Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,240 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,285 (0.6%)
Area name: Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barnstable County is $725 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1138 a month.
Cities in this county include: Falmouth
, Dartmouth
, Yarmouth
, Sandwich
, Bourne
, Dennis
, Mashpee
, Harwich
, South Yarmouth
, Brewster
.
2005 air pollution in Barnstable County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Dukes County
, Plymouth County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Barnstable County: 4-H
Club Camp
(A),
Mayos Beach Light
(B),
Nauset Beach Lighthouse
(C),
Portanimicutt
(D),
Provincetown Airport Aero Light
(E),
Race Point
(F),
Race Point Light
(G),
Race Point Lighthouse
(H),
Sandwich Marina
(I),
Sealand of Cape Cod
(J),
Ballymeade Golf Course
(K),
Stony Brook Mill
(L),
Teaticket Plaza
(M),
The Eastham Mill
(N),
Weesquamsett
(O),
Wellfleet Town Pier
(P),
Wood End Light
(Q),
Youth Forestry Camp
(R),
Brewster County Club
(S),
Butler Flats Light
(T)
Shopping Center: Falmouth
Mall
(1).
Churches in Barnstable County include: Cape
Cod Bible Alliance Church
(A),
Cataumet Methodist Church
(B),
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(C),
East End Meetinghouse Church
(D),
Saint James Chuch
(E),
First Church
(F),
First Congregational Church
(G),
Old Indian Church
(H)
Cemeteries: Bridge
Road Cemetery
(1),
Cove Burying Ground
(2),
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3),
Goodspeed Cemetery
(4),
Percival Cemetery
(5),
Evergreen Cemetery
(6),
Dillingham Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grassy
Pond
(A),
Griffiths Pond
(B),
Grassy Pond
(C),
Foundry Pond
(D),
Snow Pond
(E),
Moll Pond
(F),
Grassy Nook Pond
(G),
Jones Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Springhill
Creek
(A),
Pamet River
(B),
Mashpee River
(C),
Frost Fish Creek
(D),
Bass Creek
(E),
Seapit River
(F),
Red River
(G),
Childs River
(H),
Red Brook
(I)
Parks in Barnstable County include: Tern
Island Sanctuary
(1),
Ashumet Holl Reservation
(2),
Audubon Bird Sanctuary
(3),
Lowell Holly Reservation
(4),
Snows Field
(5),
Goodwill Park
(6),
Doane Rock Picnic Area
(7),
Windmill Park
(8),
Nickerson State Forest Park
(9)
Beaches: Eustis
Beach
(A),
East Sandwich Beach
(B),
Highland Beach
(C),
South Cape Beach
(D),
Sunrise Beach
(E),
Quissett Beach
(F),
Orleans Beach
(G),
Forest Beach
(H),
Ballston Beach
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.9% | | Massachusetts: | 4.4% |
Current college students: 8,492
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 10,982 (53% naturalized citizens)
| Barnstable
County: |
4.9% | | Whole
state: | 12.2% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 2,463
- 1990
to 1994: 983
- 1985
to 1989: 1,065
- 1980
to 1984: 661
- 1975
to 1979: 582
- 1970
to 1974: 597
- 1970
to 1974: 549
- 1965
to 1969: 4,082
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Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 121,955
- One,
attached: 5,469
- Two:
5,144
- 3
or 4: 4,333
- 5
to 9: 4,089
- 10
to 19: 1,661
- 20
or more: 3,835
- Mobile
homes: 580
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Barnstable County with a mortgage: 41,628 (2,905 second mortgage, 5,444 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25,393 Agriculture
in Barnstable County
Average size of farms: 21 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48517
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $3869.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.95%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $45593
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.13%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32869
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Vegetables: 98 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 29 acresBarnstable
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 19.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/22/1977, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
|
- Construction
(17%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005: |
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Brazil
(18%)
- United
Kingdom (12%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Germany
(7%)
- Ireland
(5%)
- Portugal
(4%)
- Italy
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Barnstable County:
|
- Irish
(24%)
- English
(16%)
- Italian
(9%)
- German
(6%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- French
(except Basque) (5%)
- Portuguese
(4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 80,672 (81%)
- Carpooled:
8,073 (8%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 1,077 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 29 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 71 (0%)
- Railroad:
127 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
67 (0%)
- Taxi:
65 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
35 (0%)
- Bicycle:
318 (0%)
- Walked:
2,616 (3%)
- Other
means: 903 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 5,144 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- 2188
people in nursing homes
- 935
people in other workers' dormitories
- 713
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 535
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 266
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 218
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 205
people in other group homes
- 139
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 89
people in religious group quarters
- 87
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 53
people in military barracks, etc.
- 48
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 46
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 39
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 38
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 27
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 27
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 14
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 6
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 3
people in military ships
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $62,496.
