Manfield Community Profile

Mansfield Board of Selectmen
Member	Term Expires
Sandra Levine, Chairman	2009
Ann-Margaret Baldwin, Vice Chairman	2010
Kevin Moran, Clerk	2011
Jess Aptowitz	2011
George R. Denting	2010

Map of Mansfield

Location:

The town of Mansfield is located in Southeastern Ma. boarded by North Attleboro on the west; Attleboro on the southwest; Norton on the south; Easton on the east; Sharon on the northeast; and Foxborough on the north. Mansfield is 14 miles southwest of Brockton, 26 miles south of Boston, 19 miles northeast of Providence, R.I. and 192 miles from New York City.

You can visit the Official Website of Mansfield, Ma. at http://www.mansfieldma.com/

2000 U.S. Census Bureau Population Characteristics:

General Population Statistics

Total Households	7,942	Total Population	22,414
Total Registered Voters	9,821	Total Unenrolled Voters	5,640
Total Males	11,175	Total Females	11,239
Never Married	3,807	Married	10,459
Separated	201	Non-Married/unrelated	701
Widowed	730	Divorced	1,064
Single female Head of households	703	Grandparents as caregivers	349

Race/Ancestry Statistics

Race	Total	Percent	Total in Poverty	Percent
White	21,137	94.3%	899	4.3%
Black	489	2.2%	58	10.3%
Asian	432	1.9%	17	3.9%
Hispanic	317	1.4%	0	0.0%
American Indian	46	0.2%	0	0.0%
Other	96	0.4%	24	45.3%
Two or more Races	210	0.9%

Disability Status

Population 5 to 20 years	5,245	With a Disabilty	313	% Disabiled	6.0%
Population 21 to 64 years	13,515	With a Disabilty	1,541	% Disabiled	11.4%
21 to 64 employed	9,879	With a Disabilty		% Employed	67.4%
Population 65 years and older	1,493	With a Disabilty	596	% Disabiled	39.9%

Poverty Statistics

Map of Mansfield

Poverty

Population

Category	Families	Single Female Head of Household	Individuals	65 Years and older
Total	180	188	998	193
Below 100% Poverty	3.0%	29.9%	4.5%	25.7%
Total below 200% Poverty	431		2,321
% below 200% Poverty	7.3%		10.4%
100% Poverty total with children under 18	143	91
% below with children under 18	3.8%	24.7%
100% Poverty total with children under 5	52	36	u/a	u/a
% below with children under 5	2.9%	33.6%	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	998	4.5%	1,732	2,321	20,078
White	899	4.3%
Black	58	10.3%
Asian	17	3.9%
American Indian	0	0.0%
Hispanic	0	0.0%
Other Races	24	45.3%

Other Poverty Related Statistics:

Families with female head of household and no husband present	703
Percent below poverty level	29.9%
With related children under 18 years of age	91
Percent below poverty level	24.7%
With related children under 5 years of age	36
Percent below poverty level	33.6%
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	142
Percent of grandparents living in household who are responsible for grandchildren	40.7%
TAFDC Recipients as of 2005 according to DTA	54

Languages Spoken other than English

Language Spoken	Persons	% of Persons
English Only	19,124	94.4%
Language other than English	1,141	5.6%
Speak English less than well	221	1.1%
Spanish Speaking	245	1.2%
Other Indo-Eurposean Languages	686	3.4%
Asian and Pacific Island Languages	170	0.8%

Preschool Child Statistics

Persons under 5 years of age: 2,154 (9.6%) % Living in poverty: 47 (2.2%)

Children ages 0-6 on TANF: 27

Persons enrolled in Nursery School/Preschoo: 757

Estimated number of 3 year olds as of 2009	279
Estimated number of 4 year olds as of 2009	316
Total estimated 3 and 4 year olds as of 2009	595
Total estimated Head Start eleigible 3 and 4 year olds as of 2009	38
Total number of children enrolled in Head Start as of 2009	12
Mansfield number of licensed child care slots as of 2005	1,035
Early Intervention children as of 2004	159
Total Births 2007	278
Teen Births 2007	6

