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Medway town, Norfolk County, MA

13,251 Population
11.5 square miles 1,148.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$74,339 ±$7,809 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $69,508 ±$974
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$174,357 ±$17,412 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Norfolk County: $126,497 ±$1,825
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

3.2% ±2% (414  ±263) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Norfolk County: 6.6% 46,980 (±0.4% / ±2,789)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

31.7 minutes ±2.2 (188,845  ±19,514) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Norfolk County: 32.9 9,953,700 (±0.4 / ±156,654)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

4,573 ±185 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 281,408 ±1,189
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.9 ±0.1 (13,110  ±21) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 707,141 (±0 / ±190)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

5.5% ±2.3% (178  ±77) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Norfolk County: 4.1% † 6,890 (±0.4% / ±742)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

4,601 ±179 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 293,420 ±128
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$588,900 ±$17,332 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Norfolk County: $649,400 ±$5,221
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

6.5% ±3% (845  ±395.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 10.9% 77,973 (±0.5% / ±3,372.5)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

96.5% ±5.5% (8,888  ±595.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 94.4% 483,892 (±1% / ±5,261.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
61.9% ±4.2% (5,699  ±441) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 57.7% 295,617 (±0.8% / ±3,997.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

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

7.7% ±2.3% (1,020  ±301) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 19.1% 138,392
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

4.8% ±1.3% (487  ±136) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4% 23,132 (±0.2% / ±1,042)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
487 Total veterans ±136 444 Male ±134 43 Female ±38

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