North Lakeville vs West Wareham

A side-by-side comparison of North Lakeville and West Wareham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Lakeville has the higher population (3,602 vs 2,776 in West Wareham). North Lakeville has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $55,900 in West Wareham). North Lakeville has the higher median home value ($488,400 vs $204,200 in West Wareham).

Population, income & housing

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
Population	3,602	2,776
Median age	36.7 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,750	$55,900
Median home value	$488,400	$204,200
Median gross rent	$1,858	—
Housing units	1,381	1,225
Homeownership rate	61.2%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
Population	3,114 → 3,602 (+15.7%)	2,259 → 2,776 (+22.9%)
Median household income	$75,509 → $88,750 (+17.5%)	$52,404 → $55,900 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$340,400 → $488,400 (+43.5%)	$188,400 → $204,200 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,580 → $1,858 (+17.6%)	$1,325 → $1,269 (-4.2%)

North Lakeville

Population

3,1143,602

Median household income

$75,509$88,750

Median home value

$340,400$488,400

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,858

West Wareham

Population

2,2592,776

Median household income

$52,404$55,900

Median home value

$188,400$204,200

Median gross rent

$1,325$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
Under 5	7.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	5.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	4.3%
55 to 64	18.0%	19.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.9%
75 and over	4.6%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	83.8%
Black or African American	3.7%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
No high school diploma	4.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	25.1%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
Drove alone	74.9%	80.0%
Carpooled	3.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	9.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
1-unit, detached	59.8%	32.2%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	8.7%
20 or more units	11.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	40.4%

Poverty & households

	North Lakeville	West Wareham
Poverty rate	9.0%	20.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1994	1982