02537 Zip Code (East Sandwich, MA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 6,405
Zip code population in 2010: 6,293
Zip code population in 2000: 5,924

Houses and condos: 3,229
Renter-occupied apartments: 210
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 02537: 115.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 12.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 529 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,635 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $6,440 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 02537:

• High school or higher: 98.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 26.3%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 02537:

• Never married: 24.1%
• Now married: 62.6%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 8.1%

• 
• • 5,90092.2%White
  • 2253.5%Black
  • 1842.9%Two or more races
  • 751.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 180.3%Some other race

Urban population: 5,375
Rural population: 1,029

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 02537, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $112,992 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$112,992
State:	$105,130

Salary/wage: $89,474 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

Here:	$89,474
State:	$82,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1181.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3265.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5444.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7272.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17148.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100618.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,452 (reported on 45.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,452
Massachusetts:	$2,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 35.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 168.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 141.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 655.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,973 (reported on 32.9% of returns)

Here:	$8,973
State:	$10,365

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 302.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 272.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 529.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5094.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$26,658 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	+$26,658
State:	+$48,178

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.7% for AGIs below $25k, 29.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 177.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 401.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 700.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 19483.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$26,484 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	+$26,484
State:	+$20,792

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.7% for AGIs below $25k, 239.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 386.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 364.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1076.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7760.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $25,582 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

02537:	$25,582
Massachusetts:	$22,790

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.8% for AGIs below $25k, 259.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 537.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 651.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1362.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3813.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $20,200 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

02537:	$20,200
Massachusetts:	$26,868

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 780.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,773 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$29,773
State:	$36,722

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 183.8% for AGIs below $25k, 167.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 855.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 962.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1088.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6592.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,776 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,776
State:	$12,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 129.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1248.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,012 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

02537:	$9,012
State:	$8,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.4% for AGIs below $25k, 65.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 275.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 323.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 349.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1834.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,488 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,488
State:	$1,909

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.3% for AGIs below $25k, 31.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.1%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.5% for AGIs below $25k, 95.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 02537, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $80,398 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$80,398
State:	$81,425

Salary/wage: $67,968 (reported on 78.4% of returns)

Here:	$67,968
State:	$64,752

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $25k, 65.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 65.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,194 (reported on 50.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,194
Massachusetts:	$2,136

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,604 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,604
State:	$9,473

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,952 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,952
State:	+$31,437

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$22,933 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$22,933
State:	+$20,662

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $21,798 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

02537:	$21,798
Massachusetts:	$18,892

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $22,100 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

02537:	$22,100
Massachusetts:	$20,669

Total itemized deductions: $26,598 (21% of AGI, reported on 53.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,598
State:	$28,907

Here:	21.2% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.2% for AGIs below $25k, 17.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,605 (reported on 45.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,605
State:	$4,208

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $12,009 (reported on 53.2% of returns)

02537:	$12,009
State:	$13,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,945 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,945
State:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.4%

Here:	57%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 54.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 73.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02537, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $71,638 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$71,638
State:	$62,877

Salary/wage: $59,552 (reported on 79.9% of returns)

Here:	$59,552
State:	$52,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 179.4% for AGIs below $10k, 63.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,609 (reported on 66.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,609
Massachusetts:	$1,945

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,571 (reported on 40.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,571
State:	$5,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,702 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,702
State:	+$20,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,953 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$18,953
State:	+$17,837

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -15.7% for AGIs below $10k, 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,629 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

02537:	$3,629
Massachusetts:	$3,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $10,549 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	$10,549
Massachusetts:	$14,516

Total itemized deductions: $23,062 (21% of AGI, reported on 58.4% of returns)

Here:	$23,062
State:	$22,573

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.6% for AGIs below $10k, 25.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 25.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,376 (2% of AGI, reported on 54.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,376
State:	$3,295

Here:	2.1% of AGI
State:	2.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $11,868 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

02537:	$11,868
State:	$11,494

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,419 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,419
State:	$1,518

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.2%

Here:	59%
State:	58%

(% for various income ranges: 44.7% for AGIs below $10k, 53.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 02563, 02648, 02668, 02644, 02635, 02655.
East Sandwich Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 204
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,197

