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Braintree Town city, Norfolk County, MA

37,196 Population
13.8 square miles 2,702.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$47,474 ±$2,210 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Norfolk County: $55,860 ±$780
  • a little higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $45,555 ±$231
$101,544 ±$5,251 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Norfolk County: $105,320 ±$1,736
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $84,385 ±$511

4.3% ±1.3% (1,585  ±463) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Norfolk County: 6% 41,067 (±0.4% / ±2,425)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 653,454 (±0.2% / ±10,187)

34.3 minutes ±1.2 (615,005  ±31,953) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk County: 34.6 11,449,930 (±0.3 / ±156,615)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 30 97,551,415 (±0.1 / ±515,573)

Families

13,751 ±404 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 267,967 ±936
  • Massachusetts: 2,646,980 ±4,188
2.7 ±0.1 (36,664  ±130) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.6 685,431 (±0 / ±848)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,624,698

6.7% ±2.4% (585  ±209) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Norfolk County: 4.3% 7,077 (±0.4% / ±608)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,447 (±0.1% / ±2,126)

Housing

14,481 ±407 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 280,180 ±283
  • Massachusetts: 2,913,009 ±462

$489,600 ±$9,037 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $491,000 ±$3,543
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $398,800 ±$1,388

8.2% ±1.7% (2,998  ±640.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.4% 79,780 (±0.5% / ±3,425.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.6% 856,902 (±0.2% / ±11,187.8)

Social

93.4% ±3.5% (24,586  ±1,052.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 94.1% 465,846 (±1% / ±4,927.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.1% 4,385,537 (±0.3% / ±16,151.2)
44.4% ±2.5% (11,681  ±710.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 54.6% 270,144 (±0.7% / ±3,532.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 44.5% 2,144,142 (±0.2% / ±10,973.2)

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

19.1% ±2.1% (7,107  ±786) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 18.5% 130,352 (±0.4% / ±2,562)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 16.9% 1,158,909 (±0.1% / ±9,780)

5.5% ±0.8% (1,600  ±243) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 5% 27,563 (±0.2% / ±1,138)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.3% 290,648 (±0.1% / ±3,865)
1,600 Total veterans ±243 1,491 Male ±216 109 Female ±85

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