Needham Community Profile

Needham Board of Selectmen
Member	Office
John A. Bulian	Chairman
John H. Cogswell	Vice Chairman
Gerald A. Wasserman	Clerk
Daniel P. Matthews	Member
James G. Healy	Member
Kate Fitzpatrick	Member

Map of Needham

Location:

The town of Needham is located in Eastern Ma. boarded by Wellesley on the west and northwest; Newton on the north and northeast; W. Roxbury on the east; Dedham on the southeast and south; and Westwood and Dover on the south. Needham is 10 miles southwest of Boston, 29 miles east of Worcester and about 208 miles from New York City.

You can visit the Official Website of Needham, Ma. at http://www.town.needham.ma.us/

2000 U.S. Census Bureau Population Characteristics:

General Population Statistics

Total Households	10,612	Total Population	28,911
Total Registered Voters	18,416	Total Unenrolled Voters	9,052
Total Males	13,702	Total Females	15,209
Never Married	4,889	Married	14,585
Separated	205	Non-Married/unrelated	2,830
Widowed	1,792	Divorced	979
Single female Head of households	728	Grandparents as caregivers	190

Race/Ancestry Statistics

Race	Total	Percent	Total in Poverty	Percent
White	27.412	94.8%	659	2.5%
Black	201	0.7%	18	11.6%
Asian	1,024	3.5%	28	2.7%
Hispanic	341	1.2%	0	0.0%
American Indian	8	0.0%	0	0.0%
Other	73	0.3%	0	0.0%
Two or more Races	193	0.7%

Disability Status

Population 5 to 20 years	6,139	With a Disabilty	298	% Disabiled	4.9%
Population 21 to 64 years	15,361	With a Disabilty	1,377	% Disabiled	9.0%
21 to 64 employed	11,453	With a Disabilty		% Employed	66.2%
Population 65 years and older	4,754	With a Disabilty	1,369	% Disabiled	28.8%

Poverty Statistics

Map of Needham

Poverty

Population

Category	Families	Single Female Head of Household	Individuals	65 Years and older
Total	121	40	705	201
Below 100% Poverty	1.6%	7.4%	2.5%	8.0%
Total below 200% Poverty	301		1,749
% below 200% Poverty	3.9%		6.2%
100% Poverty total with children under 18	74	35
% below with children under 18	1.9%	10.6%
100% Poverty total with children under 5	20	0	u/a	u/a
% below with children under 5	1.3%	0.0%	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 up to 150% of poverty	Persons up to 200% of poverty	Persons above 200%
All Races	705	2.5%	1,345	1,749	26,272
White	659	2.5%
Black	18	11.6%
Asian	28	2.7%
American Indian	0	0.0%
Hispanic	0	0.0%
Other Races	0	0.0%

Other Poverty Related Statistics:

Families with female head of household and no husband present	728
Percent below poverty level	7.4%
With related children under 18 years of age	35
Percent below poverty level	10.6%
With related children under 5 years of age	0
Percent below poverty level	0.0%
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	19
Percent of grandparents living in household who are responsible for grandchildren	10.0%
TAFDC Recipients as of 2002 according to DTA	9

Languages Spoken other than English

Language Spoken	Persons	% of Persons
English Only	23,814	89.1%
Language other than English	2,904	10.9%
Speak English less than well	720	2.7%
Spanish Speaking	230	0.9%
Other Indo-Eurposean Languages	1,851	6.9%
Asian and Pacific Island Languages	642	2.4%

Preschool Child Statistics

Persons under 5 years of age: 2.153 (7.4%) % Living in poverty: 24 (1.1%)

Children ages 0-6 on TANF: 7

Persons enrolled in Nursery School/Preschoo: 928

Estimated number of 3 year olds as of 2005	343
Estimated number of 4 year olds as of 2005	407
Total estimated 3 and 4 year olds as of 2005	730
Total estimated Head Start eleigible 3 and 4 year olds as of 2005	46
Total number of children enrolled in Head Start as of 2005	0
Needham number of licensed child care slots as of 2003	1,435
Early Intervention children as of 2002	138
Total Births 2002	343
Teen Births 2002	n/a

