Hingham vs Marshfield

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

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

Hingham has the higher population (5,343 vs 4,698 in Marshfield). Hingham has the higher median household income ($222,696 vs $99,537 in Marshfield). Hingham has the higher median home value ($1,216,800 vs $646,400 in Marshfield).

Population, income & housing

	Hingham	Marshfield
Population	5,343	4,698
Median age	42.3 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$222,696	$99,537
Median home value	$1,216,800	$646,400
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,398
Housing units	2,092	1,957
Homeownership rate	76.4%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.6%	49.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hingham	Marshfield
Population	6,461 → 5,343 (-17.3%)	4,928 → 4,698 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$161,607 → $222,696 (+37.8%)	$88,452 → $99,537 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$889,700 → $1,216,800 (+36.8%)	$410,900 → $646,400 (+57.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $1,066 (-15.1%)	$911 → $1,398 (+53.5%)

Hingham

Population

6,4615,343

Median household income

$161,607$222,696

Median home value

$889,700$1,216,800

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,066

Marshfield

Population

4,9284,698

Median household income

$88,452$99,537

Median home value

$410,900$646,400

Median gross rent

$911$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hingham	Marshfield
Under 5	7.9%	8.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	4.0%	4.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	16.5%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.1%
75 and over	5.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hingham	Marshfield
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	97.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hingham	Marshfield
No high school diploma	1.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	6.6%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	40.9%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hingham	Marshfield
Drove alone	50.9%	69.6%
Carpooled	1.8%	4.8%
Public transit	14.9%	2.7%
Walked	1.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hingham	Marshfield
1-unit, detached	76.8%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	11.4%
20 or more units	6.4%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hingham	Marshfield
Poverty rate	6.6%	18.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1938	1972