Stoughton Community Profile

Stoughton Board of Selectmen
Member	Term
John J. Kowalczyk, Chairman	2006
Richard Levine, Vice Chairman	2008
Scott D. Carrara	2006
Antonio Sousa	2008
Joseph Pascarelli	2007

Map of Stoughton

Location:

The town of Stoughton is located in Eastern Ma. boarded by Sharon on the west; Canton on the north; Randolph on the northeast and Brockton and Easton on the south. Stoughton is 5 miles north of Brockton, 16 miles north of Taunton, 17 miles south of Boston and 206 miles from New York City.

You can visit the Official Website of Stoughton, Ma. at:

http://www.stoughton.org/main.html

2000 U.S. Census Bureau Population Characteristics:

General Population Statistics

Total Households	10,254	Total Population	27,149
Total Registered Voters	14,947	Total Unenrolled Voters	7,979
Total Males	13,027	Total Females	14,122
Never Married	5,734	Married	12,993
Separated	256	Non-Married/unrelated	449
Widowed	1,486	Divorced	1,622
Single female Head of households	1,191	Grandparents as caregivers	545

Race/Ancestry Statistics

Race	Total	Percent	Total in Poverty	Percent
White	24,017	88.5%	1,109	4.8%
Black	1,548	5.7%	44	2.5%
Asian	580	2.1%	34	7.6%
Hispanic	419	1.5%	0	0.0%
American Indian	28	0.1%	18	46.2%
Other	344	1.3%	0	0.0%
Two or more Races	619	2.3%	14	1.8%

Disability Status

Population 5 to 20 years	5,356	With a Disabilty	458	% Disabiled	8.6%
Population 21 to 64 years	16,149	With a Disabilty	2,916	% Disabiled	18.1%
21 to 64 employed	11,116	With a Disabilty	1,866	% Employed	64.0%
Population 65 years and older	3,645	With a Disabilty	1,297	% Disabiled	35.6%

Poverty Statistics

Map of Stoughton

Poverty

Population

Category	Families	Single Female Head of Household	Individuals	65 Years and older
Total	223	164	1,219	210
Below 100% Poverty	3.1%	21.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Total below 200% Poverty	630		3,666
% below 200% Poverty	8.6%		13.8%
100% Poverty total with children under 18	153	85
% below with children under 18	4.6%	18.0%
100% Poverty total with children under 5	49	33	u/a	u/a
% below with children under 5	3.9%	30.3%	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	1,219	4.6%	2,337	3,666	22,923
White	1,109	4.8%
Black	44	2.5%
Asian	34	7.6%
American Indian	18	46.2%
Hispanic	0	0.0%
Other Races	0	0.0%

Other Poverty Related Statistics:

Families with female head of household and no husband present	1,191
Percent below poverty level	21.0%
With related children under 18 years of age	85
Percent below poverty level	18.0%
With related children under 5 years of age	33
Percent below poverty level	30.3%
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	149
Percent of grandparents living in household who are responsible for grandchildren	27.3%
TAFDC Recipients as of 2007 according to DTA	95

Languages Spoken other than English

Language Spoken	Persons	% of Persons
English Only	20,973	81.9%
Language other than English	4,650	18.1%
Speak English less than well	1,807	7.1%
Spanish Speaking	377	1.5%
Other Indo-Eurposean Languages	3,705	14.5%
Asian and Pacific Island Languages	325	1.3%

Preschool Child Statistics

Persons under 5 years of age: 1,522 (5.6%) % Living in poverty: 40 (2.6%)

Children ages 0-6 on TANF: 61

Persons enrolled in Nursery School/Preschool: 567

Estimated number of 3 year olds as of 2009	283
Estimated number of 4 year olds as of 2009	345
Total estimated 3 and 4 year olds as of 2009	628
Total estimated Head Start eleigible 3 and 4 year olds as of 2009	125
Total number of children enrolled in Head Start as of 2009	19
Stoughton number of licensed child care slots as of 2007	1,070
Early Intervention children as of 2005	138
Total Births 2007	298
Teen Births 2007	7

