Editing Stoughton, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
{{Historical populations | type=USA
 | 1850|3494
 | 1860|4830
 | 1870|4914
 | 1880|4875
 | 1890|4852
 | 1900|5442
 | 1910|6316
 | 1920|6865
 | 1930|8204
 | 1940|8632
 | 1950|11146
 | 1960|16328
 | 1970|23459
 | 1980|26710
 | 1990|26777
 | 2000|27149
 | 2010|26962
 | 2020|29281
 | 2022*|28969
 | footnote=* = Population estimate.  {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}}<ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 24, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_PL/P1/0600000US2502167945|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203355/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_PL/P1/0600000US2502167945|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder2.census.gov}}</ref> there were 26,962 people, 10,295 households, and 7,099 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1654.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 10,818 housing units at an average density of {{convert|663.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the town was 80.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 10,295 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together; 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present; and 31.0% were non-families. Of all households, 25.6% were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 81.5% of age 16 years and over, 78.7% of age 18 years and over, 75.7% of age 21 years and over, 20.1% of age 62 years and over, and 16.4% of age 65 years and over. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

Stoughton has a history of manufacturing and an emerging cluster of regional retail, as well as a substantial base of land zoned for commercial and industrial purposes. The major commercial and industrial areas in town are located adjacent to Route 24 and along routes 138, 139, and 27; but smaller areas are interspersed with residential zones due to the community's industrial past. The town has significant protected open space resources, including the Bird Street Sanctuary, water department lands, recreational fields, and a municipal golf course. Additional privately owned, but not protected, undeveloped lands are an important factor in the character of the community. Stoughton has good access to the regional roadway network, being served by several state routes and three interchanges on Route 24. Stoughton also has access to regional transit, being served by bus from Brockton and [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] at the station in downtown Stoughton.