Provincetown

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  5. Provincetown Family Information
  6. Provincetown Education Information
  7. Provincetown Business Information
  8. Provincetown Public Benefits Information
  9. Provincetown Criminal Information
  10. Provincetown Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Provincetown Zip Codes


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Provincetown Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 3,431
  • Land Area (2000): 25.021 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 20.238 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 508, 774
  • Alias(es) (2003): CPU PROVINCETOWN, PROVINCETOWN
Provincetown Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2003 3,487 2005 3,440 2006 3,447
2004 Not Available     2007 3,411

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Houses (2000): 3,890
Provincetown 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.


Provincetown Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 2,772
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $111,848,000 / $14,966,000
Provincetown Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 3,228 2,516 712 22.04% 249
1991 3,352 2,489 864 25.77% 285
1992 3,496 2,492 1,004 28.72% 311
1993 3,661 2,560 1,100 30.06% 325
1994 3,610 2,562 1,047 29.02% 313
1995 3,610 2,670 940 26.03% 283
1996 3,483 2,667 816 23.43% 258
1997 3,471 2,660 811 23.37% 259
1998 3,407 2,702 705 20.68% 232
1999 3,383 2,751 632 18.68% 210
2000 2,125 1,756 369 17.34% 165
2001 2,131 1,774 357 16.74% 160
2002 2,185 1,794 392 17.93% 172
2003 2,238 1,818 420 18.77% 179
2004 2,237 1,825 412 18.40% 176
2005 2,221 1,819 403 18.12% 174
2006 2,218 1,827 392 17.66% 169
2007 2,145 1,812 333 15.53% 149
2008 2,123 1,808 314 14.80% 143
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 2,301 1,652 649 28.21% 282
Feb 2008 2,233 1,633 600 26.87% 269
Mar 2008 2,265 1,651 614 27.11% 271
Apr 2008 2,144 1,721 423 19.73% 197
May 2008 1,972 1,772 200 10.14% 101
Jun 2008 2,051 1,934 117 5.70% 57
Jul 2008 2,112 2,043 69 3.27% 33
Aug 2008 2,087 2,021 66 3.16% 32
Sep 2008 1,938 1,848 90 4.64% 46
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Provincetown Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 195 19.86%
2. Construction 131 13.34%
3. Educational Services 67 6.82%
4. Health Care 62 6.31%
5. Public Administration 54 5.50%
6. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 48 4.89%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 48 4.89%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 30 3.05%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 29 2.95%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 28 2.85%
11. Finance and Insurance 27 2.75%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 22 2.24%
13. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 21 2.14%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 20 2.04%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 18 1.83%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 15 1.53%
17. Gasoline Stations 14 1.43%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 13 1.32%
19. Social Assistance 13 1.32%
20. Repair and Maintenance 10 1.02%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 111 17.51%
2. Health Care 78 12.30%
3. Educational Services 53 8.36%
4. Public Administration 49 7.73%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 37 5.84%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 34 5.36%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 27 4.26%
8. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 27 4.26%
9. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 24 3.79%
10. Other Direct Selling Estab 23 3.63%
11. Other Transportation 23 3.63%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 21 3.31%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 16 2.52%
14. U.S. Postal Service 12 1.89%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 11 1.74%
16. Construction 10 1.58%
17. Other Health and Personal Care Store 9 1.42%
18. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 9 1.42%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 8 1.26%
20. Music Stores 8 1.26%

Provincetown Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 94 9.57%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 74 7.54%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 73 7.43%
4. Carpenters 57 5.80%
5. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 46 4.68%
6. Art and Design Workers 39 3.97%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 39 3.97%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 35 3.56%
9. Other Construction Workers 30 3.05%
10. Personal Appearance Workers 23 2.34%
11. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 23 2.34%
12. Other Personal Care, Not child care 21 2.14%
13. Media and Communications Workers 20 2.04%
14. Other Healthcare Support 19 1.93%
15. Other Installation / Maintenance 18 1.83%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 18 1.83%
17. Top Executives 18 1.83%
18. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 16 1.63%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 16 1.63%
20. Cashiers 15 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 61 9.62%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 53 8.36%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 42 6.62%
4. Other Food Preparation and Servers 33 5.21%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 32 5.05%
6. Registered Nurses 29 4.57%
7. Other Management Occupations 25 3.94%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 23 3.63%
9. Other Health Occupations 22 3.47%
10. Teachers, Secondary School 21 3.31%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 20 3.15%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 19 3.00%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 17 2.68%
14. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 16 2.52%
15. Other Motor Vehicle Operators 15 2.37%
16. Art and Design Workers 14 2.21%
17. Secretaries and Admins 13 2.05%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 12 1.89%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 11 1.74%
20. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 11 1.74%

Provincetown Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,932 60.66%
15-35 hours 386 12.12%
1-14 hours 79 2.48%
No regular hours 788 24.74%

Provincetown Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 4 0.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM 20 1.52%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 35 2.67%
6 AM-6:29 AM 74 5.64%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 71 5.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM 122 9.30%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 143 10.90%
8 AM-8:29 AM 152 11.59%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 110 8.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 186 14.18%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 116 8.84%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 55 4.19%
Noon-3:59 PM 98 7.47%
4 PM-11:59 PM 126 9.60%

Provincetown Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 297 22.64%
5-9 514 39.18%
10-14 202 15.40%
15-19 133 10.14%
20-24 44 3.35%
25-29 2 0.15%
30-34 17 1.30%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 7 0.53%
45-59 27 2.06%
60-89 22 1.68%
At least 90 47 3.58%

Provincetown 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% 1,192 90.85%
30-44 0 0.00% 24 1.83%
45-59 0 0.00% 27 2.06%
At least 60 0 0.00% 69 5.26%

Provincetown Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 41 2.64%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 98 6.31%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 765 49.23%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 14 0.90%
Color 4 Box Other 22 1.42%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 372 23.94%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 242 15.57%

Provincetown 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.


