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Cohasset town, Norfolk County, MA

8,484 Population
9.8 square miles 867.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$82,112 ±$8,903 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Norfolk County: $53,889 ±$631
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$145,679 ±$28,307 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Norfolk County: $103,291 ±$1,306
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

4.6% ±2.7% (387  ±225) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.3% 43,145 (±0.3% / ±2,304)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

40 minutes ±3.5 (139,030  ±16,890) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 35 12,179,205 (±0.3 / ±144,108)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

3,087 ±145 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 265,300 ±962
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.7 ±0.1 (8,406  ±34) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.6 682,067 (±0 / ±850)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

4.5% ±3.5% (70  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 4.5% 7,437 (±0.4% / ±627)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

3,505 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 278,615 ±362
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$872,100 ±$47,068 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Norfolk County: $470,800 ±$3,171
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

6.5% ±3.3% (545  ±272.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.5% 79,884 (±0.5% / ±3,226.8)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

98.6% ±8.6% (5,494  ±520.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 93.9% 461,563 (±0.9% / ±4,203.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
70.8% ±7.2% (3,947  ±426.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Norfolk County: 53.6% 263,397 (±0.6% / ±2,974.8)
  • more than 1.5 times 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

3.4% ±1.7% (288  ±142) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Norfolk County: 18.4% 128,815 (±0.4% / ±2,560)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

6.5% ±2.1% (393  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 5.3% 29,136 (±0.2% / ±1,121)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
393 Total veterans ±130 393 Male ±130 N/A Female ±17

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