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Stoughton town, Norfolk County, MA

29,074 Population
16.1 square miles 1,807.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±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: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$49,598 ±$2,942 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Norfolk County: $69,508 ±$974
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$104,164 ±$7,526 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Norfolk County: $126,497 ±$1,825
  • a little higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

9.2% ±2.3% (2,663  ±665) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Norfolk County: 6.6% 46,980 (±0.4% / ±2,789)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

32.2 minutes ±1.2 (421,020  ±28,968) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as 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

10,861 ±463 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 281,408 ±1,189
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.7 ±0.1 (28,739  ±49) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 707,141 (±0 / ±190)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

3.5% ±1.6% (238  ±108) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 4.1% † 6,890 (±0.4% / ±742)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

11,346 ±463 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 293,420 ±128
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$496,700 ±$20,918 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Norfolk County: $649,400 ±$5,221
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

10% ±2.3% (2,909  ±,651.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 10.9% 77,973 (±0.5% / ±3,372.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

90.9% ±4.4% (19,316  ±1,098.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Norfolk County: 94.4% 483,892 (±1% / ±5,261.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
41% ±3.1% (8,707  ±,700.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 57.7% 295,617 (±0.8% / ±3,997.3)
  • about 90 percent of 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

25.3% ±2.8% (7,341  ±817) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Norfolk County: 19.1% 138,392
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

4.4% ±1.1% (1,014  ±255) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4% 23,132 (±0.2% / ±1,042)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
1,014 Total veterans ±255 938 Male ±237 76 Female ±46

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