Provincetown Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,842 (3,102 people)
Families (2000): 457 (1,186 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 110
People at same address in 1995: 1,630
Provincetown Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 272 14.77%
$10,000-$14,999 158 8.58%
$15,000-$19,999 129 7.00%
$20,000-$24,999 139 7.55%
$25,000-$29,999 154 8.36%
$30,000-$34,999 122 6.62%
$35,000-$39,999 140 7.60%
$40,000-$44,999 61 3.31%
$45,000-$49,999 89 4.83%
$50,000-$59,999 202 10.97%
$60,000-$74,999 149 8.09%
$75,000-$99,999 80 4.34%
$100,000-$124,999 54 2.93%
$125,000-$149,999 37 2.01%
$150,000-$199,999 19 1.03%
$200,000 or more 37 2.01%

Provincetown Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 977 53.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 255 13.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 357 19.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 120 6.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 28 1.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 64 3.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 14 0.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 7 0.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 5 0.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.11%

Provincetown Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,494 29.05%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 580 11.28%
Public Assistance 46 0.89%
Retirement 245 4.76%
Self Employment 332 6.46%
Social Security 475 9.24%
Supplemental Security 86 1.67%
Wage / Salary 1,369 26.62%
Other 515 10.02%

Provincetown Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 234 72.00%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 91 28.00%

Provincetown Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 235 13.53%
Color 1 Box Married 444 25.56%
Color 2 Box Never Married 997 57.40%
Color 3 Box Widowed 61 3.51%

Provincetown Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 277 18.68%
Color 1 Box Married 389 26.23%
Color 2 Box Never Married 685 46.19%
Color 3 Box Widowed 132 8.90%

Provincetown 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.


Provincetown Education Information Back to top
Provincetown Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 109 3.46%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 370 11.73%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 729 23.12%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 524 16.62%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 277 8.79%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 690 21.88%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 454 14.40%

Provincetown 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 18 0.52% 0 0.00% 18 0.52%
Kindergarten 15 0.44% 0 0.00% 15 0.44%
Grades 1-4 49 1.43% 0 0.00% 49 1.43%
Grades 5-8 99 2.89% 0 0.00% 99 2.89%
Grades 9-12 82 2.39% 5 0.15% 87 2.54%
Undergrad college 34 0.99% 14 0.41% 48 1.40%
Graduate or professional school 12 0.35% 32 0.93% 44 1.28%
Total 309 9.01% 51 1.49% 360 10.49%

Provincetown 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.


Provincetown Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 860
Provincetown Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Provincetown Public Benefits Information Back to top
Provincetown Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,710 83.72%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 527 16.28%

Provincetown 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.


Provincetown Criminal Information Back to top
Provincetown 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
2003 0.000 0.287 0.287 0.000 0.574 0.000 4.588 14.626 0.574 19.788
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 5.814 0.291 0.000 0.000 6.105 0.000 3.779 41.570 2.616 47.965
2006 0.000 0.290 0.000 0.290 0.580 0.000 3.771 50.769 1.160 55.701
2007 2.932 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.932 0.000 3.225 48.080 1.759 53.064

Provincetown Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 7 17
2005 8 17
2006 7 18
2007 7 18

Provincetown Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Provincetown Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Provincetown Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 127 3.70%
10-19 Years 199 5.80%
20-29 Years 309 9.01%
30-39 Years 687 20.02%
40-49 Years 728 21.22%
50-59 Years 625 18.22%
60-69 Years 305 8.89%
70-79 Years 261 7.61%
80-89 Years 155 4.52%
90+ Years 35 1.02%

Provincetown Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,839 53.60%
Color 1 Box Female 1,592 46.40%

Provincetown Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,954 86.10%
Color 1 Box African-American 253 7.37%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 99 2.89%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 74 2.16%
Color 6 Box Other Race 28 0.82%
Color 2 Box Asian 16 0.47%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 7 0.20%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Provincetown Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Portuguese 783 20.80%
2. Irish 598 15.88%
3. English 507 13.47%
4. Italian 347 9.22%
5. German 307 8.15%
6. French Non-Basque 214 5.68%
7. United States Or American 107 2.84%
8. European 105 2.79%
9. Polish 102 2.71%
10. Scottish 102 2.71%

Provincetown Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,039 90.10%
2. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 81 2.40%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 64 1.90%
4. Italian 53 1.57%
5. French 47 1.39%
6. German 33 0.98%
7. Other Indo European 30 0.89%
8. Chinese 20 0.59%
9. Other West Germanic 6 0.18%

Provincetown Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,150 91.81%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 63 1.84%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 218 6.35%

Provincetown Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Provincetown 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.


Provincetown Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02657