Norfolk County, Massachusetts demographics

Population: 720,403
Median age: 40.7

Median household income: 112,089

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Population

2021720,403
2020703,740
2019700,437
2018698,249
2017694,389
2016691,218
2015687,721
2014682,860
2013677,296
2012672,078
2011666,426
2010662,077
2009657,506

Norfolk County, MA cities

Bellingham CDP - 4,212

Braintree Town city - 38,712

Brookline CDP - 62,620

Dedham CDP - 25,308

Dover CDP - 2,413

Foxborough CDP - 6,557

Franklin Town city - 33,057

Holbrook CDP - 11,344

Medfield CDP - 6,317

Millis-Clicquot CDP - 4,653

Milton CDP - 28,382

Needham CDP - 31,808

Norwood CDP - 31,256

Quincy city - 100,544

Sharon CDP - 6,132

Walpole CDP - 6,188

Wellesley CDP - 29,365

Weymouth Town city - 57,217

Census data for Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Demographic and housing estimates in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Total population
Total population720,403
Male349,092
Female371,311
Population by age
Total population720,403
Under 5 years37,856
5 to 9 years40,118
10 to 14 years44,799
15 to 19 years46,740
20 to 24 years44,037
25 to 34 years92,688
35 to 44 years92,811
45 to 54 years99,858
55 to 59 years53,440
60 to 64 years47,810
65 to 74 years68,943
75 to 84 years33,505
85 years and over17,798
Median age (years)40.7
Under 18 years151,060
16 years and over588,539
18 years and over569,343
21 years and over542,837
62 years and over148,235
65 years and over120,246
Population by race
Total population720,403
One race686,028
   White536,335
   Black or African American51,677
   American Indian and Alaska Native938
   Asian84,481
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander264
   Some other race12,333
Two or more races34,375
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population520,783
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population248,499
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population272,284

Social characteristics in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Households by type
Total households276,744
Family households (families)146,764
Married-couple family16,500
Male householder, no wife present, family40,961
Female householder, no husband present, family28,691
Nonfamily households72,519
Average household size87,330
Average family size2.54

Economic characteristics in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households276,744
Less than $10,0009,685
$10,000 to $14,9997,535
$15,000 to $24,99913,129
$25,000 to $34,99912,156
$35,000 to $49,99918,264
$50,000 to $74,99932,300
$75,000 to $99,99930,556
$100,000 to $149,99952,510
$150,000 to $199,99934,907
$200,000 or more65,702
Median household income (dollars)112,089

Housing characteristics in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Housing occupancy
Total housing units289,052
Occupied housing units276,744
Vacant housing units12,308
Units in structure
Total housing units289,052
1-unit, detached164,809
1-unit, attached16,159
2 units17,525
3 or 4 units18,357
5 to 9 units16,224
10 to 19 units14,166
20 or more units40,670
Mobile home1,085
Boat, RV, van, etc.57
Year structure built
Total housing units289,052
Built 2014 or later414
Built 2010 to 201316,252
Built 2000 to 200919,726
Built 1990 to 199921,788
Built 1980 to 198929,909
Built 1970 to 197932,244
Built 1960 to 196933,360
Built 1950 to 195939,073
Built 1940 to 194918,208
Built 1939 or earlier78,078
Rooms
Total housing units289,052
1 room6,362
2 rooms10,627
3 rooms30,662
4 rooms39,179
5 rooms37,801
6 rooms45,290
7 rooms38,493
8 rooms33,538
9 rooms or more47,100
Median rooms5.9
Bedrooms
Total housing units289,052
No bedroom7,054
1 bedroom40,601
2 bedrooms72,983
3 bedrooms90,342
4 bedrooms59,966
5 or more bedrooms18,106
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units276,744
Owner-occupied189,105
Renter-occupied87,639
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.78
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.02
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units276,744
Moved in 2017 or later24,495
Moved in 2015 to 201672,878
Moved in 2010 to 201448,156
Moved in 2000 to 200955,096
Moved in 1990 to 199935,284
Moved in 1989 and earlier40,835
Value
Owner-occupied units189,105
Less than $50,0002,408
$50,000 to $99,999878
$100,000 to $149,9991,345
$150,000 to $199,9992,243
$200,000 to $299,99913,460
$300,000 to $499,99967,885
$500,000 to $999,99976,677
$1,000,000 or more24,209
Median (dollars)529,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units189,105
Housing units with a mortgage130,194
Housing units without a mortgage58,911
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent84,375
Less than $5008,164
$500 to $9997,265
$1,000 to $1,49913,752
$1,500 to $1,99923,110
$2,000 to $2,49916,795
$2,500 to $2,9998,185
$3,000 or more7,104
Median (dollars)1,781
No rent paid3,264

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