Holliston

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  2. Holliston Statistics
  3. Holliston Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Holliston Employment Information
  5. Holliston Family Information
  6. Holliston Education Information
  7. Holliston Business Information
  8. Holliston Public Benefits Information
  9. Holliston Criminal Information
  10. Holliston Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Holliston Zip Codes


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Holliston Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,801
  • Land Area (2000): 48.449 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.855 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 508, 774
  • Alias(es) (2003): HOLLISTON
Holliston Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 13,638 2002 13,972 2005 13,880
2000 14,054 2003 14,001 2006 13,930
2001 13,867 2004 13,941 2007 13,903

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Houses (2000): 4,868
Holliston Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,168 95.41%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 633 4.59%

Holliston Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Holliston Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 4,523
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $203,672,000 / $47,187,000
Holliston Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 7,504 7,133 371 4.94% 49
1991 7,444 6,939 506 6.79% 68
1992 7,416 6,933 483 6.51% 65
1993 7,422 7,076 345 4.65% 47
1994 7,562 7,248 314 4.15% 41
1995 7,531 7,251 281 3.73% 37
1996 7,652 7,432 220 2.88% 29
1997 7,872 7,658 214 2.72% 27
1998 7,992 7,813 179 2.24% 22
1999 8,091 7,919 173 2.14% 21
2000 7,524 7,369 155 2.06% 21
2001 7,613 7,405 208 2.74% 27
2002 7,589 7,235 353 4.66% 46
2003 7,467 7,108 359 4.81% 48
2004 7,448 7,140 308 4.14% 41
2005 7,465 7,197 267 3.58% 36
2006 7,521 7,252 270 3.58% 36
2007 7,573 7,324 249 3.29% 33
2008 7,605 7,333 272 3.58% 36
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 7,625 7,327 298 3.91% 39
Feb 2008 7,538 7,270 268 3.56% 36
Mar 2008 7,568 7,304 264 3.49% 35
Apr 2008 7,545 7,337 208 2.76% 28
May 2008 7,516 7,264 252 3.35% 34
Jun 2008 7,711 7,402 309 4.01% 40
Jul 2008 7,723 7,432 291 3.77% 38
Aug 2008 7,679 7,399 280 3.65% 36
Sep 2008 7,538 7,261 277 3.67% 37
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
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Holliston Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 455 11.94%
2. Construction 387 10.16%
3. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 276 7.24%
4. Health Care 221 5.80%
5. Educational Services 197 5.17%
6. Finance and Insurance 190 4.99%
7. Public Administration 166 4.36%
8. Repair and Maintenance 140 3.67%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 123 3.23%
10. Other Transportation 98 2.57%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 92 2.41%
12. Info Services and Data Processing 90 2.36%
13. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 89 2.34%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 81 2.13%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 72 1.89%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 72 1.89%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 63 1.65%
18. Printing and Related Manufacturing 62 1.63%
19. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 62 1.63%
20. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 57 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 668 20.30%
2. Health Care 507 15.41%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 236 7.17%
4. Finance and Insurance 196 5.96%
5. Social Assistance 180 5.47%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 107 3.25%
7. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 103 3.13%
8. Public Administration 92 2.80%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 86 2.61%
10. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 84 2.55%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 81 2.46%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 72 2.19%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 71 2.16%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 57 1.73%
15. Construction 49 1.49%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 49 1.49%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 49 1.49%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 38 1.15%
19. Department and Other General Stores 35 1.06%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 31 0.94%

Holliston Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 383 10.05%
2. Engineers 283 7.43%
3. Computer Specialists 235 6.17%
4. Top Executives 220 5.77%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 194 5.09%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 143 3.75%
7. Business Operations Specialists 139 3.65%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 124 3.25%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 103 2.70%
10. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 95 2.49%
11. Operations Managers Non Finance 94 2.47%
12. Carpenters 86 2.26%
13. Accountants and Auditors 79 2.07%
14. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 78 2.05%
15. Other Production Occupations 74 1.94%
16. Cashiers 73 1.92%
17. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 73 1.92%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 73 1.92%
19. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 72 1.89%
20. Financial Managers 69 1.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 391 11.88%
2. Secretaries and Admins 251 7.63%
3. Registered Nurses 201 6.11%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 166 5.04%
5. Other Management Occupations 147 4.47%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 136 4.13%
7. Business Operations Specialists 128 3.89%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 116 3.52%
9. Computer Specialists 111 3.37%
10. Child Care Workers 98 2.98%
11. Customer Service Representatives 88 2.67%
12. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 76 2.31%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 73 2.22%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 72 2.19%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 62 1.88%
16. Cashiers 61 1.85%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 60 1.82%
18. Accountants and Auditors 58 1.76%
19. Therapists 57 1.73%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 55 1.67%

Holliston Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,839 58.16%
15-35 hours 1,534 15.28%
1-14 hours 531 5.29%
No regular hours 2,135 21.27%

Holliston Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 51 0.77%
5 AM-5:29 AM 72 1.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 235 3.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM 600 9.08%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 915 13.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,227 18.57%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,137 17.20%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,055 15.96%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 384 5.81%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 300 4.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 155 2.35%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 41 0.62%
Noon-3:59 PM 253 3.83%
4 PM-11:59 PM 184 2.78%

Holliston Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 158 2.39%
5-9 557 8.43%
10-14 460 6.96%
15-19 630 9.53%
20-24 812 12.29%
25-29 511 7.73%
30-34 872 13.19%
35-39 397 6.01%
40-44 294 4.45%
45-59 998 15.10%
60-89 718 10.86%
At least 90 202 3.06%

