South Duxbury

Population: 3,272
Median household income: $206,111
Median home value: $987,500

South Duxbury is a community in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, home to 3,272 residents. Its median household income of $206,111 runs above the Plymouth County figure of $109,698.

From 2019 to 2023, South Duxbury's population declined 9.8% from 3,629 to 3,272, while its median home value rose 18.6% from $832,400 to $987,500.

The median resident is 49.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,272
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $206,111
Median home value: $987,500
Median gross rent: $2,181
Housing units: 1,298
Homeownership rate: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6293,272

Median household income

$171,324$206,111

Median home value

$832,400$987,500

Median gross rent

$1,741$2,181

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,629	$171,324	$832,400	$1,741
2020	3,338	$165,516	$788,000	$1,680
2021	3,381	$174,601	$857,500	$1,778
2022	3,409	$197,632	$934,300	$2,087
2023	3,272	$206,111	$987,500	$2,181

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 344.8%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	3.9%
5 to 17	631	19.3%
18 to 24	256	7.8%
25 to 34	158	4.8%
35 to 44	237	7.2%
45 to 54	595	18.2%
55 to 64	527	16.1%
65 to 74	450	13.8%
75 and over	291	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,985	91.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.4%
Asian	79	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	102	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate5.3%

Some college or associate's12.5%

Bachelor's degree42.1%

Graduate or professional degree38.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	1.6%
High school graduate	120	5.3%
Some college or associate's	282	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	951	42.1%
Graduate or professional degree	868	38.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone55.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit7.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home29.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	912	55.8%
Carpooled	77	4.7%
Public transit	119	7.3%
Walked	22	1.3%
Bicycle	17	1.0%
Worked from home	488	29.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	378	33.0%
15 to 29 min	296	25.8%
30 to 44 min	112	9.8%
45 to 59 min	57	5.0%
60+ min	304	26.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 4.8% (157 of 3,272)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,019	85.1%
Nonfamily households	179	14.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,198	92.3%
Vacant	100	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,141	95.2%
Renter-occupied	57	4.8%

1-unit, detached97.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,264	97.4%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	24	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2563690
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.94 sq mi
Water area: 1.47 sq mi
Center point: 42.0181, -70.6897