South Duxbury vs Wareham Center

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

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

South Duxbury has the higher population (3,272 vs 2,737 in Wareham Center). South Duxbury has the higher median household income ($206,111 vs $88,424 in Wareham Center). South Duxbury has the higher median home value ($987,500 vs $411,500 in Wareham Center).

Population, income & housing

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
Population	3,272	2,737
Median age	49.5 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$206,111	$88,424
Median home value	$987,500	$411,500
Median gross rent	$2,181	$1,207
Housing units	1,298	2,214
Homeownership rate	95.2%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.6%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
Population	3,629 → 3,272 (-9.8%)	3,205 → 2,737 (-14.6%)
Median household income	$171,324 → $206,111 (+20.3%)	$41,250 → $88,424 (+114.4%)
Median home value	$832,400 → $987,500 (+18.6%)	$269,100 → $411,500 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,741 → $2,181 (+25.3%)	$637 → $1,207 (+89.5%)

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

Wareham Center

Population

3,2052,737

Median household income

$41,250$88,424

Median home value

$269,100$411,500

Median gross rent

$637$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
Under 5	3.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.3%	4.1%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	4.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	18.2%	20.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	18.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.1%
75 and over	8.9%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
No high school diploma	1.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	5.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	42.1%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	38.4%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
Drove alone	55.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.4%
Public transit	7.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.8%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
1-unit, detached	97.4%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	South Duxbury	Wareham Center
Poverty rate	4.8%	5.7%
Average household size	2.72	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1964	1946