Hingham vs The Pinehills

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

Hingham and The Pinehills 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 4,988 in The Pinehills). Hingham has the higher median household income ($222,696 vs $121,792 in The Pinehills). Hingham has the higher median home value ($1,216,800 vs $669,100 in The Pinehills).

Population, income & housing

	Hingham	The Pinehills
Population	5,343	4,988
Median age	42.3 yrs	69.8 yrs
Median household income	$222,696	$121,792
Median home value	$1,216,800	$669,100
Median gross rent	$1,066	$2,689
Housing units	2,092	2,817
Homeownership rate	76.4%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.6%	63.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hingham	The Pinehills
Population	6,461 → 5,343 (-17.3%)	1,419 → 4,988 (+251.5%)
Median household income	$161,607 → $222,696 (+37.8%)	$101,518 → $121,792 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$889,700 → $1,216,800 (+36.8%)	$621,600 → $669,100 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $1,066 (-15.1%)	$2,176 → $2,689 (+23.6%)

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

The Pinehills

Population

1,4194,988

Median household income

$101,518$121,792

Median home value

$621,600$669,100

Median gross rent

$2,176$2,689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hingham	The Pinehills
Under 5	7.9%	0.8%
5 to 17	20.3%	4.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	0.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	2.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	3.8%
45 to 54	15.7%	6.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	35.8%
75 and over	5.7%	31.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hingham	The Pinehills
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hingham	The Pinehills
No high school diploma	1.0%	0.5%
High school graduate	6.6%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	40.9%	27.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hingham	The Pinehills
Drove alone	50.9%	62.3%
Carpooled	1.8%	2.9%
Public transit	14.9%	2.9%
Walked	1.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	28.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hingham	The Pinehills
1-unit, detached	76.8%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	31.5%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.6%
20 or more units	6.4%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hingham	The Pinehills
Poverty rate	6.6%	3.8%
Average household size	2.69	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1938	2009