Abington

 

SELF HELP, INC. COMMUNITY PROFILE FOR
EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS

  

Southeastern Ma. boarded by Hanson and Halifax on the east; Bridgewater on the south; West Bridgewater on the west; Brockton on the northwest; and Whitman on the north.  East Bridgewater is 14 miles northeast of Taunton, 22 miles northwest of Plymouth, 25 miles southeast of Boston and 207 miles from New York City.

 
Zip Code: 02333                                                                                                       
Area: 17.51 square miles
Density: 742*  persons per square mile
Year Incorporated:  1823
Form of Government:  Board of Selectmen
Kind of Community:  Growth Community

*  DOR-Div. Local Services as of 2/06/01

Data Index for East Bridgewater:

Population Characteristics
Sex By Marital Status
Disability Status
Poverty Statistics
Languages
Childhood Statistics
School Enrollment
Housing Characteristics
Lead Poisoning Data
Income and Employment Data
Crime Rates
DSS Maltreatment Statistics
Birth Rates and WIC Data
Substance Abuse
Needs Assessment Survey Results

Return to Self Help Home Page

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

 
Total Households: 4,344*
Total Population: 12,974*
Total Population 65+:   1,311*
Total Registered Voters:  6,296
Total unenrolled Voters:  3,426
Gender Composition:
Males: 6,349*
Females: 6,625*
Race/Ancestry Composition:
White: 12,573*
Black:  129*
Asian: 62*
Hispanic: 97*
American Indian: 22*
Other Race:   43*
Two or more Races:   141*

*2000 Census:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

SEX BY MARITAL STATUS

Status

Total Persons

Female

Male

Never Married

 4,590  (30%) 2,185  (27%) 2,405  (35%)

Married

 2,812* 2,908  (60%) 2,991  (61%)

Nonrelatives/Unmarried

     495*    

Separated

    128  (   2%)       77  (   2%)       51  (  1%)

Widowed

    549  (   6%)     447  (10%)     102  (  2%)

Divorced

    549  (   6%)     339  (  8%)     210  (  5%)

Single Female H.O.H

    429*

--

--

*2000 Census:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

DISABILITY STATUS OF NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years with a disability:  218  (7.0%)*

Population 21 to 64 years with a disability:  1,527  (20.1%)*   % employed:  84.8%*

Population 65 years and over with a disability:  458  (38.1)*

*2000 Census:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

 

POVERTY STATISTICS
Total Population In Poverty: 523 (4.1%)*
Total Households In Poverty:  83 (2.4%)*
Total Population Below 100% Of Poverty:         425 (4%)
Total Population Below 125% Of Poverty:         600 (6%)
Total Population Below 200% Of Poverty*:    1,601 (15%)
Below Poverty By Gender:
Males:  175  (3.1%)
Females: 259 (4.6%)
Below Poverty By Race:
White: 395 (3.70%)
Black:   0  (0.00%)
Hispanic: 7 (17.00%)
American Indian: 0 (0.00%)
Asian: 30 (78.90%)
Other: 0 (0.00%)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren:  84*
Single Female Head Of Households Below Poverty: 55 (11.7%)*
Children <18 living below 100% poverty*:   48  (18.3%)*
With Related Children Under 5 Years: 19 (51.4%)*
AFDC Medicaid Recipients*:    357
Total TAFDC Households*:         36*

* MASSCHIP MDPH 1995-1999

* 1996 MEDICAID (Mass Health)

*2000 Department of Transitional Assistance

*2000 Census:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
Total Persons Who Speak A Language Other Than English At Home: 639  (5.3%)*
Who Do Not Speak English Very Well: 152  (1.3%)*

*2000 Census:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

PRESCHOOL CHILD STATISTICS
% Special Education*:     12.3%
% Limited English Proficient*:   0.00%
Persons Under 6 In Poverty: 35
Total School Enrollment*:   2,677*
% Free/Reduced Lunch Pupils: 7.3%
Licensed Child Care Slots*:   413*
Count of Children with supported DSS* investigations:   19
Total Births 2000:      155
Teen Births 2000:        N/A

