Marshfield vs North Plymouth

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

Marshfield and North Plymouth 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 4,458 in North Plymouth). Marshfield has the higher median household income ($99,537 vs $71,205 in North Plymouth). Marshfield has the higher median home value ($646,400 vs $456,600 in North Plymouth).

Population, income & housing

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
Population	4,698	4,458
Median age	44.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,537	$71,205
Median home value	$646,400	$456,600
Median gross rent	$1,398	$1,787
Housing units	1,957	2,058
Homeownership rate	66.9%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.0%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
Population	4,928 → 4,698 (-4.7%)	4,091 → 4,458 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$88,452 → $99,537 (+12.5%)	$61,179 → $71,205 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$410,900 → $646,400 (+57.3%)	$324,300 → $456,600 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$911 → $1,398 (+53.5%)	$1,385 → $1,787 (+29.0%)

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 Plymouth

Population

4,0914,458

Median household income

$61,179$71,205

Median home value

$324,300$456,600

Median gross rent

$1,385$1,787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
Under 5	8.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	4.9%	23.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	17.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.3%
75 and over	7.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	75.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.4%
Some other race	0.4%	9.7%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
No high school diploma	3.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	19.6%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
Drove alone	69.6%	64.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	9.4%
Public transit	2.7%	2.1%
Walked	3.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.9%
Worked from home	14.5%	15.9%
Other means	5.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
1-unit, detached	61.9%	26.7%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	19.1%	35.8%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	16.7%
20 or more units	3.0%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marshfield	North Plymouth
Poverty rate	18.4%	18.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1972	1948