Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Interactive maps and statistics for Plymouth County, Massachusetts: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Massachusetts and the United States.

Plymouth County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (135th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (73rd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	535,075	7,044,056	334,922,499	135th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$114,201	$103,960	$80,734	73rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.0	40.0	38.9	1209th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.8%	47.3%	35.7%	229th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$556,000	$562,100	$332,700	99th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,747	$1,762	$1,413	118th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.1%	10.0%	12.5%	2994th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	5.2%	5.2%	1159th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	812.6	903.0	n/a	224th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.2%	18.0%	14.1%	318th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	472nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.6%	62.5%	65.2%	1027th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.5	29.1	26.4	269th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.2%	18.6%	15.1%	319th of 3,222
Uninsured	2.7%	n/a	n/a	3131st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.1%	45.9%	46.9%	843rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.9%	n/a	n/a	264th 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 Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.8%	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)	2.7%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.7	52.7	61.4

Age in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	43.0	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	203,141	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.3%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	32.3%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$57,650	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.1%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.9%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.3%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.1%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.5%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.7%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	218,096	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.0%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.9%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.4%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.5%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,502	$5,992	n/a

Education in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.3%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.0%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.7%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.1%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.7%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.5%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.9%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.6%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.3%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.4%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.8%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.4%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.3%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.4%	19.5%	16.7%

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