W Wareham's Livability
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About W Wareham, MA
W Wareham, MA is located in Plymouth County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for W Wareham is about 3,754 with about 386 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $268,400, which is roughly 41% lower than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 19% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $93,125, which is roughly 6% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 30% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.41Male Population Estimate: 47.6%
Female Population Estimate: 52.4%
Median Age: 45.2
Male Median Age: 43.9
Female Median Age: 46.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Other:6.63%
Black:4.71%
Hispanic:1.92%
Asian:1.31%
Indian:0.83%
Hawaiian:0.13%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 39.89%
Libertarian: 1.42%
Other: 1.11%
Green: 0.44%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Wareham specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Plymouth County: About 2.00704 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Plymouth County: About 372.536 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Plymouth County is about 49% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 23% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for W Wareham is about 7.2%.
Massachusetts is ranked #3 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 85.22 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 78.66The average living wage for the state of Massachusetts is $34.72/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Massachusetts a minimum wage score of 88.49 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.55/hr, which gives Massachusetts a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 24.09 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Massachusetts is $320.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 94.88 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Massachusetts does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Massachusetts does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Massachusetts does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Massachusetts does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Massachusetts does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ Massachusetts does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Massachusetts does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Massachusetts does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Massachusetts does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Massachusetts does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Massachusetts does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Massachusetts does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Massachusetts does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Massachusetts does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Massachusetts does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Rochester, MA ( 3.76 mi. )
- Marion, MA ( 4.45 mi. )
- South Carver, MA ( 4.76 mi. )
- East Wareham, MA ( 4.96 mi. )
- Onset, MA ( 5.48 mi. )
- E Wareham, MA ( 6.17 mi. )
- Carver, MA ( 6.96 mi. )
- Mattapoisett, MA ( 7.67 mi. )
- Acushnet, MA ( 8.02 mi. )
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- Monument Bch, MA ( 8.89 mi. )
- Monument Beach, MA ( 9.14 mi. )
- Middleborough, MA ( 9.19 mi. )
- Sherwood Forest, MA ( 9.42 mi. )
- Pocasset, MA ( 9.67 mi. )
- East Freetown, MA ( 9.79 mi. )
- Plymouth, MA ( 10.10 mi. )
- Bourne, MA ( 10.20 mi. )
- North Carver, MA ( 10.27 mi. )
- Cataumet, MA ( 10.63 mi. )
- Lakeville, MA ( 10.63 mi. )
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- Cedarville, MA ( 11.23 mi. )
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- Rockdale, MA ( 12.97 mi. )
- W Falmouth, MA ( 13.17 mi. )
- Plympton, MA ( 13.29 mi. )
- Otis AFB, MA ( 13.63 mi. )
- Otis Air National Guard, MA ( 13.63 mi. )
- Otis Ang, MA ( 13.63 mi. )
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- West Falmouth, MA ( 13.69 mi. )
- North Dartmouth, MA ( 13.97 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 02576Latitude: 41.773512
Longitude: -70.767770
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 66.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 508, 774