Attleboro Community Profile

Attleboro Mayor and Council
Member	Ward
Kevin J. Dumas	Mayor
Carolyn J. Tedino	Ward 1
Frank Cook	Ward 2
Robert M. Schoch, Council Vice President	Ward3
John Davis	Ward 4
Barry K. LaCasse, Council President	Ward 5
Kathleen M. Jackson	Ward 6
Kimberly Allard	Councilor At Large
Peter Blais	Councilor At Large
Walter J. Thibodeau	Councilor At Large
Brian Kirby	Council At Large

Map of Attleboro

Location:

The city of Attleboro is located in Southeastern Mass bordered by North Attleboro and Mansfield on the north; Norton on the east; Rehoboth and Seekonk on the south and Pawtucket and Cumberland, R.I. on the southwest and west. Attleboro is 32 miles southwest of Boston, 12 miles north of Providence, R.I. and 197 miles from New York City.

You can visit the Official Website of Attleboro Ma. at http://www.cityofattleboro.us/

2000 U.S. Census Bureau Population Characteristics:

General Population Statistics

Total Households	16,554	Total Population	42,068
Total Registered Voters*	25,464	Total Unenrolled Voters*	14,982
Total Males	20,441	Total Females	21,627
Never Married	8,499	Married	18,648
Separated	667	Non-Married/unrelated	5,098
Widowed	2,343	Divorced	2,922
Single female Head of households	1,698	Grandparents as caregivers	607

*Secretary of State, July 2003

Race/Ancestry Statistics

Race	Total	Percent	Total in Poverty	Percent
White	38,410	91.3%	2,148	5.7%
Black	691	1.6%	169	21.7%
Asian	1,367	3.2%	114	9.4%
Hispanic	1,805	4.3%	201	12.0%
American Indian	67	0.2%	0	0.0%
Other	765	1.8%	29	4.8%
Two or more Races	753	1.8%	79	8.4%

Disability Status

Population 5 to 20 years	9,114	With a Disabilty	656	% Disabiled	7.2%
Population 21 to 64 years	24,722	With a Disabilty	4,491	% Disabiled	18.2%
21 to 64 employed				% Employed	62.4%
Population 65 years and older	4,799	With a Disabilty	1,983	% Disabiled	41.3%

Poverty Statistics

Map of Attleboro Poverty Population

Category	Families	Single Female Head of Household	Individuals	65 Years and older
Total Below Poverty	407	185	2,539	485
Below 100% Poverty	3.7%	11.7%	6.2%	10.1%
Total below 200% Poverty	1,382		7,757
% below 200% Poverty	12.5%		18.8%
100% Poverty total with children under 18	282	160
% below with children under 18	5.0%	15.9%
100% Poverty total with children under 5	111	52	u/a	u/a
% below with children under 5	4.5%	18.1%	u/a	u/a

u/a (unvavailable)

Persons, by race, for whom Poverty Status is Determined

Population below 100% of poverty	Persons below 100%	% of Pop-ulation	Persons 100-150% of poverty	Persons 150-200% of poverty	Persons above 200%
All Races	2,539	6.2%	4,822	7,757	33,518
White	2,148	5.7%
Black	169	21.7%
Hispanic	201	12.0%
Other Races	345	12.3%

Other Poverty Related Statistics:

Families with female head of household and no husband present	303
Percent below poverty level	17.5%
With related children under 18 years of age	160
Percent below poverty level	15.9%
With related children under 5 years of age	52
Percent below poverty level	18.1%
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	184
Percent of grandparents living in household who are responsible for grandchildren	30.3%
TAFDC Recipients as of 2002 according to DTA	267

Languages Spoken other than English

Language Spoken	Persons	% of Persons
English Only	34,126	87.1%
Language other than English	5,044	12.9%
Speak English less than well	1,928	4.9%
Spanish Speaking	1,409	3.6%
Other Indo-Eurposean Languages	2,674	6.8%
Asian and Pacific Island Languages	738	1.9%

Preschool Child Statistics

Persons under 5 years of age: 2,942 (7.0%) % Living in poverty: 4.8%

Children ages 0-6 on TANF: 144

Persons enrolled in Nursery School/Preschool 655 (51.7%)

Estimated number of 3 year olds as of 2005	641
Estimated number of 4 year olds as of 2005	625
Total estimated 3 and 4 year olds as of 2005	1,266
Total estimated Head Start eleigible 3 and 4 year olds as of 2005	229
Total number of children enrolled in Head Start as of 2005	57
Attleboro number of licensed child care slots as of 2003	1,298
Early Intervention children as of 2002	182
Total Births 2002	641
Teen Births 2002	32

