Plymouth 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: 472,822
- Males: 230,169
- Females: 242,653
Ethnicity:
- White: 414,611
- Black/African American: 20,472
- Hispanic: 11,519
- Native American/Eskimo: 912
- Asian: 4,418
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 72
- Other: 9,966
- 2 or more: 10,852
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (395,465)
- Spanish (11,120)
- Portuguese (10,100)
- French Creole (6,525)
- French (4,540)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 29,592
- Haiti (3,766)
- Canada (1,867)
- United Kingdom (1,488)
- Portugal (1,447)
- Italy (961)
- Brazil (934)
- Germany (824)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (205,060)
- Jewish Estimate (23,600)
- United Church of Christ (9,491)
- Episcopal Church (6,834)
- United Methodist Church, The (4,945)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 134,049
- Sensory: 11,463
- Physical: 29,869
- Mental: 18,566
- Self-care: 9,117
- Go outside home: 25,328
- Employment: 38,154
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,529
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 168,361
- Utility gas: 66,251
- Bottled or LP gas: 7,107
- Electricity: 12,471
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 80,248
- Coal or Coke: 313
- Wood: 1,179
- Solar Energy: 27
- Other fuel: 598
- No fuel used: 167
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 323,805
- No vehicle: 21,394
- 1 or more vehicle: 302,411
Education Attainment:
- No School: 2,375
- No High School: 7,957
- Some High School: 28,314
- High School: 96,116
- Some College: 63,873
- Associate's Degree: 27,268
- College Degree: 58,575
- Master's Degree: 20,810
- Professional Degree: 5,349
- Doctoral Degree: 2,046
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 168,361
- Owners with phone: 126,995
- Owners without phone: 244
- Renters with phone: 40,252
- Renters without phone: 870
10 closest counties:
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Dukes County, Massachusetts
- Newport County, Rhode Island
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Essex County, Massachusetts
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
02018, 02020, 02040, 02041, 02043, 02044, 02045, 02047, 02050, 02051, 02055, 02059, 02060, 02061, 02065, 02066, 02301, 02302, 02303, 02304, 02305, 02324, 02325, 02327, 02330, 02331, 02332, 02333, 02337, 02338, 02339, 02340, 02341, 02344, 02345, 02346, 02347, 02348, 02349, 02350, 02351, 02355, 02358, 02359, 02360, 02361, 02362, 02364, 02366, 02367, 02370, 02379, 02381, 02382, 02538, 02558, 02571, 02576, 02738, 02739, 02770
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WRPS (88.3 FM) ROCKLAND, MA
- WWTA (88.5 FM) MARION, MA
- WBIM-FM (91.5 FM) BRIDGEWATER, MA
- WATD-FM (95.9 FM) MARSHFIELD, MA
- WPLM-FM (99.1 FM) NORTH PLYMOUTH, MA
- WHQO (107.9 FM) NO. MARSHFIELD, MA
- WDIS (1170 AM) BROCKTON, MA
- WPLM (1390 AM) NORTH PLYMOUTH, MA
- WVBF (1530 AM) MIDDLEBORO, MA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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