Scituate

Population: 5,602
Median household income: $126,379
Median home value: $699,200

Scituate, a community in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, has 5,602 residents. Its median household income of $126,379 runs above the Plymouth County figure of $109,698.

From 2019 to 2023, Scituate's population held roughly steady from 5,558 to 5,602, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $540,100 to $699,200.

63.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,602
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $126,379
Median home value: $699,200
Median gross rent: $811
Housing units: 2,600
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5585,602

Median household income

$140,419$126,379

Median home value

$540,100$699,200

Median gross rent

$1,093$811

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,558	$140,419	$540,100	$1,093
2020	5,905	$112,455	$545,300	—
2021	5,670	$110,477	$571,300	$875
2022	5,442	$108,194	$651,100	$870
2023	5,602	$126,379	$699,200	$811

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	206	3.7%
5 to 17	923	16.5%
18 to 24	394	7.0%
25 to 34	262	4.7%
35 to 44	630	11.2%
45 to 54	555	9.9%
55 to 64	1,005	17.9%
65 to 74	930	16.6%
75 and over	697	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,062	90.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	262	4.7%
Two or more races	166	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate14.0%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree33.2%

Graduate or professional degree30.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	6.1%
High school graduate	570	14.0%
Some college or associate's	677	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,354	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,228	30.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone58.9%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit7.9%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home23.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,553	58.9%
Carpooled	141	5.4%
Public transit	208	7.9%
Walked	95	3.6%
Bicycle	18	0.7%
Worked from home	607	23.0%
Other means	13	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	467	23.0%
15 to 29 min	460	22.7%
30 to 44 min	234	11.5%
45 to 59 min	179	8.8%
60+ min	688	33.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 3.3% (181 of 5,532)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,495	59.0%
Nonfamily households	1,037	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,532	97.4%
Vacant	68	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,132	84.2%
Renter-occupied	400	15.8%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,961	75.4%
1-unit, attached	209	8.0%
2 to 4 units	144	5.5%
5 to 19 units	132	5.1%
20 or more units	145	5.6%
Mobile home & other	9	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2560295
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 42.1803, -70.7344