Onset, Massachusetts Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,292
Males: 624 (48.3%), Females: 668 (51.7%)
Plymouth County
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $125,200
Population by Race
Races in Onset:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.2%)
- Other race (13.1%)
- Black (7.7%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (21.5%), Subsaharan African (20.2%), English (10.6%), Italian (10.6%), French (6.3%), Portuguese (5.9%).
Elevation: 30 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Onset
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Onset CDP
- Never married: 30.1%
- Now married: 38.9%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 12.8%
4.0% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.8% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Onset:
- CAPE COD & ISLANDS MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 5 miles; POCASSET, MA)
- JORDAN HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA)
- FALMOUTH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FALMOUTH, MA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Onset:
- MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 26 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Abbreviation: MVY)
- BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 28 miles; HYANNIS, MA; Abbreviation: HYA)
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 48 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Onset:
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 12 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA; Abbreviation: PYM)
- OTIS ANGB (about 13 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; Abbreviation: FMH)
- FALMOUTH AIRPARK (about 15 miles; FALMOUTH, MA; Abbreviation: 5B6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onset:
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 24 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
- BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,843)
- BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,497)
- MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BROCKTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,161)
- STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EASTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- QUINCY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; QUINCY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,528)
- BABSON COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,659)
Public primary/middle school in Onset:
- ETHEL E HAMMOND (Students: 137; Location: 13 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: KG – 01)