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Norfolk County (Central)--Norwood, Stoughton & Canton PUMA, MA

125,790 Population
80.2 square miles 1,568.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$65,109 ±$4,584 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $57,789 ±$503
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$139,696 ±$11,860 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $104,828 ±$1,650
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5.4% ±1.6% (6,667  ±1,945) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 9.7% 671,003 (±0.3% / ±22,818)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

38.2 minutes ±4.5 (2,315,270  ±192,352) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 30.6 97,647,370 (±0.2 / ±950,902)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

48,557 ±2,677 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,829,804 ±9,140
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (124,084  ±5,060) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,879,639
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±2% (1,212  ±584) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 72,892 (±0.3% / ±4,307)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,979 ±2,815 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,057,853 ±244
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$657,200 ±$26,264 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $607,400 ±$3,979
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.7% ±2.2% (10,779  ±2,743.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 760,652 (±0.3% / ±23,233.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.1% ±3.6% (86,451  ±5,226.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,637,695 (±0.7% / ±35,243.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
56% ±3.2% (50,880  ±3,803) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 48.3% 2,449,570 (±0.5% / ±23,913.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.1% ±1.5% (28,307  ±1,703.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 25.1% 1,679,100 (±0.2% / ±11,808.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

20.5% ±2.7% (25,754  ±3,561) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 18.8% 1,337,811
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.5% ±0.9% (3,552  ±956) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4% 227,919 (±0.1% / ±7,225)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,552 Total veterans ±956 3,355 Male ±904 197 Female ±180

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