Norfolk County, Massachusetts

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 724,540
Median household income: $126,497
Median home value: $649,400

Norfolk County is a county in Massachusetts with a population of 724,540. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. At $126,497, its median household income sits above Massachusetts's $101,341.

Between 2019 and 2023, Norfolk County's population grew 3.4% from 700,437 to 724,540, while its median household income rose 22.5% from $103,291 to $126,497.

57.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 724,540
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $126,497
Median home value: $649,400
Median gross rent: $2,072
Housing units: 293,420
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

700,437724,540

Median household income

$103,291$126,497

Median home value

$470,800$649,400

Median gross rent

$1,589$2,072

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	700,437	$103,291	$470,800	$1,589
2020	703,740	$105,320	$491,000	$1,682
2021	720,403	$112,089	$529,200	$1,781
2022	722,112	$120,621	$612,100	$1,933
2023	724,540	$126,497	$649,400	$2,072

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37,450	5.2%
5 to 17	112,293	15.5%
18 to 24	61,979	8.6%
25 to 34	93,137	12.9%
35 to 44	95,872	13.2%
45 to 54	96,171	13.3%
55 to 64	101,466	14.0%
65 to 74	72,597	10.0%
75 and over	53,575	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	507,345	70.0%
Black or African American	50,218	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	417	0.1%
Asian	87,086	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	180	0.0%
Some other race	7,120	1.0%
Two or more races	32,044	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40,130	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree27.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28,926	5.6%
High school graduate	89,085	17.4%
Some college or associate's	99,190	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	153,763	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	141,854	27.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone59.0%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit9.5%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	225,044	59.0%
Carpooled	21,527	5.6%
Public transit	36,325	9.5%
Walked	12,083	3.2%
Bicycle	2,153	0.6%
Worked from home	78,663	20.6%
Other means	5,680	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53,928	17.8%
15 to 29 min	84,106	27.8%
30 to 44 min	75,213	24.8%
45 to 59 min	41,910	13.8%
60+ min	47,655	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 6.6% (46,980 of 708,741)

	Count	Share
Family households	184,676	65.6%
Nonfamily households	96,732	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	281,408	95.9%
Vacant	12,012	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	192,815	68.5%
Renter-occupied	88,593	31.5%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units14.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	166,227	56.7%
1-unit, attached	16,241	5.5%
2 to 4 units	36,042	12.3%
5 to 19 units	30,706	10.5%
20 or more units	42,990	14.7%
Mobile home & other	1,214	0.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 25021
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 396 sq mi
Water area: 48 sq mi
Center point: 42.1717, -71.1811