Stoughton Preschool Child Care Centers

Name	Address	Phone	Type	Capacity	Infant	Toddler	Pre-School
Academy Preschool	808 West Street Stoughton,02072	781 344-0200	Group Care	20	0	0	20
Children's Central Childcare and Presch	1044 Central St Stoughton,02072	781-297-2021	Group Care	60	14	9	28
Creative Preschool	78 Howland Road Stoughton,02072	781 344-5896	Group Care	24	0	0	24
First Congregational Church-Headstart/Self Help	76 Pierce Street Stoughton,02072	781 344-0491	Group Care	20	0	0	20
Goddard Child Care Center	909 (Rear) Sumner St Stoughton,02072	508 427-2889	Group Care	59	14	15	30
Hugs Plus Learning Center	681 Central Street Stoughton,02072	781 341-2220	Group Care	81	14	0	40
Kidsports Educational Child Care Center	523 Washington St Stoughton,02072	781 344-2332	Group Care	20	0	0	20
Robyn's Nest Preschool and DCC	71 Freeman Street Stoughton,02072	781 341-5074	Group Care	38	0	0	38
Shaloh Magic Years Preschool	50 Ethyl Way Stoughton,02072	781 344-6334	Group Care	49	0	9	40
Striar Jewish Community Center	445 Central Street Stoughton,02072	781 341-2016	Group Care	203	7	26	161
The Preschool at Stoughton Extended Day	137 Walnut Street Stoughton,02072	781 344-5512	Group Care	34	0	0	34
Trinity Episcopal School	414 Sumner Street Stoughton,02072	781 344-8030	Group Care	43	0	0	43
Way to Grow Day Care Center	2 Canton Street, Suite 100 Stoughton,02072	781 341-3731	Group Care	36	7	9	20

Stoughton School Enrollment

2006-2007 School Year

Total pupils enrolled: 3,970

Low Income Rate: 19.9%*

Limited English Proficient: 127 (3.2%)*

Annual Drop Out Rate for 2003: 2.5%

Number of total children identified by Department of Education for special education: 635 (16.0%)*

*Department of Education 2006-07 School Year

Race/Ancestry of Students 2007	Total
Total Students	3,970 (100%)
White	3,152 (79.4%)
African American	512 (12.9%)
Hispanic	135 (3.4%)
Asian	151 (3.8%)
American Indian	40 (0.1%)

Housing Characteristics

Figures Below from 2000 Census

Total Housing Units	10,488
Rental Occupied Housing	2,612
Owner Occupied Housing	7,457
Single Family Homes	4,240
Mobile Homes	459
Total Public Housing Units	1,030
Homeowner Vacancy Rate	0.5%
Rental Vacancy Rate	2.2%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for rent	30.4%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for mortgage	18.7%

Lead Poisoning Data:

Units built prior to 1959: 4,374 (41.7% of entire housing stock)

Children 2004 20-24 ug/dl immediate risk of lead poisoning: 0

Children 2002 25 ug/dl+ lead poisoned: 0

Income/Employment Data

Median Income	$69,942
Per Capita Income	$25,480
Total Labor Force*	15,331
Employed*	14,343
Unemployed*	988
Unemployment Rate*	6.4%
Average Weekly Wages as of 2003	$764

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

Crime Rates for 2003*

*Massachusetts State Police Crime Reporting Unit

Categories	2003	2002	% Change
Total Crimes	551	527	4.55%
Violent Crimes	116	103	12.62%
Property Crimes	435	424	2.59%
Murder	0	2	-200%
Rape	10	9	11.1%
Robbery	12	16	-25.0%
Aggravated Assault	94	76	23.7%
Burglary	131	115	13.9%
Larceny	238	242	-1.7%
Motor Vehicle Theft	66	67	-1.5%

Perinatal Rates

Category	Number	Percent	State %
Total Births 2007	298
Prematurity (less than 37 weeks)	33	11.1%	9.0%
Low Birth Weight	37	12.4%	7.9%
Adequate Prenatal Care	248	83.2%	83.1%
Teen Births	7	2.4%	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 2007	211
WIC infant participants as of 2007	113

Substance Abuse Indicators

(According to BSAS 2003 Department of Public Health)

Admision to DPH funded treatment programs: 344

Injection drug user admission to DPH programs: 67

Alcohol and other drug related hospital discharges: 126

Alcohol and drug users deaths: 2

Results of the 2008 SHI Community Needs Assessment for the town of Stoughton.
# Priority	%	Problem Area
1.	58%	Help with paying water bils.
2.	50%	Certificate/degree programs to get jobs.
3.	49%	Affordable housing needed
4.	42%	Financial Aid to further education.
5.	40%	Help people apply for Social Security benefits.
6.	38%	Help people seeking employment.
7.	35%	Help people start a business.
8.	32%	Help paying gas/electric bills.