Norfolk County, MA Demographic Data
Norfolk County, MA Summary
Norfolk County is located in Massachusetts
- Population: 681,845
- Area: 444.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 396.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 48.24 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,534.49 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 45.60 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Norfolk County, MA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
363,081
52%
50.8
Male
334,100
48%
49.2
Total Population
697,181
323,128,000
Norfolk County, MA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
37,315
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
38,915
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
44,677
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
46,188
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
43,606
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
86,150
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
86,619
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
103,961
14.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
51,557
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
44,601
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
62,735
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
34,100
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
16,757
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
548,579
78.7%
77.2
Female
289,998
52.9%
51.3
Male
258,581
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
521,159
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
140,865
20.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
113,592
16.3%
15.2
Female
65,380
57.6%
55.8
Male
48,212
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Norfolk County, MA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
680,850
97.7%
96.8
White
546,568
78.4%
72.6
Black or African American
45,901
6.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
843
0.1%
0.8
Asian
74,523
10.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
12,085
1.7%
1.2
Chinese
34,370
4.9%
1.3
Filipino
2,779
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
2,013
0.3%
0.2
Korean
3,306
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
14,008
2.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5,962
0.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
215
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
12,800
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
16,331
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
30,408
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
3,841
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7,809
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
1,441
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17,317
2.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
666,773
95.6%
82.2
Norfolk County, MA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,238
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
18,294
3.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
99,200
20.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
64,933
13.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
36,700
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
137,137
28.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
118,978
24.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
29,532
6.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
456,948
93.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
256,115
52.7%
31.2
Norfolk County, MA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
183,510
31.8%
33.7%
Now Married
307,929
53.4%
47.5
Divorced
45,558
7.9%
11.0%
Separated
7,165
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
32,112
5.6
5.8%
Norfolk County, MA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
508,261
77.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
151,605
23.0%
21.6%
Spanish
22,196
3.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
61,056
9.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
55,269
8.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
13,084
2.0%
1.1%
Norfolk County, MA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9,901
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8,304
3.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15,617
6.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
14,399
5.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
21,239
8.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
36,061
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
32,344
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
50,035
19.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28,810
11.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
43,899
16.8%
6.4
Median household income
92,696
57,617
Per capita income
49,317
31,128
Norfolk County, MA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
523
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
28,880
7.9%
9.8
Construction
21,732
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
99,761
27.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
35,717
9.8%
6.6
Information
9,684
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
24,233
6.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
17,160
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
54,276
14.9%
11.4
Public administration
12,376
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
36,954
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
12,849
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9,172
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
20,510
5.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
193,765
53.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
22,670
6.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
76,681
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
49,691
13.7%
18.1%
Norfolk County, MA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
355,631
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
243,512
68.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
24,268
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
49,280
13.9%
5.1
Walked
13,139
3.7%
2.7
Other means
6,327
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
19,105
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.6
26.6
Norfolk County, MA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
24,143
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
85,367
32.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
105,568
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
45,531
17.5%
21.0
Norfolk County, MA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
260,609
94.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
178,812
68.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
81,797
31.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
14,400
5.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Norfolk County, MA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
275,009
1 room
4,442
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
7,320
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
27,418
10.0%
9.1
4 rooms
40,108
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
36,030
13.1%
19.8
6 rooms
45,044
16.4%
17.8
7 rooms
36,548
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
29,634
10.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
48,465
17.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Norfolk County, MA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
275,009
1-unit, detached
158,534
57.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14,822
5.4%
5.9
2-units
20,585
7.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
15,763
5.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
15,045
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11,160
4.1%
4.4
20 or more units
38,400
14.0%
9.0
Mobile home
700
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Norfolk County, MA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
75,427
27.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
16,756
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
41,311
15.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
32,435
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
33,231
12.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
26,314
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
21,717
7.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18,868
6.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6,247
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,703
1.0%
1.4%
Norfolk County, MA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
140,577
53.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,905
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
41,191
15.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
69,716
26.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
163
0.1%
0.1
Wood
1,778
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
312
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
2,100
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
867
0.3%
1.1
Norfolk County, MA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
124,900
47295100.0
Less than $500
98
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
3,092
2.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
12,049
9.6%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
19,926
16.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
25,887
20.7%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
28,916
23.2%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
34,932
28.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
51,652
41.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
22,250
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13,858
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10,416
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26,018
20.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
706
0.0%
0.0%
Norfolk County, MA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
79,637
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
3,267
4.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,416
5.5%
1.9%
Less than $500
7,968
10.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
9,723
12.2%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
10,282
12.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
19,387
24.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
24,594
30.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
2,160
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,458
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
8,907
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9,588
12.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11,809
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9,156
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,426
10.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
29,905
38.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,006
0.0%
0.0%
Norfolk County, MA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
178,812
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,584
0.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
439
0.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,661
0.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,750
2.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
22,821
12.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
76,309
42.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
54,081
30.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
17,167
9.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
446,100
205,000
