Plymouth County, Massachusetts

29 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 531,889
Median household income: $109,698
Median home value: $513,000

Plymouth County, Massachusetts counts 531,889 residents. 29 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $109,698 is above the Massachusetts median ($101,341).

Between 2019 and 2023, Plymouth County's population grew 3.2% from 515,303 to 531,889, while its median household income rose 22.6% from $89,489 to $109,698.

Owners occupy 77.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 531,889
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $109,698
Median home value: $513,000
Median gross rent: $1,655
Housing units: 216,654
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

515,303531,889

Median household income

$89,489$109,698

Median home value

$370,300$513,000

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,655

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	515,303	$89,489	$370,300	$1,279
2020	518,597	$92,906	$386,600	$1,324
2021	527,602	$98,190	$409,600	$1,406
2022	529,548	$105,387	$475,500	$1,550
2023	531,889	$109,698	$513,000	$1,655

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27,304	5.1%
5 to 17	84,117	15.8%
18 to 24	44,299	8.3%
25 to 34	59,034	11.1%
35 to 44	64,000	12.0%
45 to 54	70,865	13.3%
55 to 64	80,095	15.1%
65 to 74	61,370	11.5%
75 and over	40,805	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	408,417	76.8%
Black or African American	44,817	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	360	0.1%
Asian	8,801	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	198	0.0%
Some other race	13,394	2.5%
Two or more races	30,880	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,022	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25,446	6.8%
High school graduate	99,548	26.5%
Some college or associate's	96,156	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	96,359	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	58,660	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit3.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	193,434	71.8%
Carpooled	18,931	7.0%
Public transit	8,990	3.3%
Walked	4,179	1.6%
Bicycle	618	0.2%
Worked from home	39,524	14.7%
Other means	3,817	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50,641	22.0%
15 to 29 min	65,867	28.6%
30 to 44 min	49,009	21.3%
45 to 59 min	24,236	10.5%
60+ min	40,216	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 7.1% (36,987 of 521,755)

	Count	Share
Family households	140,645	70.0%
Nonfamily households	60,350	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200,995	92.8%
Vacant	15,659	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	156,015	77.6%
Renter-occupied	44,980	22.4%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	151,688	70.0%
1-unit, attached	10,899	5.0%
2 to 4 units	23,733	11.0%
5 to 19 units	13,505	6.2%
20 or more units	11,907	5.5%
Mobile home & other	4,922	2.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 25023
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 659 sq mi
Water area: 435 sq mi
Center point: 41.9872, -70.7419