Norfolk County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 499,08568.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 88,50412.2%Asian alone
  • 50,1916.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 41,2785.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 35,9205.0%Two or more races
  • 9,9321.4%Some other race alone
  • 6210.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $851,375

Here:	$851,375
State:	$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $650,242

Here:	$650,242
State:	$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $825,093

Here:	$825,093
State:	$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $853,292

Here:	$853,292
State:	$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $584,259

Here:	$584,259
State:	$555,768

Mobile homes: $91,001

Here:	$91,001
State:	$170,209

Health of residents in Norfolk County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,797 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $6,777 (1.1%)

Area name: Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Norfolk County is $876 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1103 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1319 a month.

Cities in this county include: Quincy, Brookline, Weymouth, Weymouth Town, Braintree Town, Braintree, Franklin Town, Randolph, Franklin, Needham.

2023 air pollution in Norfolk County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hartford County, Connecticut , Middlesex County , Burt County, Nebraska , Cass County, Michigan , Dixon County, Nebraska , Grundy County, Iowa .

Current college students: 42,232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 57.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 143,602 (59.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 53,3712010 or later
• 29,0302000 to 2009
• 24,4221990 to 1999
• 18,7691980 to 1989
• 11,8041970 to 1979
• 17,889Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 167,240
• One, attached: 15,832
• Two: 19,079
• 3 or 4: 16,185
• 5 to 9: 16,279
• 10 to 19: 11,858
• 20 to 49: 16,889
• 50 or more: 30,920
• Mobile homes: 1,360
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Housing units in Norfolk County with a mortgage: 129,031 (20,947 second mortgage, 671 home equity loan, 18,093 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,614

Religion statistics for Norfolk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Norfolk County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4214: April 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4214, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Explosions, Incident Period: April 15, 2013 to April 22, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3362: April 17, 2013, FEMA Id: 3362, Natural disaster type: Explosion
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3343: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3343, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Massachusetts Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4028: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4028, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 11, 2011 to January 12, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1959: March 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1959, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Massachusetts Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3315: September 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 3315, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Water Main Break, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to May 05, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3312: May 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 3312, Natural disaster type: Water Main Break
• 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.01% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($110,572 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($78 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	0.01%
Massachusetts average:	0.01%

5.76% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($77,041 average AGI)
2.25% relocated from other states ($33,453 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	2.25%
Massachusetts average:	2.58%

from Suffolk County, MA	2.45% ($108,323 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	1.44% ($133,728)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.82% ($79,265)
from Bristol County, MA	0.45% ($74,365)
from Worcester County, MA	0.27% ($87,004)
from Providence County, RI	0.16% ($99,796)
from Essex County, MA	0.15% ($92,901)

8.55% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($128,358 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($348 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	0.01%
Massachusetts average:	0.02%

5.48% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($74,311 average AGI)
3.06% relocated to other states ($53,699 average AGI)

Norfolk County:	3.06%
Massachusetts average:	3.43%

to Suffolk County, MA	1.49% ($125,164 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA	1.29% ($128,115)
to Plymouth County, MA	1.14% ($98,759)
to Bristol County, MA	0.67% ($77,364)
to Worcester County, MA	0.39% ($92,805)
to Barnstable County, MA	0.24% ($227,754)
to Providence County, RI	0.24% ($74,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 3.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 3.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Norfolk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 133,912 (30,035 living alone), Female householders: 147,927 (48,007 living alone)

• 144,017 spouses (142,175 opposite-sex spouses), 18,547 unmarried partners, (17,824 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 210,028 children (202,896 natural, 2,653 adopted, 4,479 stepchildren), 6,134 grandchildren, 6,452 brothers or sisters, 11,899 parents, 258 foster children, 8,013 other relatives, 19,485 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 18,859

Size of family households: 68,906 2-persons, 46,496 3-persons, 41,526 4-persons, 16,214 5-persons, 5,966 6-persons, 1,783 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 78,042 1-person, 19,012 2-persons, 3,009 3-persons, 753 4-persons, 132 5-persons.

114,007 married couples with children.
24,718 single-parent households (5,707 men, 19,011 women).

76.0% of residents of Norfolk speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,803,812,000 ($5,820 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $873,900,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,191,231,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $996,064,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,631,000
Federal grants: $553,090,000
Federal procurement contracts: $919,083,000 ($836,571,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $139,713,000 ($6,696,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,280,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $212,568,000
Federal Government insurance: $601,051,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 44.69 millions of gallons per day (74% from ground, 26% from surface)

• Year house built in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 2,1772020 or later
• 23,7182010 to 2019
• 19,8402000 to 2009
• 22,9061990 to 1999
• 29,6381980 to 1989
• 32,9281970 to 1979
• 31,4371960 to 1969
• 37,2331950 to 1959
• 18,0221940 to 1949
• 77,8291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 1,6391 room
• 1,4152 rooms
• 6,0883 rooms
• 14,7674 rooms
• 24,8795 rooms
• 35,8326 rooms
• 29,8037 rooms
• 30,3038 rooms
• 49,9369+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 5,9651 room
• 9,0352 rooms
• 21,0173 rooms
• 21,9904 rooms
• 17,1785 rooms
• 5,5316 rooms
• 2,8227 rooms
• 1,5748 rooms
• 2,0659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 1,639no bedroom
• 6,7041 bedroom
• 36,0852 bedrooms
• 75,0933 bedrooms
• 58,1224 bedrooms
• 17,0195+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 6,801no bedroom
• 29,1731 bedroom
• 34,8232 bedrooms
• 12,9993 bedrooms
• 2,5854 bedrooms
• 7965+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk County, Massachusetts in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 7,216no vehicle
• 55,5881 vehicle
• 89,2302 vehicles
• 30,4213 vehicles
• 8,8744 vehicles
• 3,3335+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 18,528no vehicle
• 47,8651 vehicle
• 17,1222 vehicles
• 3,3003 vehicles
• 2864 vehicles
• 765+ vehicles

88.4% of Norfolk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Massachusetts.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 423,062
• Other state: 147,647
• Northeast: 77,784
• Midwest: 24,183
• South: 29,448
• West: 16,232

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 9,635
• Number of aged recipients: 3,226
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,409
• Number of recipients under 18: 742
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,449
• Number of recipients older than 64: 3,444
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,602
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,507

Norfolk County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"