PROGRAMS

# CHILDREN

Head Start Center (2001)

   0

Early Intervention (2000 EI Caseload)

 53
Total Projected 3 year olds as of 2000:    164
Total Projected 4 year olds as of 2000:    176

* DOE: 1997/1998

*DOE 2000

* DSS 1997 Statistics

* OCCS:  2002

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

 

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 1997/1998 Year
Total Pupils Enrolled As Of 2000: 2,677
Total Free And Reduced Pupils As Of 1998: 175 (7.30%)
Annual Drop Out Rate As Of 1998:  3.20%

 

RACE/ANCESTRY

TOTAL

White

   2,355 (98.0%)

Black

         24 (   1.0%)

Hispanic

         12 (     .5%)

Asian

         12 (     .5%)

American Indian

           2 (     .1%)

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
Total Housing Units: 4,427*
Total Rental Units:        782*
Single Family Homes: 3,562*
Mobile Homes:  59
Total Public Housing Units:   145
Rental Vacancy Rate:  3.1%*
Homeowner Vacancy Rate: 0.2%*

*2000 Census:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

TYPE PUBLIC HOUSING

NUMBER UNITS

Elderly

 145

Family 705

    0

707/MRVP

     0

Section 8

     0

*DHCD 1999

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

 

CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING DATA
Units Built Prior To 1950: 1,329
% Of Total Units With Lead: 36.00%
Children 2000  (20 to 24 ug/dl)*:    0
Children Poisoned (2000):     0

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

 

INCOME/EMPLOYMENT DATA
Median Income: $60,311*
Per Capita Income: 23,532*
H.S. Grads: 582
% Going To College: 60.00%*
% Other Post Secondary Schools: 17.10%*
% In Military: 5.80%
% To Work: 15.00%*
% Unknown: 6.00%
Total Labor Force as of 1999*:   6,946
Unemployment Rate, 6/02*:     4.0%*
Major Employment Areas in East Bridgewater Number Employed
Trade 1,218
Services    678
Government    535

* DOE 1997/1998

* DET 1998

*DET 2000

*2000 Census:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

ME RATES

Crime Rates for 2000*
Total Crimes

123

 Aggravated Assault

11

 Burglary

14
Motor Vehicle Larceny

14

 Homicide

0

 Forcible Rape

1
Larceny

82

 Robbery

1

 Violent Crime

13

* Massachusetts State Police Preliminary Crime Report for 2000

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

 

BIRTH RATES/WIC DATA 2000
Total Births: 155
Neonatal Deaths: 2
Low Birth Weights: 17
Infant Deaths: 2
Prematurity < 37 weeks:  20
Teen Births: N/A
WIC Participants as of June, 2001
WIC Child Participants:    63
WIC Infant Participants:    20

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE INDICATORS 
Deaths Attributed To Substance Abuse: 1*
Treatment Admits: 101*

* 2001 Substance Abuse (BSAS)

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

                                  

 

 

Needs Identified by Community

% of Respondents
Job does not pay enough to meet my living costs

61.1%
Do not have access to affordable dental care

55.6%
I cannot afford heat and utilities year round

55.6%
My health insurance is not affordable

33.3%
I cannot afford all my prescriptions as prescribed

33.3%
I don't know where to go to access local community resources

27.8%
I do not know where to go with discrimination issues

27.8%
My house/apartment is not in good repair

27.8%
I have trouble affording food for my family

27.8%
I need more skills to get a good job

27.8%

 

 

Return to Self Help Home Page
Back to East Bridgewater  index

Return to Community Partnerships Page

 

This page is maintained by Carol Murray        

Please report any inaccuracies.

Last updated:  August 28, 2002