Marshfield vs North Pembroke

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

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

Marshfield has the higher population (4,698 vs 3,924 in North Pembroke). North Pembroke has the higher median household income ($177,703 vs $99,537 in Marshfield). Marshfield has the higher median home value ($646,400 vs $521,400 in North Pembroke).

Population, income & housing

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
Population	4,698	3,924
Median age	44.3 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,537	$177,703
Median home value	$646,400	$521,400
Median gross rent	$1,398	$2,620
Housing units	1,957	1,661
Homeownership rate	66.9%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.0%	47.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
Population	4,928 → 4,698 (-4.7%)	3,458 → 3,924 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$88,452 → $99,537 (+12.5%)	$96,866 → $177,703 (+83.5%)
Median home value	$410,900 → $646,400 (+57.3%)	$423,500 → $521,400 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$911 → $1,398 (+53.5%)	$1,965 → $2,620 (+33.3%)

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

North Pembroke

Population

3,4583,924

Median household income

$96,866$177,703

Median home value

$423,500$521,400

Median gross rent

$1,965$2,620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
Under 5	8.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	4.9%	2.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	15.4%
55 to 64	17.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	17.8%
75 and over	7.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	3.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
No high school diploma	3.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	19.6%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	26.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
Drove alone	69.6%	63.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	1.9%
Public transit	2.7%	2.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	31.4%
Other means	5.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
1-unit, detached	61.9%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	19.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.0%	19.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marshfield	North Pembroke
Poverty rate	18.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	1972	1978