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Norton Center, MA

2,663 Population
1.7 square miles 1,569.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • about half the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,400 ±$4,537 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $46,322 ±$491
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$119,949 ±$56,214 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $87,040 ±$849
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.6% ±3.9% (186  ±29) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 11.2% 182,805 (±0.3% / ±5,300)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.3 minutes ±2.3 (16,635  ±4,331) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 26.6 19,431,550 (±0.2 / ±214,901)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

364 ±88 Number of households
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 675,395 ±2,088
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.9 (1,012  ±236) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 2.4 1,624,951 (±0 / ±101)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.2% ±3% (23  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 4.7% 18,299 (±0.3% / ±1,130)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

364 ±88 Number of housing units
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 730,957 ±275
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$543,500 ±$101,823 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $422,500 ±$2,621
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

24.1% ±5.4% (634  ±153.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 10.4% 173,838 (±0.3% / ±5,100.7)
  • more than double the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.5% ±7% (797  ±171.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 88.7% 1,060,709 (±0.7% / ±8,575.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
49.2% ±9% (438  ±118.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 35.4% 422,875 (±0.4% / ±5,223.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

6.8% ±2.6% (182  ±71) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 14.7% 247,840
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.7% ±1.4% (41  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 5.1% 69,438 (±0.2% / ±2,164)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
41 Total veterans ±33 33 Male ±25 8 Female ±13

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