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Braintree Town city, Norfolk County, MA

38,712 Population
13.8 square miles 2,812.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk County: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$53,208 ±$2,321 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Norfolk County: $60,406 ±$761
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$114,916 ±$8,701 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $112,089 ±$1,589
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

4.2% ±1% (1,603  ±396) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.3% 43,922 (±0.3% / ±2,333)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

33.4 minutes ±0.6 (615,545  ±29,540) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk County: 33.6 10,873,720 (±0.3 / ±145,332)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

14,384 ±394 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 276,744 ±928
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
2.7 ±0.1 (38,170  ±149) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 702,433 (±0 / ±1,014)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

4.7% ±1.9% (429  ±174) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.2% 7,158 (±0.4% / ±632)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

15,085 ±392 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 289,052 ±449
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$524,900 ±$16,106 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $529,200 ±$6,586
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

7.7% ±1.6% (2,944  ±626.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.2% 79,613 (±0.5% / ±3,295.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

93.1% ±3.6% (25,457  ±1,081.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 94.2% 477,397 (±1% / ±5,154.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
46.3% ±2.6% (12,647  ±736.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 55.5% 281,499 (±0.8% / ±3,781.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

19.3% ±2% (7,453  ±758) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 19.2% 138,035 (±0.4% / ±2,581)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

5.2% ±0.8% (1,591  ±252) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.6% 25,891 (±0.2% / ±993)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
1,591 Total veterans ±252 1,478 Male ±231 113 Female ±86

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