Hingham vs North Scituate

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

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

North Scituate has the higher population (6,163 vs 5,343 in Hingham). Hingham has the higher median household income ($222,696 vs $136,852 in North Scituate). Hingham has the higher median home value ($1,216,800 vs $771,000 in North Scituate).

Population, income & housing

	Hingham	North Scituate
Population	5,343	6,163
Median age	42.3 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$222,696	$136,852
Median home value	$1,216,800	$771,000
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,613
Housing units	2,092	2,206
Homeownership rate	76.4%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.6%	76.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hingham	North Scituate
Population	6,461 → 5,343 (-17.3%)	5,044 → 6,163 (+22.2%)
Median household income	$161,607 → $222,696 (+37.8%)	$108,676 → $136,852 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$889,700 → $1,216,800 (+36.8%)	$589,900 → $771,000 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $1,066 (-15.1%)	$1,115 → $1,613 (+44.7%)

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

North Scituate

Population

5,0446,163

Median household income

$108,676$136,852

Median home value

$589,900$771,000

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hingham	North Scituate
Under 5	7.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	4.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	7.7%
45 to 54	15.7%	16.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.3%
75 and over	5.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hingham	North Scituate
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	93.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hingham	North Scituate
No high school diploma	1.0%	0.7%
High school graduate	6.6%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	50.3%
Graduate or professional degree	40.9%	25.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hingham	North Scituate
Drove alone	50.9%	64.9%
Carpooled	1.8%	0.0%
Public transit	14.9%	6.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	26.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hingham	North Scituate
1-unit, detached	76.8%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	6.4%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hingham	North Scituate
Poverty rate	6.6%	2.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	38	35
Median year structure built	1938	1961