Norfolk County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 509,49870.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 89,93512.4%Asian alone
  • 48,5776.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 39,6305.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 31,2074.3%Two or more races
  • 4,9860.7%Some other race alone
  • 5530.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1190.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $770,761

Here:	$770,761
State:	$524,317

Townhouses or other attached units: $728,545

Here:	$728,545
State:	$498,452

In 2-unit structures: $613,863

Here:	$613,863
State:	$501,689

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $792,888

Here:	$792,888
State:	$524,084

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $581,389

Here:	$581,389
State:	$506,140

Mobile homes: $249,906

Here:	$249,906
State:	$126,973

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,673 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $6,573 (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.

2019 air pollution in Norfolk County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). 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: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 57.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 137,693 (58.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 49,4942010 or later
• 30,0242000 to 2009
• 23,9991990 to 1999
• 18,7691980 to 1989
• 11,8041970 to 1979
• 17,889Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 166,140
• One, attached: 17,434
• Two: 19,745
• 3 or 4: 18,507
• 5 to 9: 15,446
• 10 to 19: 13,207
• 20 to 49: 13,217
• 50 or more: 28,876
• Mobile homes: 894

Housing units in Norfolk County with a mortgage: 129,748 (20,294 second mortgage, 259 home equity loan, 18,556 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,762

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 2019: 10.4

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 2019: 8.3

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 2018: 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: 131,918 (28,615 living alone), Female householders: 148,149 (45,768 living alone)

• 143,741 spouses (141,949 opposite-sex spouses), 20,449 unmarried partners, (19,595 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 209,158 children (202,356 natural, 4,052 adopted, 2,750 stepchildren), 8,048 grandchildren, 5,506 brothers or sisters, 12,351 parents, 354 foster children, 7,912 other relatives, 19,716 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 17,203

Size of family households: 75,405 2-persons, 40,812 3-persons, 43,373 4-persons, 16,582 5-persons, 3,351 6-persons, 2,270 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 74,383 1-person, 19,534 2-persons, 3,375 3-persons, 919 4-persons, 63 5-persons.

109,763 married couples with children.
28,167 single-parent households (7,080 men, 21,087 women).

76.9% of residents of Norfolk speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
8.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
9.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% 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
• 1,8182020 or later
• 22,0302010 to 2019
• 17,8722000 to 2009
• 20,3891990 to 1999
• 29,7161980 to 1989
• 32,6401970 to 1979
• 31,9181960 to 1969
• 39,5101950 to 1959
• 19,2521940 to 1949
• 78,3211939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 1,0201 room
• 8712 rooms
• 4,6913 rooms
• 15,7754 rooms
• 24,3025 rooms
• 35,4216 rooms
• 33,4627 rooms
• 30,1078 rooms
• 45,9539+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 4,4921 room
• 8,3192 rooms
• 23,3373 rooms
• 22,7774 rooms
• 15,4755 rooms
• 8,0676 rooms
• 2,5557 rooms
• 1,5328 rooms
• 1,9119+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 1,082no bedroom
• 5,5471 bedroom
• 37,1992 bedrooms
• 77,3893 bedrooms
• 54,2514 bedrooms
• 16,1345+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• 4,904no bedroom
• 30,6461 bedroom
• 36,6732 bedrooms
• 11,8933 bedrooms
• 3,3174 bedrooms
• 1,0325+ 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
• 6,306no vehicle
• 53,3431 vehicle
• 89,0272 vehicles
• 30,3503 vehicles
• 9,6034 vehicles
• 2,9735+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 18,864no vehicle
• 46,9961 vehicle
• 18,3202 vehicles
• 3,6843 vehicles
• 3834 vehicles
• 2185+ vehicles

88.8% of Norfolk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Massachusetts.

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

• This state: 434,312
• Other state: 141,217
• Northeast: 83,573
• Midwest: 19,199
• South: 24,760
• West: 13,685

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"