Mansfield Preschool Child Care Centers

Name	Address	Phone	Type	Capacity	Infant	Toddler	Pre-School
Children's Enrichment Center	450 Chauncy St. Mansfield,02048	508 337-8558	Group Care	39	0	0	39
Congregational Church Nursery School	17 West Street Mansfield,02048	508 339-5819	Group Care	35	0	0	35
Handprints Preschool, Inc	2 Goward Drive Mansfield,02048	508 339-0512	Group Care	20	0	0	20
Hands-On Montessori School	12 Creeden St Mansfield,02048	508 399-4667	Group Care	54	0	0	54
Kamelot Kids, Inc	170 School St Mansfield,02048	508 337-9405	Group Care	53	0	9	44
Kids Korner Childcare	1 Villa Street Mansfield,02048	508 339-0528	Group Care	75	7	18	50
Leah's Little Ones	One Fowler Pl Mansfield,02048	508 339-4430	Group Care	32	7	0	16
Mansfield Children's Center II	1108 School St Mansfield,02048	508 339-4111	Group Care	20	0	0	20
Mansfield Children's Center Inc	1100 School St Mansfield,02048	508 339-4111	Group Care	89	10	17	62
Mansfield Children's School, Inc	103 Stearns Ave Mansfield,02048	508 339-5285	Group Care	30	0	0	30
Mulberry Child Care Centers, Inc	515 West St Mansfield,02048	508 337-8600	Group Care	103	14	36	44
Terry's Tykes	383 Elm Street Mansfield,02048	508 339-8957	Group Care	18	0	0	18
The Children's Village-Mansfield Depot	21 Francis Ave Mansfield,02048	508 339-2328	Group Care	31	7	9	15
The Elm Tree Academy	510 Elm Street Mansfield,02048	508 339-2030	Group Care	32	0	0	32

Mansfield School Enrollment

2006-2007 School Year

Total pupils enrolled 2007: 4,893

Low Income Rate: 6.4%*

Limited English Proficient: 24 (0.5%)*

Annual Drop Out Rate for 2003: 0.76%

Number of total children identified by Department of Education for special education: 900 (18.3%)*

*Department of Education 2006-07 School Year

Race/Ancestry of Students 2007	Total
Total Students	4,893 (100%)
White	4,502 (92.0%)
African American	122 (2.5%)
Hispanic	78 (1.6%)
Asian	113 (2.3%)
American Indian	15 (0.3%)

Housing Characteristics

Figures Below from 2000 Census

Total Housing Units	8,120
Rental Occupied Housing	2,242
Owner Occupied Housing	5,700
Single Family Homes	5,496
Mobile Homes	0
Total Public Housing Units	333
Homeowner Vacancy Rate	0.3%
Rental Vacancy Rate	2.9%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for rent	21.8%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for mortgage	17.7%

Lead Poisoning Data:

Units built prior to 1959: 2,219 (27.3% of entire housing stock)

Children 2004 20-24 ug/dl immediate risk of lead poisoning: 0.0

Children 2002 25 ug/dl+ lead poisoned: 0.0

Income/Employment Data

Median Income	$78,058
Per Capita Income	$27,441
Total Labor Force*	12,772
Employed*	12,188
Unemployed*	584
Unemployment Rate*	4.6%
Average Weekly Wages as of 2003	$966

*As of August, 2008 accourding to Division of Unemployment Assistance

Crime Rates for 2005*

*Massachusetts State Police Crime Reporting Unit

Categories	2005	2004	% Change
Murder	0	0	n/c
Rape	3	2	+50.00%
Robbery	5	5	n/c
Aggravated Assault	41	40	+2.50%
Burglary	121	65	+86.2%
Larceny	230	178	+29.2%
Motor Vehicle Theft	30	26	+15.4%

Perinatal Rates

Category	Number	Percent	State %
Total Births 2007	278
Prematurity (less than 37 weeks)	24	8.6%	9.0%
Low Birth Weight	18	6.5%	7.9%
Adequate Prenatal Care	233	84.7%	83.1%
Teen Births	6	2.2%	6.2%
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	73
WIC infant participants as of 2003	21

Substance Abuse Indicators

(According to BSAS 2003 Department of Public Health)

Admision to DPH funded treatment programs: 135

Injection drug user admission to DPH programs: 18

Alcohol and other drug related hospital discharges: 42

Alcohol and drug users deaths: 5

Results of the 2008 SHI Community Needs Assessment for the town of Mansfield.
# Priority	%	Problem Area
1.	55%	Need more affordable housing.
2.	54%	Need credit counseling services.
3.	53%	Help with weatherization and home insulation.
4.	52%	Removal of vacant or condemed houses.
5.	46%	Support for caregivers of senior citizens.
6.	45%	Need help with home repairs.
7.	43%	Help to pay gas or electric bills.
8.	40%	Help to pay water bills.

Last Updated: October 2, 2008