Onset

Population: 1,561
Median home value: $415,500

Located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Onset is a community with a population of 1,561. Its median home value of $415,500 runs below the Plymouth County figure of $513,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Onset's population grew 107.0% from 754 to 1,561, while its median home value rose 81.6% from $228,800 to $415,500.

61.4% of workers drive to work alone. 79.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,561
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $415,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,364
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 18.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7541,561

Median household income

$42,727$72,017

Median home value

$228,800$415,500

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,583

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	754	$42,727	$228,800	$1,345
2020	1,049	$33,614	$276,700	$1,253
2021	1,138	—	$329,200	$1,398
2022	1,326	$72,017	$350,700	$1,583
2023	1,561	—	$415,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 517.1%

5 to 178.3%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	267	17.1%
5 to 17	129	8.3%
18 to 24	8	0.5%
25 to 34	251	16.1%
35 to 44	121	7.8%
45 to 54	218	14.0%
55 to 64	241	15.4%
65 to 74	251	16.1%
75 and over	75	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,023	65.5%
Black or African American	53	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	3.1%
Two or more races	192	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	245	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	2.2%
High school graduate	538	46.5%
Some college or associate's	304	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	147	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	142	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.2%

Other means11.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	359	61.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	159	27.2%
Other means	67	11.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	273	64.1%
15 to 29 min	94	22.1%
30 to 44 min	59	13.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 6.1% (95 of 1,561)

	Count	Share
Family households	412	57.5%
Nonfamily households	304	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	716	52.5%
Vacant	648	47.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	640	89.4%
Renter-occupied	76	10.6%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,077	79.0%
1-unit, attached	118	8.7%
2 to 4 units	169	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2551160
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 41.7460, -70.6683