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Dighton town, Bristol County, MA

7,730 Population
22 square miles 350.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Bristol County: 41 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$39,826 ±$2,848 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Bristol County: $35,747 ±$448
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$87,852 ±$16,572 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Bristol County: $69,095 ±$1,219
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

2.3% ±1.7% (177  ±127) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Bristol County: 11.3% 61,875 (±0.5% / ±2,770)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

30.7 minutes ±3 (126,465  ±17,120) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Bristol County: 28.8 7,775,180 (±0.4 / ±126,344)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

2,835 ±178 Number of households
  • Bristol County: 217,912 ±1,172
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.7 ±0.2 (7,644  ±63) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Bristol County: 2.5 545,676 (±0 / ±747)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

2% ±2.1% (40  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Bristol County: 4.6% † 6,009 (±0.5% / ±653)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

2,983 ±191 Number of housing units
  • Bristol County: 235,275 ±312
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$352,100 ±$12,498 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Bristol County: $299,800 ±$2,745
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

5.9% ±2.4% (452  ±183.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Bristol County: 10.9% 60,808 (±0.5% / ±2,525.6)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

94.7% ±8.8% (5,191  ±525.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bristol County: 85.7% 336,619 (±1% / ±3,790.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
29.6% ±4.8% (1,624  ±269.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Bristol County: 28.7% 112,574 (±0.6% / ±2,194.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 43.7% 2,089,065 (±0.2% / ±9,152.3)

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

5.6% ±2.7% (433  ±211) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Bristol County: 12.8% 71,523 (±0.4% / ±2,287)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

6.9% ±2% (426  ±122) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Bristol County: 6.5% 28,673 (±0.2% / ±1,026)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
426 Total veterans ±122 426 Male ±122 N/A Female ±17

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