Median household income (1999): $87,397
Estimated median household income in 2005: $104,939
| This zip code | $104,939 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02339, 02066, 02359, 02025, 02370, 02043.
Housing units in zip code 02061 with a mortgage: 2,070 (166 second mortgage, 373 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 693
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,813
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $544
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.6 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.4 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 33
- 1995 to 1998: 147
- 1990 to 1994: 84
- 1980 to 1989: 354
- 1970 to 1979: 725
- 1960 to 1969: 628
- 1950 to 1959: 578
- 1940 to 1949: 171
- 1939 or earlier: 598
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Norwell, MA (02061):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 269
- 3 bedrooms: 1,223
- 4 bedrooms: 1,213
- 5 or more bedrooms: 270
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 10
- 1 bedrooms: 138
- 2 bedrooms: 63
- 3 bedrooms: 27
- 4 bedrooms: 21
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 02061 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 42
- 1 vehicle: 418
- 2 vehicles: 1,750
- 3 vehicles: 537
- 4 vehicles: 185
- 5 or more vehicles: 59
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 46
- 1 vehicle: 132
- 2 vehicles: 70
- 3 vehicles: 11
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 02061:
- $60,000 to $69,999: 6
- $100,000 to $124,999: 31
- $125,000 to $149,999: 10
- $150,000 to $174,999: 113
- $175,000 to $199,999: 152
- $200,000 to $249,999: 484
- $250,000 to $299,999: 444
- $300,000 to $399,999: 648
- $400,000 to $499,999: 406
- $500,000 to $749,999: 322
- $750,000 to $999,999: 116
- $1,000,000 or more: 31
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02061:
- $100 to $149: 13
- $150 to $199: 7
- $250 to $299: 14
- $350 to $399: 31
- $400 to $449: 5
- $450 to $499: 18
- $500 to $549: 26
- $600 to $649: 17
- $650 to $699: 18
- $700 to $749: 17
- $800 to $899: 33
- $900 to $999: 10
- $1,000 to $1,249: 13
- $1,500 to $1,999: 4
- No cash rent: 33
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $678,547
- Black or African American householders: $583,309
- Asian householders: $1,136,286
- Two or more races householders: $954,506
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $742,393
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,085
- One, attached: 32
- Two: 35
- 3 or 4: 41
- 5 to 9: 33
- 10 to 19: 36
- 50 or more: 13
- Mobile homes: 43

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,785 (78%)
- Carpooled: 343 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 92 (2%)
- Railroad: 47 (1%)
- Ferryboat: 168 (3%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 73 (2%)
- Other means: 15 (0%)
- Worked at home: 260 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 106
- 5 to 9 minutes: 303
- 10 to 14 minutes: 522
- 15 to 19 minutes: 466
- 20 to 24 minutes: 532
- 25 to 29 minutes: 153
- 30 to 34 minutes: 521
- 35 to 39 minutes: 174
- 40 to 44 minutes: 128
- 45 to 59 minutes: 637
- 60 to 89 minutes: 842
- 90 or more minutes: 181
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,555
- In family households: 9,003 (2,209 male householders, 523 female householders)
2,427 spouses, 3,492 children (3,389 natural, 50 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 95 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 116 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 552 (169 male householders (154 living alone)), 330 female householders (306 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 210 (200 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 968 2-persons, 593 3-persons, 730 4-persons, 348 5-persons, 84 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 460 1-person, 34 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
2,518 married couples with children.
183 single-parent households (38 men, 145 women).
94.7% of residents of 02061 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 9% well, 35% not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 22% well, 9% not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% very well, 4% well, 13% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 332 (3.4%)
(55.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Ireland (18%)
- Philippines (17%)
- Canada (10%)
- India (8%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Poland (5%)
- Italy (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 40
- 1990 to 1994: 38
- 1985 to 1989: 47
- 1980 to 1984: 25
- 1975 to 1979: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 23
- 1970 to 1974: 49
- 1965 to 1969: 99
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 3280
- Italian: 999
- English: 866
- United States or American: 613
- German: 484
- Scottish: 270
- Other groups: 264
- Polish: 182
- French (except Basque): 174
- Scotch-Irish: 173
- French Canadian: 148
- Swedish: 139
- Lithuanian: 100
- Arab:: 76
- Finnish: 64
- Greek: 61
- Norwegian: 56
- Portuguese: 54
- European: 54
- Lebanese: 52
- Ukrainian: 46
- Canadian: 42
- Armenian: 36
- British: 33
- Russian: 29
- Welsh: 29
- Austrian: 26
- Czech: 25
- Dutch: 24
- Other Arab: 20
- Swiss: 19
- Danish: 16
- Subsaharan African:: 11
- Cape Verdean: 11
- Romanian: 7
- Albanian: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 6
- Latvian: 5
- Syrian: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $59,200


Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7914
- Northeast: 922
- Midwest: 240
- South: 224
- West: 96
72% of the 02061 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 9,279. Population change in the 1990s: +486 (+5.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
| Here: | 4.3% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79
| Here: | 12.9% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 130
| Here: | 51.6% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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201 people in nursing homes
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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