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Cohasset town, Norfolk County, MA

8,358 Population
9.8 square miles 854.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.6 ±4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$114,646 ±$12,373 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Norfolk County: $69,508 ±$974
  • about double the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$187,060 ±$25,192 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Norfolk County: $126,497 ±$1,825
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

3% ±1.6% (244  ±135) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.6% 46,980 (±0.4% / ±2,789)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

42.6 minutes ±2.6 (126,510  ±18,374) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Norfolk County: 32.9 9,953,700 (±0.4 / ±156,654)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

3,109 ±224 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 281,408 ±1,189
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.7 ±0.2 (8,289  ±21) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 707,141 (±0 / ±190)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

6.1% ±3.5% (83  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Norfolk County: 4.1% † 6,890 (±0.4% / ±742)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

3,300 ±276 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 293,420 ±128
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$1,092,500 ±$186,378 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Norfolk County: $649,400 ±$5,221
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

3.7% ±1.7% (306  ±137.5) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Norfolk County: 10.9% 77,973 (±0.5% / ±3,372.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

97.9% ±8.1% (5,758  ±554.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 94.4% 483,892 (±1% / ±5,261.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
72.5% ±6.8% (4,261  ±455.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 57.7% 295,617 (±0.8% / ±3,997.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.1% ±1.6% (261  ±131) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Norfolk County: 19.1% 138,392
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

8.1% ±3.1% (497  ±192) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Norfolk County: 4% 23,132 (±0.2% / ±1,042)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
497 Total veterans ±192 489 Male ±193 8 Female ±12

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