Easton

The Town of Easton
Self Help Inc. Community Profile

Location:
The town of Easton is

You can visit the Official Website of Easton, Ma. at http://www.easton.ma.us/

 

2000 U.S. Census Bureau Population Characteristics:

General Population Statistics

 

Total Households	7,489		Total Population	22,299
Total Registered Voters	14,677		Total Unenrolled Voters	7,884
Total Males	10,840		Total Females	11,459
Never Married	5,648		Married	10,012
Separated	211		Non-Married/unrelated	1,914
Widowed	787		Divorced	1,101
Single female Head of households	668		Grandparents as caregivers	316

Race/Ancestry Statistics

 

Race	Total	Percent	Total in Poverty	Percent
White	20,501	91.9%	364	1.9%
Black	354	1.6%	33	9.0%
Asian	309	1.4%	0	0.0%
Hispanic	352	1.6%	0	0.0%
American Indian	10	0.0%	4	16.7%
Other	920	4.1%	37	4.2%
Two or more Races	203	0.9%

Disability Status

 

Population 5 to 20 years	5,483		With a Disabilty		354		% Disabiled		6.5%
Population 21 to 64 years	13,228		With a Disabilty		1,528		% Disabiled		11.6%
21 to 64 employed	11,700						% Employed		66.6%
Population 65 years and older	2,000		With a Disabilty		551		% Disabiled		27.6%

Poverty Statistics

 

Map of EastonPoverty Population

Category	Families	Single Female Head of Household	Individuals	65 Years and older
Total	41	30	401	130
Below 100% Poverty	0.7%	5.8%	2.0%	15.1%
Total below 200% Poverty	308		1,597
% below 200% Poverty	5.5%		7.8%
100% Poverty total with children under 18	18	18
% below with children under 18	0.6%	5.8%
100% Poverty total with children under 5	4	4	u/a	u/a
% below with children under 5	0.4%	6.7%	u/a	u/a

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	401	2.0%	1,001	1,597	18,900
White	364	1.9%
Black	33	9.0%
Hispanic	0	0.0%
Other Races	37	4.2%

Other Poverty Related Statistics:

 

Families with female head of household and no husband present	668
Percent below poverty level	5.8%
With related children under 18 years of age	18
Percent below poverty level	5.8%
With related children under 5 years of age	4
Percent below poverty level	6.7%
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	55
Percent of grandparents living in household who are responsible for grandchildren	17.4%
TAFDC Recipients as of 2004 according to DTA	27

 

Languages Spoken other than English

 

Language Spoken	Persons	% of Persons
English Only	19,355	92.8%
Language other than English	1,493	7.2%
Speak English less than well	414	2.0%
Spanish Speaking	344	1.7%
Other Indo-Eurposean Languages	981	4.7%
Asian and Pacific Island Languages	126	0.6%

Preschool Child Statistics

Persons under 5 years of age: 1,457 (6.5%) % Living in poverty: 6 (0.4%)

Children ages 0-6 on TANF: 1

Persons enrolled in Nursery School/Preschool 565

 

Estimated number of 3 year olds as of 2008	205
Estimated number of 4 year olds as of 2008	249
Total estimated 3 and 4 year olds as of 2005	454
Total estimated Head Start eleigible 3 and 4 year olds as of 2008	15
Total number of children enrolled in Head Start as of 2005	5
Easton number of licensed child care slots as of 2005	842
Early Intervention children as of 2004	80
Total Births 2007	230
Teen Births 2007	n/a

Easton Preschool Child Care Centers

 

Name	Address	Phone	Type	Capacity	Infant	Toddler	Pre-School
Bristol Day Care Center, Inc	45 Bristol Drive  Easton,02334	508 230-2500	Group Care	27	5	9	13
Easton Country Day School	91 Center Street  Easton,02334	508 238-3504	Group Care	39	0	0	39
Easton Learning Adventure Preschool (Site II)	99 Main Street  Easton,02334	508 230-7445	Group Care	10	0	0	10
Tiny Tots Nursery School	204 Center Street  Easton,02334	508 238-9131	Group Care	33	0	0	33

Easton School Enrollment

2006-2007 School Year

Total pupils enrolled 2004: 3,918

Low Income Rate: 3.3%*

Limited English Proficient: 27 (0.7%)*

Annual Drop Out Rate for 2003: 4.55%

Number of total children identified by Department of Education for special education: 650 (16.6%)*

*Department of Education 2006-07 School Year

 

Race/Ancestry of Students 2007	Total
Total Students	3,918 (100%)
White	3,499(89.3%)
African American	129 (3.3%)
Hispanic	110 (2.8%)
Asian	74 (1.9%)
American Indian	12 (0.3%)

 

Housing Characteristics

Figures Below from 2000 Census

 

Total Housing Units	7,631
Rental Occupied Housing	1,376
Owner Occupied Housing	6.113
Single Family Homes	5,839
Mobile Homes	157
Total Public Housing Units	232
Homeowner Vacancy Rate	0.5%
Rental Vacancy Rate	1.8%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for rent	24.0%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for mortgage	14.3%

Lead Poisoning Data:

Units built prior to 1959: 2,306 (30.2% 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

 

 

Easton Board of Selectmen
Member	Position
Colleen A. Corona	Chair
John S. Haederle	Clerk
Irwin Cohen	Member
Charles P. King	Member
Ellen Barlow	Member

Income/Employment Data

 

Median Income	$82,190
Per Capita Income	$30,732
Total Labor Force*	13,366
Employed*	12,753
Unemployed*	613
Unemployment Rate*	4.6%
Average Weekly Wages as of 2003	$728

Crime Rates for 2005*

*Massachusetts State Police Crime Reporting Unit

 

Categories	2005	2004	% Change
Murder	0	1	-100%
Rape	0	1	-100%
Robbery	7	3	+133%
Aggravated Assault	3	1	+200%
Burglary	32	41	-22%
Larceny	85	90	-06%
Motor Vehicle Theft	7	19	-67%

Perinatal Rates

 

Category	Number	Percent	State %
Total Births 2007	230
Prematurity (less than 37 weeks)	19	8.3%	9.0%
Low Birth Weight	20	8.7%	7.9%
Adequate Prenatal Care	192	83.8%	83.1%
Teen Births	n/a	n/a	5.9%
Infant Deaths (less than 1 year)	0	n/a	4.8%
Neonatal Deaths (less than 28 days)	0	n/a	3.6%
WIC child participants as of 2003	65
WIC infant participants as of 2003	19

Substance Abuse Indicators

(According to BSAS 2003 Department of Public Health)

Admision to DPH funded treatment programs: 150

Injection drug user admission to DPH programs: 22

Alcohol and other drug related hospital discharges: 40

Alcohol and drug users deaths: 1

 

Results of the 2008 SHI Community Needs Assessment for the town of Easton.
# Priority	%	Problem Area
1.	52%	Need help with gas and electric bills.
2.	48%	More affordable childcare.
3.	47%	Need emergency food resources.
4.	46%	Health insurance coverage.
5.	45%	Help applying for Social Security.
6.	44%	Help with needed home repairs.
7.	43%	Support for caregivers of senior citizens.
8.	40%	Need affordable housing.