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

 

	Total Households: 10,391*
	Total Population: 27,143*
	Total Population 65+:   2,622*
	Total Registered Voters:  12,898
	Total unenrolled Voters:  7,733
	Gender Composition: Males: 13,192* Females: 13,951*
	Race/Ancestry Composition: White: 26,048*  Black:   251* Asian:   463* Hispanic: 358* American Indian: 33* Other Race:   122* Two or more Races:  221*

*2000 CENSUS:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

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SEX BY MARITAL STATUS

Status	Total Persons	Female	Male
Never Married	5,143  (26%)	2,363  (23%)	2,780  (29%)
Married	5,918*	6,314  (57%)	6,738  (60%)
Non-relative/Unmarried	1,050*
Separated	348  (  2%)	192  (   2%)	156  (  2%)
Widowed	1,138  (  6%)	933  (   9%)	205  (   2%)
Divorced	1,520  (  8%)	907  (   9%)	613   (   7%)
Single Female H.O.H	976*	--	--

*2000 CENSUS:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

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DISABILITY STATUS OF NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years with a disability:  408  (6.8%)*

Population 21 to 64 years with a disability:  2,432  (14.7%)*  % employed:  66.5%*

Population 65 years and over with a disability:  871  (35.2%)*

*2000 CENSUS:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

POVERTY STATISTICS

	Total Population In Poverty:   1,037  (3.8%)*
	Total Households In Poverty:  200 (2.7%)*
	Total Population Below 100% Of Poverty:         652 (   3%)
	Total Population Below 125% Of Poverty:         985 (   4%)
	Total Population Below 200% Of Poverty*:    2,918 ( 12%)
	Below Poverty By Gender: Males:  245  (2%) Females: 410 (3.2%)
	Below Poverty By Race: White: 652 (2.7%) Black:    0  (0.00%) Hispanic: 29 (12.60%) American Indian: 0 (0.00%) Asian: 0 (0.00%) Other: 0 (0.00%)
	Grandparents responsible for grandchildren:  116*
	Single Female Head Of Households Below Poverty: 78 (8.7%)* Children <18 living below 100% poverty*:   67  (11.2%)* With Related Children Under 5 Years: 29 (20.9%)*
	AFDC Medicaid Recipients*:    821
	Total TAFDC Households*:            56*

* MASSCHIP MDPH 1995-1999

* 1996 MEDICAID (Mass Health)

*2000 Department of Transitional Assistance

*2000 CENSUS:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

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LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH

Total Persons Who Speak A Language Other Than English At Home: 1,878  (7.5%)* Who Do Not Speak English Very Well: 415  (1.6%)*

*2000 CENSUS:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

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PRESCHOOL CHILD STATISTICS

	% Special Education*:     14.9%
	% Limited English Proficient*:   0.00%
	Persons Under 6 In Poverty: 112
	Total School Enrollment*:   5,305*
	% Free/Reduced Lunch Pupils: 9.6%
	Licensed Child Care Slots*:   905
	Count of Children with supported DSS* investigations:   72

	Total Births 2000:      413
	Teen Births 2000:          N/A

PROGRAMS	# CHILDREN
Head Start Center (2001)	8
Early Intervention (2000 EI Caseload)	95

	Total Projected 3 year olds as of 2000:    386
	Total Projected 4 year olds as of 2000:    406

* DOE: 1997/1998

*DOE 2000

* DSS 1997 Statistics

* OCCS:  2001

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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 1997/1998 Year

	Total Pupils Enrolled As Of 2000: 5,305
	Total Free And Reduced Pupils As Of 1998: 423 (9.60%)
	Annual Drop Out Rate As Of 1998:  4.70%

 

RACE/ANCESTRY	TOTAL
White	4,265  (96.7%)
Black	31 (  0.7%)
Hispanic	40 (  0.9%)
Asian	66 (   1.5%)
American Indian	4 (   0.1%)

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HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

	Total Housing Units: 10,635*
	Total Rental Units:     3,278*
	Single Family Homes: 7,113*
	Mobile Homes:  397
	Total Public Housing Units:   473*
	Rental Vacancy Rate: 2.9%*
	Homeowner Vacancy Rate: 0.5%*

*2000 CENSUS:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

TYPE PUBLIC HOUSING	NUMBER UNITS
Elderly	276
Family 705	92
707/MRVP	1
Section 8	104

*DHCD 1999

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CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING DATA

	Units Built Prior To 1950: 3,242 % Of Total Units With Lead: 33.00%
	Children 2000  (20 to 24 ug/dl)*:    2
	Children Poisoned (2000):     0

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INCOME/EMPLOYMENT DATA

	Median Income: $59,371*
	Per Capita Income: $25,974*
	H.S. Grads: 748
	% Going To College: 61.30%*
	% Other Post Secondary Schools: 9.00%*
	% In Military: 1.20%
	% To Work: 15.10%*
	% Unknown: 1.50%
	Total Labor Force as of 1999*:   15,495
	Unemployment Rate, 6/02*:     4.30%

Major Employment Areas in North Attleboro	Number Employed
Trade	5,564
Manufacturing	2,712
Services	1,836

* DOE 1997/1998

* DET 1998

*DET 2002

*2000 CENSUS:  U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

 

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ME RATES

Crime Rates for 2000*

Total Crimes	847	Aggravated Assault	17	Burglary	163
Motor Vehicle Larceny	78	Homicide	0	Forcible Rape
Larceny	580	Robbery	8	Violent Crime	26

* Massachusetts State Police Preliminary Crime Report for 2000

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BIRTH RATES/WIC DATA 2000

	Total Births: 413
	Neonatal Deaths: 1
	Low Birth Weights: 31
	Infant Deaths: 1
	Prematurity < 37 weeks:  34
	Teen Births: N/A
	WIC Participants as of June, 2001 WIC Child Participants:    151 WIC Infant Participants:    71

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE INDICATORS 

	Deaths Attributed To Substance Abuse: 2*
	Treatment Admits: 139*

* 2001 Substance Abuse (BSAS)

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RESULTS OF North Attleboro NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY IN 2002

 

Needs Identified by Community	% of Respondents
Cannot afford heat and utilities year round	66.7%
Trouble affording food for my family	66.7%
Do not have access to affordable dental care	61.1%
Don't know where to go with discrimination issues	55.6%
Job does not pay enough to meet my living costs	55.6%
I need full day, year round child care	38.9%
I need before/after school child care	38.9%
I cannot afford to go to college or higher education	38.9%
I would like to access child care subsidies	27.8%
My children do not have adequate after school activities	27.8%

 

 

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Last Updated:  August 29, 2002