North Scituate

Population: 6,163
Median household income: $136,852
Median home value: $771,000

Located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, North Scituate is a community with a population of 6,163. Its median household income of $136,852 runs above the Plymouth County figure of $109,698.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Scituate's population grew 22.2% from 5,044 to 6,163, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $589,900 to $771,000.

The median resident is 44.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,163
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $136,852
Median home value: $771,000
Median gross rent: $1,613
Housing units: 2,206
Homeownership rate: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0446,163

Median household income

$108,676$136,852

Median home value

$589,900$771,000

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,044	$108,676	$589,900	—
2020	5,372	$116,417	$603,300	—
2021	5,519	$144,926	$638,600	$1,115
2022	5,675	$127,339	$735,200	$1,564
2023	6,163	$136,852	$771,000	$1,613

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	289	4.7%
5 to 17	1,191	19.3%
18 to 24	539	8.7%
25 to 34	630	10.2%
35 to 44	472	7.7%
45 to 54	1,044	16.9%
55 to 64	1,024	16.6%
65 to 74	512	8.3%
75 and over	462	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,753	93.3%
Black or African American	18	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	322	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	46	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.7%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree50.3%

Graduate or professional degree25.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	0.7%
High school graduate	314	7.6%
Some college or associate's	650	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,085	50.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,067	25.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit6.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,034	64.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	187	6.0%
Walked	92	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	819	26.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	772	33.4%
15 to 29 min	493	21.3%
30 to 44 min	286	12.4%
45 to 59 min	169	7.3%
60+ min	593	25.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 2.2% (132 of 6,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,620	74.8%
Nonfamily households	546	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,166	98.2%
Vacant	40	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,928	89.0%
Renter-occupied	238	11.0%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,954	88.6%
1-unit, attached	64	2.9%
2 to 4 units	61	2.8%
5 to 19 units	68	3.1%
20 or more units	59	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2549165
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 42.2128, -70.7663