5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,076 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.20% | | Massachusetts
average: | 6.31% |
0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($744 average AGI)
| Barnstable
County: |
0.18% | | Massachusetts
average: | 0.28% |
2.59% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($37,268 average AGI)
2.43% relocated from other states ($32,064 average AGI)
| Barnstable
County: |
2.43% | | Massachusetts
average: | 2.46% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Plymouth County, MA
|
0.59% ($50,745 average AGI) |
| from
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.49% ($89,656) |
| from
Norfolk County, MA
|
0.41% ($87,563) |
| from
Worcester County, MA
|
0.27% ($72,011) |
| from
Suffolk County, MA
|
0.27% ($105,914) |
| from
Bristol County, MA
|
0.24% ($49,531) |
| from
Essex County, MA
|
0.10% ($58,928) |
5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,844 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.84% | | Massachusetts
average: | 6.91% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($480 average AGI)
| Barnstable
County: |
0.06% | | Massachusetts
average: | 0.11% |
2.33% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($21,738 average AGI)
3.45% relocated to other states ($34,627 average AGI)
| Barnstable
County: |
3.45% | | Massachusetts
average: |
3.26% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Plymouth County, MA
|
0.62% ($63,660 average AGI) |
| to
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.37% ($60,586) |
| to
Suffolk County, MA
|
0.36% ($48,529) |
| to
Norfolk County, MA
|
0.31% ($59,434) |
| to
Bristol County, MA
|
0.21% ($39,050) |
| to
Worcester County, MA
|
0.17% ($38,491) |
| to
Essex County, MA
|
0.11% ($61,412) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Births
per 1000 population in Barnstable County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Barnstable County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Barnstable County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 57,608 (52,438 aged, 5,170 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 216,548
- In
family households: 176,474 (44,636 male householders, 16,677 female householders)
50,630
spouses, 54,503 children (50,556 natural, 1,685 adopted, 2,262 stepchildren), 2,132 grandchildren, 1,129 brothers or sisters, 1,522 parents, 1,623 other relatives, 3,622 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 40,074 (13,090 male householders (10,037 living alone)), 20,442 female householders (17,884 living alone)), 6,542 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 5,682 (2,531 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 32,386 2-persons, 12,292 3-persons, 10,124 4-persons, 4,643 5-persons, 1,388 6-persons, 480 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 27,921 1-person, 4,981 2-persons, 439 3-persons, 160 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
31,865 married couples with children.
10,220 single-parent households (1,900 men, 8,320 women).
93.2% of residents of Barnstable County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,902,322,000 ($8319 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $208,876,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $855,367,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $438,034,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,041,000
Federal grants: $304,649,000
Federal procurement contracts: $152,873,000 ($110,520,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $149,358,000 ($38,868,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,875,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $66,569,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,687,604,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,396
| Here: |
46 per 1000 residents | | State: | 67
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 14,587
| Here: |
64 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,137
| Here: |
+9 per 1000 residents | | State: | +25
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,648
| Here: |
+29 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-37 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Barnstable County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 25.54 millions of gallons per day (90% from ground, 10% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,717
- 1995
to 1998: 7,965
- 1990
to 1994: 8,865
- 1980
to 1989: 32,615
- 1970
to 1979: 32,986
- 1960
to 1969: 20,817
- 1950
to 1959: 16,125
- 1940
to 1949: 7,452
- 1939
or earlier: 17,541
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Barnstable County, Massachusetts:
|
- 1
room: 64
- 2
rooms: 304
- 3
rooms: 1,319
- 4
rooms: 7,013
- 5
rooms: 16,139
- 6
rooms: 20,437
- 7
rooms: 14,281
- 8
rooms: 7,805
- 9
or more rooms: 6,421
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barnstable County, Massachusetts: |
- 1
room: 733
- 2
rooms: 1,838
- 3
rooms: 3,790
- 4
rooms: 5,441
- 5
rooms: 4,305
- 6
rooms: 2,760
- 7
rooms: 1,179
- 8
rooms: 652
- 9
or more rooms: 341
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barnstable County: |
- no
bedroom: 116
- 1
bedroom: 1,662
- 2
bedrooms: 18,457
- 3
bedrooms: 36,808
- 4
bedrooms: 13,688
- 5
or more bedrooms: 3,052
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barnstable County: |
- no
bedroom: 872
- 1
bedroom: 5,248
- 2
bedrooms: 8,001
- 3
bedrooms: 5,272
- 4
bedrooms: 1,411
- 5
or more bedrooms: 235
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barnstable County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 2,181
- 1
vehicle: 25,515
- 2
vehicles: 35,192
- 3
vehicles: 8,381
- 4
vehicles: 1,952
- 5
or more vehicles: 562
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barnstable County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 2,541
- 1
vehicle: 10,953
- 2
vehicles: 6,106
- 3
vehicles: 1,110
- 4
vehicles: 218
- 5
or more vehicles: 111
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58% of Barnstable County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Massachusetts.
| Barnstable
County: |
58.4% | | State
average: | 60.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 144444
- Northeast:
43568
- Midwest:
7946
- South:
8879
- West:
4684
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $169,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (49%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (48%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Electricity
(18%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,289
| Here: |
5.8% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 820
| Here: |
7.5% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,493
| Here: |
22.6% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
Barnstable
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $8,805,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $19,385,000
General - Other: $6,450,000
Central Staff Services: $4,284,000
Police Protection: $3,708,000
Health Services - Other: $3,009,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,088,000
General Public Buildings: $1,764,000
Housing & Community Development: $591,000
Financial Administration: $450,000
Welfare - Other: $385,000
Fire Protection: $333,000
Other Hospitals: $273,000
- Employee
Retirement - Total Other Securities: $153,699,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $97,977,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $86,438,000
Interest Revenue: $65,818,000
Benefit Payments: $29,607,000
From Local Government: $25,564,000
Other Investments - Other: $17,886,000
Local Employee Contribution: $16,373,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $4,027,000
Withdrawals: $2,349,000
From Other Government: $1,101,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $613,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $41,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $114,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $810,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $635,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $175,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $192,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $304,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $24,186,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,394,000
General Support: $3,597,000
- Tax
- Other Selective Sales: $8,465,000
Property: $2,563,000
NEC: $2,429,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $15,646,000
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