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Dedham town, Norfolk County, MA

25,283 Population
10.3 square miles 2,461.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little 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

$53,037 ±$3,284 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $53,889 ±$631
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$100,757 ±$5,108 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $103,291 ±$1,306
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

4.5% ±1.2% (1,084  ±301) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.3% 43,145 (±0.3% / ±2,304)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

31.9 minutes ±1.3 (405,340  ±22,684) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 35 12,179,205 (±0.3 / ±144,108)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

10,035 ±322 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 265,300 ±962
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.4 ±0.1 (24,308  ±216) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.6 682,067 (±0 / ±850)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

4.2% ±1.2% (248  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.5% 7,437 (±0.4% / ±627)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

10,577 ±340 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 278,615 ±362
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$461,200 ±$13,181 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $470,800 ±$3,171
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

11% ±1.8% (2,744  ±458.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Norfolk County: 11.5% 79,884 (±0.5% / ±3,226.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

95.2% ±3.6% (17,718  ±758.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 93.9% 461,563 (±0.9% / ±4,203.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
53.4% ±2.7% (9,932  ±538.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 53.6% 263,397 (±0.6% / ±2,974.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

12.6% ±1.8% (3,195  ±451) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 18.4% 128,815 (±0.4% / ±2,560)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

6.4% ±0.9% (1,307  ±192) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 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)
1,307 Total veterans ±192 1,173 Male ±175 134 Female ±86

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