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Norfolk County, MA

Demographic and economic profile of Norfolk County, MA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Norfolk County, MA supports a workforce of roughly 740,000 residents, with 57.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $67,233 against a median household income of $130,739. GDP per capita reaches $80,515, reflecting a high-output, knowledge-oriented economy, though housing costs are substantial — median home values sit at $649,400 and median gross rent at $2,072/month. The county posted 3.8% population growth over five years, maintains a 6.6% poverty rate, and draws a notably international workforce with 19.3% of residents foreign-born.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

740,754

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$130,739

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.8% since 2018

Norfolk County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone509,654 (69.8%)
  • Asian Alone90,735 (12.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone54,240 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race30,773 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races24,729 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone19,029 (2.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)35,514
  2. 2.Other Indo-European33,386
  3. 3.Spanish23,740
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)17,359
  5. 5.Vietnamese9,946

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

19.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

22,054

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$80,515

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$69,508

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance118,827
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services66,321
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing41,648
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)34,057
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)27,040

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations235,452
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations67,542
  3. 3.Service Occupations48,620
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations23,374
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations19,118

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.62×)42,152
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.35×)65,132
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.30×)9,545
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)114,452
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.84×)15,435

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$649,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,072/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99963,516 (32.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99938,337 (19.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99926,424 (13.6%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99922,490 (11.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99912,682 (6.5%)
  • $2,000,000 or More10,718 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$67,233

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone220,941 (57.4%)
  • Worked At Home87,952 (22.8%)
  • Public Transit33,375 (8.7%)
  • Carpooled23,294 (6.0%)
  • Walked11,994 (3.1%)
  • Other3,890 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.