South Duxbury vs West Wareham

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

South Duxbury and West Wareham 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 2,776 in West Wareham). South Duxbury has the higher median household income ($206,111 vs $55,900 in West Wareham). South Duxbury has the higher median home value ($987,500 vs $204,200 in West Wareham).

Population, income & housing

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
Population	3,272	2,776
Median age	49.5 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$206,111	$55,900
Median home value	$987,500	$204,200
Median gross rent	$2,181	—
Housing units	1,298	1,225
Homeownership rate	95.2%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.6%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
Population	3,629 → 3,272 (-9.8%)	2,259 → 2,776 (+22.9%)
Median household income	$171,324 → $206,111 (+20.3%)	$52,404 → $55,900 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$832,400 → $987,500 (+18.6%)	$188,400 → $204,200 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,741 → $2,181 (+25.3%)	$1,325 → $1,269 (-4.2%)

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

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)

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
Under 5	3.9%	1.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	4.8%	16.0%
35 to 44	7.2%	5.8%
45 to 54	18.2%	4.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	19.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	12.9%
75 and over	8.9%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
No high school diploma	1.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	5.3%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	42.1%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	38.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
Drove alone	55.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	7.3%	1.5%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.8%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
1-unit, detached	97.4%	32.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	40.4%

Poverty & households

	South Duxbury	West Wareham
Poverty rate	4.8%	20.1%
Average household size	2.72	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	35	25
Median year structure built	1964	1982