Attleboro Preschool Child Care Centers

Name	Address	Phone	Type	Capacity	Infant	Toddler	Pre-School
A Touch of Honey Early Childhood Learning Center, Inc.	25 Forest Street Attleboro,02703	508 226-0607	Group Care	19	0	0	10
ABC Learning	1382 County Street Attleboro,02703	508-226-1235	Group Care	51	7	9	35
Busy Bees Learning Center	209 South Main Street Attleboro,02703	508 222-4208	Group Care	121	10	22	80
Children's Express Child Care, Inc	101-A Dunham Street Attleboro,02703	508 222-7460	Group Care	55	7	0	30
For Pete's Sake Preschool	18 Baltic Street Attleboro,02703	508 761-7770	Group Care	114	0	0	114
Happy Days Child Care Center	26 Colts Way Attleboro,02703	508 226-5584	Group Care	15	0	0	15
Jack and Jill Nursery School	50 Park Street Attleboro,02703	508 222-1149	Group Care	50	0	0	50
Just Kids, Inc Daycare	260 Rice Street Attleboro,02703	508 761-8988	Group Care	39	0	0	30
Little Blessings Preschool	841 North Main Street Attleboro,02703	508 223-5887	Group Care	61	0	0	61
Little Folks School	118 South Main Street Attleboro,02703	508 222-8977	Group Care	24	0	0	24
Maple Street Learn & Play Daycare	107 Maple Street Attleboro,02703	508 222-5899	Group Care	31	0	0	31
Markman Children's Program	505 North Main Street Attleboro,02703	508 226-0282	Group Care	82	0	0	82
Markman Children's Programs, Inc.	95 Pine Street Attleboro,02703	508 226-5718	Group Care	15	0	0	15
Self Help Head Start-Attleboro	95 Pine Street Attleboro,02703	508 226-2030	Group Care	60	0	0	39
Sneakers Presch at Attleboro Y/Site I	39 North Main Street Attleboro,02703	508 222-1110	Group Care	39	0	0	39

Attleboro School Enrollment

2003-2004 School Year

Total pupils enrolled 2004: 6,531

Low Income Rate: 21.3%*

Limited English Proficient: 370 (5.9%)*

Annual Drop Out Rate for 2003: 3.11%

Number of total children identified by Department of Education for special education: 1,078(16.9%)*

*Department of Education 2004-05 School Year

Race/Ancestry of Students 2004	Total
Total Students	6,531 (100%)
White	5,501(84%)
Black	251 (3.9%)
Hispanic	401 (6.1%)
Asian	360 (5.5%)
American Indian	18 (0.3%)

Housing Characteristics

Figures Below from 2000 Census

Total Housing Units	16,554
Rental Occupied Housing	5,795
Owner Occupied Housing	10,224
Single Family Homes	3,367
Mobile Homes	746
Total Public Housing Units	1,099
Homeowner Vacancy Rate	0.7%
Rental Vacancy Rate	3.8%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for rent	22.6%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for mortgage	13.3%

Lead Poisoning Data:

Units built prior to 1959: 7,877 (47.6% of entire housing stock)

Children 2004 20-24 ug/dl immediate risk of lead poisoning: 0.0

Children 2004 25 ug/dl+ lead poisoned: 1

Incidence Rate x 1,000= 0.5%

Income/Employment Data

Median Income	$59,112
Per Capita Income	$22,660
Total Labor Force*	24,730
Employed*	23,360
Unemployed*	1,370
Unemployment Rate*	5.5%
Average Weekly Wages as of 2003	$683

*As of February, 2005 accourding to Division of Unemployment Assistance

Crime Rates for 2003*

*Massachusetts State Police Crime Reporting Unit

Categories	2003	2002	% Change
Total Crimes	882	973	-9.35%
Violent Crimes	139	123	13.01%
Property Crimes	743	850	-12.59%
Murder	1	0	u/a
Rape	13	7	53%
Robbery	21	17	23%
Aggravated Assault	104	99	5%
Burglary	158	197	-20%
Larceny	483	547	-12%
Motor Vehicle Theft	102	106	-4%

Perinatal Rates

Category	Number	Percent	State %
Total Births 2002	641
Prematurity (less than 37 weeks)	54	8.4%	8.5%
Low Birth Weight	46	7.2%	7.5%
Adequate Prenatal Care	491	78.2%	84.7%
Teen Births	32	5.0%	5.9%
Infant Deaths (less than 1 year)	1	1.6%	4.9%
Neonatal Deaths (less than 28 days)	1	1.6%	3.7%
WIC child participants as of 2003	471
WIC infant participants as of 2003	174

Substance Abuse Indicators

(According to BSAS 2003 Department of Public Health)

Admision to DPH funded treatment programs: 446

Injection drug user admission to DPH programs: 78

Alcohol and other drug related hospital discharges: 121

Alcohol and drug users deaths: 10