  • GORDON W MITCHELL (Students: 993; Location: 435 CENTRAL STREET; Grades: 4th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • CENTRAL (Students: 818; Location: 107 CENTRAL STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-3rd grade Enrollment)
Library in East Bridgewater:
  • EAST BRIDGEWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $352,513; Location: 32 UNION ST.; 46,212 books; 1,928 audio materials; 1,441 video materials; 110 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in East Bridgewater: Ridder Country Club (A), East Bridgewater Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Carriage Crossing Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in East Bridgewater include: Union Church (A), Community Covenant Church (B), Grace Bible Church (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Elmwood Cemetery (1), Beaver Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Jones Pond (A), Robbins Pond (B), Forge Pond (C), Sawtucket River Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Salisbury Plain River (A), Beaver Brook (B), Meadow Brook (C), Satucket River (D), Black Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in East Bridgewater and their reported violations in the past:

EAST BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPT (Population served: 13365, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-27-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-22-1998)
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and AUG-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-08-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2002)
  • Notification, State - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-27-2000)
  • Notification, Public - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-27-2000)
  • 23 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.1%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

East Bridgewater compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in East Bridgewater (2007 data):
  • East Bridgewater Savings Bank: at 29 Bedford Street, branch established on 1870-03-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $121.5 mil, Deposits: $86.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices
  • South Shore Co-operative Bank: East Bridgewater Branch at 6 Central Street, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $199.0 mil, Deposits: $125.9 mil, headquarters in Weymouth, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: South Shore Mutual Holding Company
  • South Shore Savings Bank: East Bridgewater Branch at 225 Bedford Street, branch established on 1990-03-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $915.3 mil, Deposits: $623.6 mil, headquarters in South Weymouth, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: South Shore Bancorp Mhc



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($402 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Norfolk County, MA  1.57% ($60,184 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA  0.84% ($49,926)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.72% ($62,461)


6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Norfolk County, MA  1.28% ($54,265 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA  1.01% ($42,010)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.60% ($49,190)


Strongest AM radio stations in East Bridgewater:
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBET (1460 AM; 5 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: KJI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMSX (1410 AM; 1 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WVBF (1530 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLEBOROUGH CENTER, MA; Owner: STEVEN J. CALLAHAN)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Bridgewater:
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBIM-FM (91.5 FM; BRIDGEWATER, MA; Owner: BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRPS (88.3 FM; ROCKLAND, MA; Owner: ROCKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

TV broadcast stations around East Bridgewater:
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)


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