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Norwell town, Plymouth County, MA

11,309 Population
20.9 square miles 540.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Plymouth County: 42.9 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$74,251 ±$5,915 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Plymouth County: $55,965 ±$1,072
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$182,637 ±$19,364 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Plymouth County: $109,698 ±$2,047
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

3.1% ±1.5% (345  ±170) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Plymouth County: 7.1% 36,987 (±0.5% / ±2,451)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

36.2 minutes ±2.8 (154,570  ±18,512) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Plymouth County: 32.9 7,554,580 (±0.6 / ±161,232)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

3,643 ±163 Number of households
  • Plymouth County: 200,995 ±1,063
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
3 ±0.1 (11,086  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Plymouth County: 2.6 520,973 (±0 / ±325)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

7.5% ±4% (185  ±99) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Plymouth County: 4.9% † 5,565 (±0.5% / ±563)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

3,739 ±185 Number of housing units
  • Plymouth County: 216,654 ±217
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$799,600 ±$40,271 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Plymouth County: $513,000 ±$8,198
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

6.9% ±2.8% (765  ±309.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Plymouth County: 9.3% 49,243 (±0.6% / ±2,933.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

98.1% ±5.6% (7,129  ±470.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Plymouth County: 93.2% 350,723 (±1.2% / ±4,517.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
65.3% ±4.4% (4,745  ±355) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Plymouth County: 41.2% 155,019 (±0.7% / ±2,609.3)
  • about 1.4 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

4.7% ±1.6% (526  ±181) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Plymouth County: 10.8% 57,268
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

5.1% ±1.4% (413  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Plymouth County: 6% 25,345 (±0.3% / ±1,276)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
413 Total veterans ±112 406 Male ±113 7 Female ±11

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