Census Reporter

Needham town, Norfolk County, MA

30,970 Population
12.3 square miles 2,518.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

43.5 ±1 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

$78,995 ±$4,937 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Norfolk County: $53,889 ±$631
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$165,547 ±$10,340 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Norfolk County: $103,291 ±$1,306
  • about double the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

2.7% ±0.9% (823  ±279) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.3% 43,145 (±0.3% / ±2,304)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

32.2 minutes ±1.2 (429,705  ±22,923) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 35 12,179,205 (±0.3 / ±144,108)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

10,801 ±286 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 265,300 ±962
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.8 ±0.1 (30,098  ±209) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent 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

5.5% ±2% (347  ±124) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.5% 7,437 (±0.4% / ±627)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

11,309 ±343 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 278,615 ±362
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$855,300 ±$20,354 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

8.5% ±1.9% (2,621  ±588.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.5% 79,884 (±0.5% / ±3,226.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

97.8% ±3.6% (20,105  ±841.4) 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)
76% ±3.1% (15,624  ±707.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 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

13.9% ±1.8% (4,303  ±549) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Norfolk County: 18.4% 128,815 (±0.4% / ±2,560)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

4.2% ±0.8% (946  ±186) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 5.3% 29,136 (±0.2% / ±1,121)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
946 Total veterans ±186 884 Male ±169 62 Female ±50

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.