North Pembroke vs South Duxbury

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

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

North Pembroke has the higher population (3,924 vs 3,272 in South Duxbury). South Duxbury has the higher median household income ($206,111 vs $177,703 in North Pembroke). South Duxbury has the higher median home value ($987,500 vs $521,400 in North Pembroke).

Population, income & housing

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
Population	3,924	3,272
Median age	54.5 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$177,703	$206,111
Median home value	$521,400	$987,500
Median gross rent	$2,620	$2,181
Housing units	1,661	1,298
Homeownership rate	78.9%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	80.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
Population	3,458 → 3,924 (+13.5%)	3,629 → 3,272 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$96,866 → $177,703 (+83.5%)	$171,324 → $206,111 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$423,500 → $521,400 (+23.1%)	$832,400 → $987,500 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,965 → $2,620 (+33.3%)	$1,741 → $2,181 (+25.3%)

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

South Duxbury

Population

3,6293,272

Median household income

$171,324$206,111

Median home value

$832,400$987,500

Median gross rent

$1,741$2,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
Under 5	3.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	2.0%	4.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	7.2%
45 to 54	15.4%	18.2%
55 to 64	19.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	17.8%	13.8%
75 and over	10.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
No high school diploma	4.8%	1.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	5.3%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	42.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	38.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
Drove alone	63.9%	55.8%
Carpooled	1.9%	4.7%
Public transit	2.0%	7.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	31.4%	29.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
1-unit, detached	72.2%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Pembroke	South Duxbury
Poverty rate	10.3%	4.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	36	35
Median year structure built	1978	1964