Hanson vs Marshfield Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Hanson and Marshfield Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Hanson and Marshfield Hills are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marshfield Hills has the higher population (2,121 vs 2,002 in Hanson). Marshfield Hills has the higher median household income ($210,096 vs $115,109 in Hanson). Marshfield Hills has the higher median home value ($750,600 vs $490,700 in Hanson).

Population, income & housing

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
Population	2,002	2,121
Median age	41.0 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$115,109	$210,096
Median home value	$490,700	$750,600
Housing units	751	809
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	63.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
Population	1,769 → 2,002 (+13.2%)	2,315 → 2,121 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$97,500 → $115,109 (+18.1%)	$144,167 → $210,096 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$343,600 → $490,700 (+42.8%)	$628,600 → $750,600 (+19.4%)

Hanson

Population

1,7692,002

Median household income

$97,500$115,109

Median home value

$343,600$490,700

Marshfield Hills

Population

2,3152,121

Median household income

$144,167$210,096

Median home value

$628,600$750,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
Under 5	5.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	1.7%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.5%	21.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	7.9%
75 and over	7.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.8%
High school graduate	30.7%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	37.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
Drove alone	80.1%	72.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	1.1%
Public transit	1.7%	9.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	16.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
1-unit, detached	98.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanson	Marshfield Hills
Poverty rate	2.2%	0.4%
Average household size	2.84	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	33	44
Median year structure built	1967	1976