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East Bridgewater town, Plymouth County, MA

14,420 Population
17.2 square miles 836.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Plymouth County: 42.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6464%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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90%White1%†Black0%Native0%†Asian0%Islander1%†Other4%†Two+3%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$58,078 ±$14,845 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Plymouth County: $55,965 ±$1,072
  • a little higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$128,679 ±$7,928 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Plymouth County: $109,698 ±$2,047
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

4.1% ±1.8% (584  ±260) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Plymouth County: 7.1% 36,987 (±0.5% / ±2,451)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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34.5 minutes ±0.9 (242,170  ±20,600) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Plymouth County: 32.9 7,554,580 (±0.6 / ±161,232)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

5,046 ±236 Number of households
  • Plymouth County: 200,995 ±1,063
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.8 ±0.1 (14,317  ±25) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Plymouth County: 2.6 520,973 (±0 / ±325)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

Population by household type

Married couples69%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married52%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%†Female33%†
Now marriedMale52%Female51%
DivorcedMale7%†Female8%†
WidowedMale3%†Female7%†
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5.5% ±2.4% (205  ±90) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Plymouth County: 4.9% † 5,565 (±0.5% / ±563)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-2420%†25-299%†30-356%†35-395%†40-440%45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

5,165 ±245 Number of housing units
  • Plymouth County: 216,654 ±217
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied98%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied83%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit87%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$474,000 ±$16,849 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Plymouth County: $513,000 ±$8,198
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

4.5% ±1.6% (639  ±224.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Plymouth County: 9.3% 49,243 (±0.6% / ±2,933.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

95.7% ±5.9% (9,628  ±676.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Plymouth County: 93.2% 350,723 (±1.2% / ±4,517.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
34.3% ±4% (3,453  ±415.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Plymouth County: 41.2% 155,019 (±0.7% / ±2,609.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

Population by highest level of education

4%†No degree29%†High school32%†Some college25%†Bachelor's9%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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3% ±1.1% (434  ±157) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Plymouth County: 10.8% 57,268
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

6.1% ±1.6% (700  ±178) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Plymouth County: 6% 25,345 (±0.3% / ±1,276)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)

Veterans by wartime service

3†WWII19†Korea296†Vietnam53†Gulf (1990s)139†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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700 Total veterans ±178 681 Male ±176 19 Female ±23

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for East Bridgewater town, Plymouth County, MA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US2502318455-east-bridgewater-town-plymouth-county-ma/>