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (22 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,126 (538 now married, 580 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 02537 with a mortgage: 1,244 (247 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 200 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,652
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $993

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 02537 household income distribution in 2022

• 182Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 116$15,000 to $19,999
• 52$20,000 to $24,999
• 45$25,000 to $29,999
• 38$35,000 to $39,999
• 96$40,000 to $44,999
• 44$45,000 to $49,999
• 99$50,000 to $59,999
• 130$60,000 to $74,999
• 256$75,000 to $99,999
• 143$100,000 to $124,999
• 259$125,000 to $149,999
• 309$150,000 to $199,999
• 649$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 02537

• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 59$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 54$250,000 to $299,999
• 293$300,000 to $399,999
• 440$400,000 to $499,999
• 868$500,000 to $749,999
• 341$750,000 to $999,999
• 115$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 27$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 02537

• 45$350 to $399
• 35$1,000 to $1,249
• 13$1,250 to $1,499
• 32$1,500 to $1,999
• 14$2,000 to $2,499
• 66No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,267.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $579,478
• Asian householders: $972,745
• Two or more races householders: $2,431,863
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $247,911

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $584,203 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $440,393 - $750,181

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $743,959

Here:	$743,959
State:	$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $4,335,820

Here:	$4,335,820
State:	$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $5,779,159

Here:	$5,779,159
State:	$594,808

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,082
• One, attached: 22
• Two: 10
• 3 or 4: 54
• Mobile homes: 9

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 02537

• 70.3%2,163Drove a car alone
• 11.2%345Carpooled
• 0.4%12Bus or trolley bus
• 0.7%23Bicycle
• 2.3%72Other means
• 15.7%482Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 02537

• 23Less than 5 minutes
• 1755 to 9 minutes
• 36610 to 14 minutes
• 32815 to 19 minutes
• 38420 to 24 minutes
• 15025 to 29 minutes
• 37430 to 34 minutes
• 4835 to 39 minutes
• 15340 to 44 minutes
• 18945 to 59 minutes
• 30760 to 89 minutes
• 6990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,405

• Male householders: 1,119 (284 living alone), Female householders: 1,317 (390 living alone)

• 1,593 spouses (1,584 opposite-sex spouses), 53 unmarried partners, (53 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,978 children (1,830 natural, 69 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 105 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 0 foster children, 50 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 30 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 788 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 395 4-persons, 225 5-persons, 28 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 673 1-person, 46 2-persons

905 married couples with children.
216 single-parent households (33 men, 183 women).

94.3% of residents of 02537 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% well, 12% not at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% very well, 9% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OAK RIDGE (260 QUAKER MTG HS RD in EAST SANDWICH, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-261025
  Organizations: SANDWICH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 7,254.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4,361
• Northeast: 913
• Midwest: 283
• South: 349
• West: 145

64% of the 02537 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.

91% of the 02537 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 98

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CASELLA WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CA (295 SERVICE RD in EAST SANDWICH, MA) : $31,692 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005

  $10,696 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2003-03-27. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  $10,498 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2005-02-04. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  $10,498 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2005-02-04. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0134.00 , 0135.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0134.00 , 0135.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 31. The highest number of reported fires - 46 took place in 2005, and the least - 8 in 2015. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (60.1%), and Outside Fires (26.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 02537
• 31860.1%Structure Fires
• 14226.8%Outside Fires
• 5710.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 122.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 02537, Massachusetts

Most common first names in zip code 02537 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	41	74.9 years
Mary	39	84.6 years
George	25	75.7 years
Charles	22	79.9 years
Dorothy	21	83.1 years
William	21	72.8 years
James	19	72.3 years
Helen	18	83.2 years
Margaret	18	84.2 years
Joseph	16	75.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 02537 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	12	78.8 years
King	7	78.6 years
White	7	86.7 years
Nelson	6	86.2 years
Williams	6	86.8 years
Hill	6	84.2 years
Anderson	6	79.2 years
Mcdonough	5	81.0 years
Jones	5	78.2 years
Kelley	5	80.6 years