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Medway town, Norfolk County, MA

13,244 Population
11.5 square miles 1,147.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$53,330 ±$4,397 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $52,036 ±$623
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$119,450 ±$9,298 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $99,511 ±$1,321
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

5.7% ±2.1% (748  ±270) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.5% 44,011 (±0.4% / ±2,445)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

37.2 minutes ±2 (259,595  ±19,893) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 34.3 11,832,550 (±0.3 / ±130,501)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

4,691 ±143 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 263,551 ±1,031
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
2.8 ±0.1 (13,090  ±112) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.6 679,779 (±0 / ±971)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

4.5% ±2% (150  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 4.4% 7,324 (±0.4% / ±606)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

4,914 ±166 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 277,275 ±413
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$400,700 ±$16,159 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Norfolk County: $452,500 ±$3,515
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

6.9% ±2.1% (900  ±271.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.6% 80,319 (±0.5% / ±3,134.1)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

95.3% ±5.6% (8,511  ±552.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 93.9% 458,709 (±0.9% / ±4,157.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
58.3% ±4.5% (5,211  ±426.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 53% 258,768 (±0.6% / ±2,990.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

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

6.5% ±1.7% (856  ±219) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 17.7% 123,506 (±0.4% / ±2,695)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

3.7% ±1% (368  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 5.6% 30,450 (±0.2% / ±930)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
368 Total veterans ±97 368 Male ±97 N/A Female ±19

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