Norfolk County, Massachusetts
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health: 250 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Boston
Population:
- Total Population: 650,308
- Males: 310,093
- Females: 340,215
Ethnicity:
- White: 571,701
- Black/African American: 19,559
- Hispanic: 11,533
- Native American/Eskimo: 823
- Asian: 36,000
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 131
- Other: 1,962
- 2 or more: 8,599
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (520,485)
- Chinese (13,010)
- Spanish (12,285)
- Italian (6,170)
- French (6,050)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 76,732
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8,669)
- Canada (4,795)
- Ireland (4,456)
- India (3,582)
- United Kingdom (3,285)
- Italy (2,930)
- Vietnam (2,888)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (380,930)
- Jewish Estimate (38,300)
- United Church of Christ (15,050)
- Episcopal Church (12,778)
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (5,040)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 153,403
- Sensory: 11,800
- Physical: 35,771
- Mental: 21,696
- Self-care: 11,470
- Go outside home: 30,502
- Employment: 37,786
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,924
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 248,827
- Utility gas: 105,372
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,335
- Electricity: 32,253
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 105,845
- Coal or Coke: 163
- Wood: 468
- Solar Energy: 11
- Other fuel: 993
- No fuel used: 387
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 477,242
- No vehicle: 41,254
- 1 or more vehicle: 435,988
Education Attainment:
- No School: 2,727
- No High School: 9,229
- Some High School: 27,523
- High School: 109,669
- Some College: 75,238
- Associate's Degree: 33,782
- College Degree: 113,417
- Master's Degree: 52,811
- Professional Degree: 18,168
- Doctoral Degree: 9,953
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 248,827
- Owners with phone: 173,115
- Owners without phone: 298
- Renters with phone: 74,722
- Renters without phone: 692
10 closest counties:
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Essex County, Massachusetts
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
02019, 02021, 02025, 02026, 02027, 02030, 02032, 02035, 02038, 02052, 02053, 02054, 02056, 02062, 02067, 02070, 02071, 02072, 02081, 02090, 02093, 02169, 02170, 02171, 02184, 02185, 02186, 02187, 02188, 02189, 02190, 02191, 02269, 02322, 02343, 02368, 02445, 02446, 02447, 02457, 02481, 02482, 02492, 02494, 02762
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WGAO (88.3 FM) FRANKLIN, MA
- WMLN-FM (91.5 FM) MILTON, MA
- WBNW (1120 AM) MEDFIELD, MA
- WESX (1230 AM) QUINCY, MA
- WJDA (1300 AM) QUINCY, MA
- WNTN (1550 AM) NEWTON, MA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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