Marshfield

Population: 4,698
Median household income: $99,537
Median home value: $646,400

Marshfield, a community in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, has 4,698 residents. At $99,537, its median household income sits below Plymouth County's $109,698.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marshfield's population declined 4.7% from 4,928 to 4,698, while its median home value rose 57.3% from $410,900 to $646,400.

The median gross rent is $1,398. 49.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,698
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $99,537
Median home value: $646,400
Median gross rent: $1,398
Housing units: 1,957
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9284,698

Median household income

$88,452$99,537

Median home value

$410,900$646,400

Median gross rent

$911$1,398

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,928	$88,452	$410,900	$911
2020	5,190	$95,046	$448,600	$1,028
2021	4,901	$90,234	$477,300	$1,100
2022	4,868	$93,491	$570,400	$1,227
2023	4,698	$99,537	$646,400	$1,398

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	379	8.1%
5 to 17	868	18.5%
18 to 24	358	7.6%
25 to 34	230	4.9%
35 to 44	562	12.0%
45 to 54	673	14.3%
55 to 64	826	17.6%
65 to 74	429	9.1%
75 and over	373	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,583	97.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.4%
Two or more races	42	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree35.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	3.0%
High school graduate	605	19.6%
Some college or associate's	878	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,086	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	430	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit2.7%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,662	69.6%
Carpooled	114	4.8%
Public transit	65	2.7%
Walked	81	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	345	14.5%
Other means	120	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	572	28.0%
15 to 29 min	692	33.9%
30 to 44 min	282	13.8%
45 to 59 min	61	3.0%
60+ min	435	21.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 18.4% (866 of 4,698)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,127	61.7%
Nonfamily households	699	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,826	93.3%
Vacant	131	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,222	66.9%
Renter-occupied	604	33.1%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units19.1%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,211	61.9%
1-unit, attached	89	4.5%
2 to 4 units	374	19.1%
5 to 19 units	224	11.4%
20 or more units	59	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2538820
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.1022, -70.6894