Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Norfolk County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (90th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (30th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	730,082	7,044,056	334,922,499	90th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$130,739	$103,960	$80,734	30th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	40.0	38.9	1834th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	58.8%	47.3%	35.7%	29th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$683,900	$562,100	$332,700	56th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,149	$1,762	$1,413	26th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.7%	10.0%	12.5%	3049th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	5.2%	5.2%	1296th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,843.2	903.0	n/a	87th of 3,222
Foreign Born	19.3%	18.0%	14.1%	124th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.3	n/a	n/a	125th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.7%	62.5%	65.2%	2424th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.5	29.1	26.4	268th of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.8%	18.6%	15.1%	74th of 3,222
Uninsured	2.4%	n/a	n/a	3134th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.9%	45.9%	46.9%	1055th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.4%	n/a	n/a	85th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	12.4%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.1	52.7	61.4

Age in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	40.9	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	283,368	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.5%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.3%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.0%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	34.2%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$71,758	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.8%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	9.6%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	31.6%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.7%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.0%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	295,227	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	25.1%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.0%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.3%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,261	$5,992	n/a

Education in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.9%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.8%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.4%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	28.4%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.2%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	57.4%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	8.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.5%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.6%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.2%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.9%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	11.4%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.9%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	76.7%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.4%	19.5%	16.7%

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