Holliston Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 3,128 47.33%
30-44 9 0.14% 1,554 23.51%
45-59 0 0.00% 998 15.10%
At least 60 216 3.27% 704 10.65%

Holliston Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 22 0.32%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 376 5.42%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,921 85.29%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 23 0.33%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 225 3.24%
Color 6 Box Walked 42 0.61%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 333 4.80%

Holliston Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Holliston Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,803 (13,760 people)
Families (2000): 3,835 (12,441 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,048
People at same address in 1995: 8,899
Holliston Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 189 3.94%
$10,000-$14,999 139 2.89%
$15,000-$19,999 109 2.27%
$20,000-$24,999 115 2.39%
$25,000-$29,999 137 2.85%
$30,000-$34,999 142 2.96%
$35,000-$39,999 214 4.46%
$40,000-$44,999 117 2.44%
$45,000-$49,999 160 3.33%
$50,000-$59,999 386 8.04%
$60,000-$74,999 534 11.12%
$75,000-$99,999 881 18.34%
$100,000-$124,999 538 11.20%
$125,000-$149,999 452 9.41%
$150,000-$199,999 391 8.14%
$200,000 or more 299 6.23%

Holliston Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 785 16.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,301 27.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 143 2.98%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 904 18.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 18 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,093 22.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 405 8.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 106 2.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 33 0.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Holliston Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,302 30.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,724 19.08%
Public Assistance 42 0.29%
Retirement 594 4.16%
Self Employment 907 6.35%
Social Security 908 6.36%
Supplemental Security 73 0.51%
Wage / Salary 4,123 28.88%
Other 603 4.22%

Holliston Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,487 44.16%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,880 55.84%

Holliston Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 269 5.42%
Color 1 Box Married 3,497 70.42%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,105 22.25%
Color 3 Box Widowed 95 1.91%

Holliston Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 411 7.77%
Color 1 Box Married 3,507 66.31%
Color 2 Box Never Married 993 18.77%
Color 3 Box Widowed 378 7.15%

Holliston Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Holliston Education Information Back to top
Holliston Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 116 1.20%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 284 2.94%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,741 18.04%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,052 21.26%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 762 7.89%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,001 31.09%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,696 17.57%

Holliston Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 132 0.96% 234 1.70% 366 2.65%
Kindergarten 223 1.62% 20 0.14% 243 1.76%
Grades 1-4 1,010 7.32% 14 0.10% 1,024 7.42%
Grades 5-8 951 6.89% 29 0.21% 980 7.10%
Grades 9-12 764 5.54% 77 0.56% 841 6.09%
Undergrad college 276 2.00% 164 1.19% 440 3.19%
Graduate or professional school 61 0.44% 114 0.83% 175 1.27%
Total 3,417 24.76% 652 4.72% 4,069 29.48%

Holliston Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Holliston Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 408
Holliston Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Holliston Public Benefits Information Back to top
Holliston Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 13,278 96.57%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 471 3.43%

Holliston Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Holliston Criminal Information Back to top
Holliston Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.147 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.147 0.000 0.587 2.860 0.147 3.593
2000 0.142 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.142 0.000 0.996 1.281 0.071 2.348
2001 0.361 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.361 0.072 0.793 2.524 0.288 3.678
2002 0.358 0.000 0.000 0.072 0.429 0.000 1.217 4.867 0.573 6.656
2003 0.643 0.143 0.000 0.000 0.786 0.000 1.286 3.500 0.571 5.357
2004 1.076 0.143 0.000 0.143 1.363 0.072 1.076 1.865 0.359 3.300
2005 0.576 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.576 0.000 1.441 1.369 0.144 2.954
2006 0.431 0.072 0.000 0.000 0.503 0.144 1.292 3.446 0.431 5.169
2007 0.432 0.072 0.000 0.000 0.503 0.144 1.367 2.877 0.360 4.603

Holliston Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 23
2005 1 23
2006 1 22
2007 1 24

Holliston Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 51
2000 35
2001 56
2002 99

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Holliston Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Holliston Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,283 16.54%
10-19 Years 2,090 15.14%
20-29 Years 909 6.59%
30-39 Years 2,118 15.35%
40-49 Years 2,704 19.59%
50-59 Years 1,953 14.15%
60-69 Years 937 6.79%
70-79 Years 578 4.19%
80-89 Years 201 1.46%
90+ Years 28 0.20%

Holliston Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,770 49.05%
Color 1 Box Female 7,031 50.95%

Holliston Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,208 95.70%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 190 1.38%
Color 2 Box Asian 165 1.20%
Color 1 Box African-American 119 0.86%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 85 0.62%
Color 6 Box Other Race 19 0.14%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 14 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Holliston Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 4,055 24.02%
2. Italian 2,521 14.94%
3. English 2,459 14.57%
4. German 1,340 7.94%
5. French Non-Basque 775 4.59%
6. Polish 772 4.57%
7. United States Or American 730 4.32%
8. Russian 518 3.07%
9. Scottish 498 2.95%
10. French Canadian 491 2.91%

Holliston Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,814 92.85%
2. French 243 1.91%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 210 1.65%
4. Italian 83 0.65%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 71 0.56%
6. French Creole 65 0.51%
7. Armenian 41 0.32%
8. Chinese 36 0.28%
9. Greek 33 0.26%
10. German 24 0.19%

Holliston Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,070 94.70%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 495 3.59%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 236 1.71%

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Holliston Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Holliston Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01746