Wareham Center

Population: 2,737
Median household income: $88,424
Median home value: $411,500

Located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Wareham Center is a community with a population of 2,737. At $88,424, its median household income sits below Plymouth County's $109,698.

From 2019 to 2023, Wareham Center's population declined 14.6% from 3,205 to 2,737, while its median home value rose 52.9% from $269,100 to $411,500.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 20.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,737
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $88,424
Median home value: $411,500
Median gross rent: $1,207
Housing units: 2,214
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2052,737

Median household income

$41,250$88,424

Median home value

$269,100$411,500

Median gross rent

$637$1,207

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,205	$41,250	$269,100	—
2020	2,631	$40,217	$320,000	—
2021	3,057	$49,360	$348,500	$637
2022	2,654	$69,286	$399,600	$1,304
2023	2,737	$88,424	$411,500	$1,207

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 174.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5420.3%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	5.7%
5 to 17	111	4.1%
18 to 24	201	7.3%
25 to 34	288	10.5%
35 to 44	223	8.1%
45 to 54	556	20.3%
55 to 64	495	18.1%
65 to 74	305	11.1%
75 and over	402	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,555	93.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	182	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	7.1%
High school graduate	674	29.7%
Some college or associate's	810	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	433	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	190	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,102	77.8%
Carpooled	63	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	251	17.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	287	24.6%
15 to 29 min	261	22.4%
30 to 44 min	194	16.7%
45 to 59 min	194	16.7%
60+ min	229	19.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 5.7% (153 of 2,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	756	56.1%
Nonfamily households	592	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,348	60.9%
Vacant	866	39.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	938	69.6%
Renter-occupied	410	30.4%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,855	83.8%
1-unit, attached	18	0.8%
2 to 4 units	111	5.0%
5 to 19 units	179	8.1%
20 or more units	18	0.8%
Mobile home & other	33	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2573020
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 41.7475, -70.7201