Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA

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2024 Population

143,294

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.433% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.2%

5.67% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$141,477

3.02% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$739,700

8.44% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

71,468

1.8% 1-year growth

About

5.95% of the households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was $739,700, and the homeownership rate was 84.1%.

Most people in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was 2 cars per household.

Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA borders Boston City--Dorchester & South Boston PUMA, MA, Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA, Norfolk County (Northeast)--Weymouth, Braintree, Randolph & Cohasset PUMA, MA, Bristol County (South)--New Bedford, Dartmouth & Westport PUMA, MA, Plymouth County (West)--Bridgewater, Abington & Whitman PUMA, MA, Plymouth County (South)--Plymouth Town, Middleborough & Wareham PUMA, MA, and Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA.

United States Massachusetts

Population & Diversity

Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA is home to a population of 143k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.92% of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA residents were born outside of the country (7.05k people).

In 2024, there were 57.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (131k people) in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.27k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.89k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA are Spanish (2,627 households), Portuguese (1,021 households), and Arabic (623 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

73,839

Women

51.3%

70,233

Men

48.7%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 144,072 inhabitants, with 48.7% men, and 51.3% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA.

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Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
131k ± 1.5k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.27k ± 588
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.89k ± 365

2.96%

Hispanic Population

4.24k people

2.96% of the people in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA are hispanic (4.24k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Brazil
969 ± 762 people
Canada
517 ± 557 people
China
509 ± 553 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was Brazil, the natal country of 969 Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA residents, followed by Canada with 517 and China with 509.

Foreign-Born Population

4.92%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7.05k people

4.74%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.77k people

As of 2024, 4.92% of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA residents (7.05k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was 4.74%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
2,627 households (1.94%)
Portuguese
1,021 households (0.752%)
Arabic
623 households (0.459%)

5.95% of the households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was Spanish. 1.94% of the households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,276 ± 374
Gulf War (2001-)
1,206 ± 260
Korea
666 ± 273

Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA.

Health

98.8% of the population of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA has health coverage, with 63% on employee plans, 7.01% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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990 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Massachusetts

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see an average of 990 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Massachusetts in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 14.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.16%

Uninsured

63%

Employer Coverage

7.01%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

0.42%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA declined by 7.4% from 1.25% to 1.16%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA employs 71.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA were Construction (5,299 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,264 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,587 people), and the highest paying industries were Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($253,123), Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($218,971), and Scientific research & development services ($214,067).

Males in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $107,860. The income inequality in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.491, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

34,932

Women

48.9%

36,536

Men

51.1%

The workforce of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA in 2024 was 71,468 people, with 48.9% woman, and 51.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA.

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Occupations

71.5k

2024 Value

1.8%

1 Year growth

± 1.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA grew at a rate of 1.8%, from 70.2k employees to 71.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA, are Other managers (3,208 people), Registered nurses (2,371 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,734 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

71.5k

2024 Value

1.8%

1 Year growth

± 1.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA grew at a rate of 1.8%, from 70.2k employees to 71.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA, are Construction (5,299 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,264 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,587 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA, though some of these residents may live in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$94,128

Median earning men ± $4,048

$64,212

Median earning women ± $3,490

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($152,642), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($146,425), and Information ($121,131).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($146,667), Manufacturing ($133,274), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,494).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.494% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.351% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (35.2k), High School or Equivalent (24.6k), and Graduate Degree (23.5k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was $739,700 in 2024, which is 2.22 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $682,100 to $739,700, a 8.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA is 84.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$739,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,314

$47,204

Median Property Taxes

±$1,400

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.1%

Homeownership

2024

58.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.1% of the housing units in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$141,477

Median Household Income

± $6,299

56.1k

Number of Households

± 1,810

In 2024, the median household income of the 56.1k households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA grew to $141,477 from the previous year's value of $137,331.

The following chart displays the households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.491

2024 Wage GINI in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA

In 2024, the income inequality in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was 0.491 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.46% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.9%)
Worked At Home (24.3%)
Public Transit (4.84%)

In 2024, 63.9% of workers in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.89% of the workforce in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA (7.39k out of 142k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.