Housing density: 270 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021 in this county: $86,497.
Median contract rent in 2021: $1,130 (lower quartile is $700, upper quartile is $1,544)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,215
Median gross rent in Seekonk, MA in 2021: $1,223
Housing units in Seekonk with a mortgage: 2,618 (266 second mortgage, 461 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,360
In family households: 444,740 (93,440 male householders, 47,898 female householders)
101,208 spouses, 160,791 children (151,812 natural, 3,293 adopted, 5,686 stepchildren), 9,612 grandchildren, 4,550 brothers or sisters, 5,590 parents, foster children, 4,929 other relatives, 12,847 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 87,677 (32,955 male householders (25,495 living alone)), 38,717 female householders (32,941 living alone)), 16,005 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 15,868 (6,219 institutionalized population)
88,038 married couples with children.
33,142 single-parent households (5,908 men, 27,234 women).
87.2% of residents of Seekonk speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
11.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 1,279 (8.8%)
(74.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Seekonk, Massachusetts
201995 to March 2000
501990 to 1994
421985 to 1989
611980 to 1984
2001975 to 1979
2051970 to 1974
2071965 to 1969
230Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 2,947 (17.5%)
Irish: 2,873 (17.1%)
English: 2,241 (13.3%)
French: 1,928 (11.4%)
Italian: 1,598 (9.5%)
French Canadian: 854 (5.1%)
Other: 790 (4.7%)
Polish: 686 (4.1%)
German: 649 (3.9%)
United States: 511 (3.0%)
Swedish: 377 (2.2%)
Scottish: 277 (1.6%)
Arab: 226 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 203 (1.2%)
Greek: 149 (0.9%)
Subsaharan African: 113 (0.7%)
Norwegian: 101 (0.6%)
Russian: 74 (0.4%)
Czech: 50 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 42 (0.2%)
Dutch: 38 (0.2%)
Ukrainian: 30 (0.2%)
West Indian: 30 (0.2%)
Danish: 27 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 17 (0.1%)
Slovak: 8 (0.05%)
Welsh: 8 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Portugal
Seekonk:
65.8% (668)
Massachusetts:
8.6% (66,627)
United Kingdom
Seekonk:
5.6% (57)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Seekonk:
4.7% (48)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
India
Seekonk:
3.1% (31)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Germany
Seekonk:
2.3% (23)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Canada
Seekonk:
2.0% (20)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Italy
Seekonk:
1.7% (17)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Romania
Seekonk:
1.7% (17)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,058)
Lebanon
Seekonk:
1.7% (17)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (6,691)
Japan
Seekonk:
1.6% (16)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,682)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,264
Other state: 9,082
Northeast: 8,591
Midwest: 112
South: 272
West: 107
73% of Seekonk residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 10% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 48
5th and 6th grade: 42
7th and 8th grade: 110
9th grade: 182
10th grade: 88
11th grade: 107
12th grade, no diploma: 166
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,249
Less than 1 year of college: 280
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 484
Associate degree: 336
Bachelor's degree: 872
Master's degree: 279
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 19
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 51
Nursery to 4th grade: 44
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 168
9th grade: 115
10th grade: 126
11th grade: 87
12th grade, no diploma: 136
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,665
Less than 1 year of college: 324
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 468
Associate degree: 426
Bachelor's degree: 785
Master's degree: 340
Professional school degree: 44
Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,365
One, attached: 78
Two: 311
3 or 4: 168
5 to 9: 21
20 to 49: 4
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%