Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 2 Washington Square, Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

  

TOWN OF UPTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Location: It is in Southern Massachusetts, bordered by Grafton and Northbridge on the west; Westborough on the north; Hopkinton, Milford, and Hopedale on the east; and Mendon on the southeast. Upton is 15 miles southeast of Worcester and 36 miles southwest of Boston.

Total Area: 21.73 sq. miles Land Area: 21.52 sq. miles Population: 7,542 Density: 347 per sq. mile

This snapshot contains details about the following items:

Population Economy Land use Housing Public Safety Education Transportation Traffic Safety

Data Sources: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation / Geographic Information Systems / Education / State Police / Division of Unemployment Assistance / Housing and Community Development, The US Census Bureau, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER), The Warren Group and massbenchmarks.org.

UPTON

BOSTON

WORCESTER

Community Snapshot UptonThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

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POPULATION ECONOMY

Source: US Census *CMRPC Projections approved March 2011 Source: MA Division of Unemp. Assist.

Source: US Census 2010 Source: American Community Survey 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars

Source: massbenchmarks.org Source: US Census

LANDUSE

Source: US Census Source: MassGIS

7,542

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Population

Past *Projected

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Labor Force % Unemployed MA

65,148

64,496

101,388

102,604

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Estimated Median Household Income

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MA

0.5% 1.8%

6.7% 6.7%

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Families Below Poverty Level

Upton MA

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0.3% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3%

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All ForeignBorn

Europe NorthAmerica

LatinAmerica

Asia Africa Oceania

Foreign Born

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Professional Service Sales Manufacturing Construction Farming

Occupation

Upton MA Total Jobs

< 9

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20 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

70 - 79

> 80

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%Agriculture

%Built Environment

%Open Space

%Residential

%Water

2005

1999

1985

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Community Snapshot UptonThis snapshot contains data on:

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HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY

Source: CMRPC / MISER / US Census Source: MA State Police

Source: The Warren Group/Mass. Assoc. of Realtors Source: Mass DOT Highway State & Local Police Jurisdiction

TRANSPORTATION

Source: US Census Source: US Census

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

54 59

45 43

67

55 48

37

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MA -SF MA - Condo

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Crimes per 100,000 Residents

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10.012.1 11.3

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135 128 131147 157

116

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Traffic Accidents

UPTON % of Region

23.626.0

30.9

21.6 22.727.0

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Commute Pattern

2,289

444

99 178

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Community Snapshot UptonThis snapshot contains data on:

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POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change

Total Population 4,655 5,642 21.2%

In households 4,620 5,598 21.2%

In group quarters 35 44 25.7%

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

Total Households 1,828 2,046 11.9%

1 456 389 -14.7%

2 611 663 8.5%

3 278 377 35.6%

4 310 396 27.7%

> 5 173 221 27.7%

Mean persons / household 3 3 8.3%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

Total Households 1,828 2,046 11.9%

0 104 96 -7.7%

1 507 487 -3.9%

2 840 1,035 23.2%

3 280 289 3.2%

4 76 105 38.2%

> 5 21 34 61.9%

Mean vehicles / household 2 2 3.7%

WORKERS BY GENDER

Workers 16 years and over 2,470 2,725 10.3%

Male 1,333 1,585 18.9%

Female 1,137 1,140 0.3%

COMMUTE MODE

Workers 16 years and over 2,470 2,725 10.3%

Drive Alone 2,119 2,357 11.2%

Carpool 180 136 -24.4%

Transit / Taxi 26 24 -7.7%

Bike / Ped 41 0 -100.0%

Motorbike 6 45 650.0%

Work at home 98 163 66.3%

COMMUTE TIME

Workers not working at home 2,372 2,562 8.0%

< 5 mins 132 28 -78.8%

5 - 9 mins 148 253 70.9%

10 - 14 mins 185 114 -38.4%

15 - 19 mins 347 255 -26.5%

20 - 29 mins 631 622 -1.4%

30 - 44 mins 493 623 26.4%

> 45 mins 436 667 53.0%

Mean travel time to work (mins) 26 31 18.8%

TIME LEAVING FOR WORK

Workers not working at home 2,372 2,562 8.0%

5 to 6:59 a.m. 647 843 30.3%

7 to 7:59 a.m. 831 776 -6.6%

8 to 8:59 a.m 545 523 -4.0%

9 to 9:59 a.m. 111 129 16.2%

10 to 11:59 a.m. 23 56 143.5%

12 to 11:59 p.m. 174 197 13.2%

12 to 4:59 a.m. 41 38 -7.3% Source: Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000)

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UPTON

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Community Snapshot UPTON

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Bike Crash Clusters 2006-2008NONE UPTON 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Auto Crashes 2006-2008 UPTON 417 2 136 279 979Total Pedestrian Crashes 2006-2008 UPTON 4 0 3 1 16Total Bike Crashes 2006-2008 UPTON 0 0 0 0 0¹ PDO - Property Damage Only² EPDO - Equivalent Property Damage Only weighted by fatal crashes = 10, injury crashes = 5, PDO =1³ HSIP- Highway Safety Improvement Program (MA)† Excluding Interstate HighwaysSource : Mass DOT Highway

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Roadway Improvement Projects -TIP* *TIP-Transportation Improvment Program