North Seekonk vs Norton Center

A side-by-side comparison of North Seekonk and Norton Center: population, income, housing, and more.

North Seekonk and Norton Center are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Seekonk has the higher population (2,903 vs 2,526 in Norton Center). Norton Center has the higher median household income ($114,051 vs $110,541 in North Seekonk). Norton Center has the higher median home value ($418,400 vs $417,300 in North Seekonk).

Population, income & housing

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
Population	2,903	2,526
Median age	35.8 yrs	21.3 yrs
Median household income	$110,541	$114,051
Median home value	$417,300	$418,400
Median gross rent	$1,254	—
Housing units	1,201	367
Homeownership rate	89.9%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
Population	2,398 → 2,903 (+21.1%)	2,774 → 2,526 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$87,700 → $110,541 (+26.0%)	$120,536 → $114,051 (-5.4%)
Median home value	$280,000 → $417,300 (+49.0%)	$341,600 → $418,400 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $1,254 (+26.9%)	$1,288 → $1,181 (-8.3%)

North Seekonk

Population

2,3982,903

Median household income

$87,700$110,541

Median home value

$280,000$417,300

Median gross rent

$988$1,254

Norton Center

Population

2,7742,526

Median household income

$120,536$114,051

Median home value

$341,600$418,400

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
Under 5	4.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	2.5%
18 to 24	2.6%	59.7%
25 to 34	24.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	3.4%
45 to 54	8.4%	7.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	8.6%
65 to 74	5.9%	4.2%
75 and over	8.4%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	71.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
No high school diploma	4.1%	11.6%
High school graduate	39.7%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
Drove alone	73.2%	53.7%
Carpooled	10.8%	3.1%
Public transit	5.4%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	23.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	19.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
1-unit, detached	84.9%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	19.9%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Seekonk	Norton Center
Poverty rate	4.2%	13.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	35	20
Median year structure built	1960	1981