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Dedham town, Norfolk County, MA

25,150 Population
10.3 square miles 2,448.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$65,381 ±$4,152 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $66,685 ±$944
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $53,513 ±$287
$118,877 ±$8,552 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $120,621 ±$1,910
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $96,505 ±$551

4.1% ±1.3% (994  ±310) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.5% 45,607 (±0.4% / ±2,680)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 672,361 (±0.2% / ±11,769)

30.6 minutes ±1.6 (360,900  ±27,321) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 33.2 10,358,045 (±0.4 / ±168,344)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.4 90,231,104 (±0.1 / ±461,562)

Families

10,427 ±331 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 279,104 ±1,019
  • Massachusetts: 2,740,995 ±5,239
2.3 ±0.1 (24,409  ±34) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 705,259 (±0 / ±191)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,755,387

4.4% ±1.5% (245  ±85) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.2% † 7,126 (±0.4% / ±747)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,661 (±0.2% / ±2,434)

Housing

10,885 ±319 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 291,316 ±146
  • Massachusetts: 2,999,314 ±412

$601,700 ±$15,709 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $612,100 ±$4,576
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $483,900 ±$1,329

11% ±2.4% (2,742  ±,590.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 11.1% 79,343 (±0.5% / ±3,488.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.2% 844,491 (±0.2% / ±12,252.6)

Social

94.5% ±4.3% (17,480  ±,921.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 94.2% 480,081 (±1% / ±5,254.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,488,514 (±0.3% / ±16,301.1)
55.8% ±3.2% (10,326  ±,653.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 56.3% 286,782 (±0.8% / ±3,821.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 45.9% 2,258,811 (±0.2% / ±10,925.9)

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

14.1% ±2.2% (3,557  ±543) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Norfolk County: 19.3% 139,144
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.6% 1,227,846

4.5% ±0.8% (918  ±168) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.2% 23,865 (±0.2% / ±1,150)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.8% 266,304 (±0.1% / ±4,154)
918 Total veterans ±168 851 Male ±146 67 Female ±53

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