Needham Preschool Child Care Centers

Name	Address	Phone	Type	Capacity	Infant	Toddler	Pre-School
Abbott Gould Children's Center	126 Gould Street Needham,02494	781-444-6541	Group Care	64	10	15	39
Carter Center For Children Inc.	800 Highland Ave Needham,02494	781-449-4771	Group Care	80	0	0	80
Carter Memorial Nursery School	800 Highland Ave Needham,02492	781-449-3246	Group Care	48	0	0	48
Chestnut Children's Center	167 Chestnut Street Needham,02492	781-999-9999	Group Care	82	7	18	57
First Baptist Church Nursery School	858 Great Plain Ave Needham,02492	781-449-8471	Group Care	24	0	0	24
First Bridge Preschool	1132 Highland Avenue Needham,02494	781 453-0400	Group Care	16	0	0	16
Grace Christian Nursery School	543 Greendale Avenue Needham,02492	781-449-0732	Group Care	39	0	0	39
Kindercare Child Care Center	1000 Highland Avenue Needham,02494	781 449-0774	Group Care	143	28	45	70
Mulberry Child Care Center - Needham	206 A Street Needham,02494	781 445-7523	Group Care	175	38	49	88
Needham Children's Center Inc.	23 Dedham Avenue Needham,02492	781-449-4486	Group Care	25	0	0	25
Needham Children's Center, Inc.	858 Great Plain Avenue Needham,02492	781-449-4486	Group Care	76	7	24	45
Needham Creative Head Start	286 Linden Street Needham,02192	781-449-2961	Group Care	14	0	0	14
Needham Playschool Inc.	42 Broadmeadow Road Needham,02492	781-444-0666	Group Care	12	0	0	12
Noah's Ark Preschool	1154 Grat Plain Ave. Needham,02492	781-444-2510	Group Care	20	0	0	20
Riverside Early Intervention Program	255 Highland Avenue 2nd FL Needham,02492	781 449-1884	Group Care	24	8	8	8
Temple Beth Shalom Children's Center	670 Highland Avenue Needham,02494	781-449-3016	Group Care	64	0	9	55
The Charles River YMCA Preschool	863 Great Plain Avenue Needham,02492	781 444-6400	Group Care	30	0	0	30
The Saltbox School	1458 Great Plain Avenue Needham,02492	781 444-8558	Group Care	40	0	0	40
Theophany Orthodox Christian School	754 Greendale Avenue Needham,02492	781-444-3058	Group Care	21	0	0	21

Needham School Enrollment

2004-2005 School Year

Total pupils enrolled 2004: 4,722

Low Income Rate: 6.3%*

Limited English Proficient: 25 (0.5%)*

Annual Drop Out Rate for 2003: 0.00%

Number of total children identified by Department of Education for special education: 557 (11.3%)*

*Department of Education 2004-05 School Year

Race/Ancestry of Students 2004	Total
Total Students	4,722 (100%)
White	4,181(88.5%)
Black	175(3.7%)
Hispanic	100 (2.1%)
Asian	264 (5.6%)
American Indian	2 (0.04%)

Housing Characteristics

Figures Below from 2000 Census

Total Housing Units	10,846
Rental Occupied Housing	2,025
Owner Occupied Housing	8,587
Single Family Homes	8,650
Mobile Homes	19
Total Public Housing Units	425
Homeowner Vacancy Rate	0.3%
Rental Vacancy Rate	2.2%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for rent	40.4%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for mortgage	14.6%

Lead Poisoning Data:

Units built prior to 1959: 6,850 (63.2% of entire housing stock)

Children 2004 20-24 ug/dl immediate risk of lead poisoning: 1

Children 2002 25 ug/dl+ lead poisoned: 0.0

Income/Employment Data

Median Income	$107,570
Per Capita Income	$44,549
Total Labor Force*	14,247
Employed*	13,759
Unemployed*	488
Unemployment Rate*	3.4%
Average Weekly Wages as of 2003	$1,189

*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	233	253	-7.91%
Violent Crimes	7	9	-22.22%
Property Crimes	226	244	-7.38%
Murder	0	0	n/c
Rape	0	1	-100.00%
Robbery	2	1	100.00%
Aggravated Assault	5	7	-40.00%
Burglary	37	27	37.04%
Larceny	184	204	-10.87%
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	13	-260.00%

Perinatal Rates

Category	Number	Percent	State %
Total Births 2002	343
Prematurity (less than 37 weeks)	29	8.5%	8.5%
Low Birth Weight	17	5.0%	7.5%
Adequate Prenatal Care	310	90.4%	84.7%
Teen Births	n/a	n/a	5.9%
Infant Deaths (less than 1 year)	0	n/a	4.9%
Neonatal Deaths (less than 28 days)	0	n/a
WIC child participants as of 2003	15
WIC infant participants as of 2003	10

Substance Abuse Indicators

(According to BSAS 2003 Department of Public Health)

Admision to DPH funded treatment programs: 75

Injection drug user admission to DPH programs: n/a

Alcohol and other drug related hospital discharges: 41

Alcohol and drug users deaths: 2