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Plymouth County (West)--Bridgewater, Abington & Whitman PUMA, MA

137,017 Population
156.6 square miles 875.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±1.8 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

$54,780 ±$3,501 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $57,789 ±$503
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$123,799 ±$8,073 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $104,828 ±$1,650
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.2% ±1.6% (5,483  ±2,167) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.7% 671,003 (±0.3% / ±22,818)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.8 minutes ±0.8 (1,983,705  ±73,908) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

49,869 ±2,744 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,829,804 ±9,140
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (131,697  ±6,971) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,879,639
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±3.1% (1,638  ±1,034) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 72,892 (±0.3% / ±4,307)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

51,106 ±2,902 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,057,853 ±244
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$573,300 ±$20,716 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $607,400 ±$3,979
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.9% ±1.9% (9,330  ±2,597.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 760,652 (±0.3% / ±23,233.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.6% ±2.2% (88,988  ±5,131.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as 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)
41.7% ±2.7% (40,030  ±3,311.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 48.3% 2,449,570 (±0.5% / ±23,913.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.1% ±1.4% (11,499  ±1,789.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 25.1% 1,679,100 (±0.2% / ±11,808.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6.7% ±2% (9,189  ±2,784) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.8% 1,337,811
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1.1% (5,302  ±1,237) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4% 227,919 (±0.1% / ±7,225)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,302 Total veterans ±1,237 4,952 Male ±1,236 350 Female ±339

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