Editing Cohasset, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
{{Historical populations | type=USA
 | 1850|1775
 | 1860|1953
 | 1870|2130
 | 1880|2182
 | 1890|2448
 | 1900|2759
 | 1910|2585
 | 1920|2639
 | 1930|3083
 | 1940|3111
 | 1950|3731
 | 1960|5840
 | 1970|6954
 | 1980|7174
 | 1990|7075
 | 2000|7261
 | 2010|7542
 | 2020|8381
 | 2023*|8392
 | 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 11, 2023| url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html| archive-date=July 11, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711040810/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html| url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 8,373 people, 2,722 households, and 2,024 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|770.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,980 housing units, of which 258, or 8.7%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.<ref name="2010 Census DP-1">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US2502114640| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Cohasset town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 10, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214000159/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US2502114640| archive-date=February 14, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 2,722 households in the town, 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. Of all households, 22.7% were made up of individuals, and 12.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74, and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name="2010 Census DP-1"/>

29.4% of the town's population were under the age of 18, 4.3% were from 18 to 24, 18.6% were from 25 to 44, 31.6% were from 45 to 64, and 16.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.<ref name="2010 Census DP-1"/>

For the period 2013–2017, the estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $140,000. The median income for a family was $180,345, and the per capita income was $75,885. Male full-time workers earned an estimated $124,420 per year, while females earned $91,103. About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP03/0600000US2502114640| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Cohasset town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 10, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213155146/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP03/0600000US2502114640| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the 2013–2017 period, the median home value was $852,300.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP04/0600000US2502114640| title=Selected Housing Characteristics: 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP04): Cohasset town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 10, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213161028/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP04/0600000US2502114640| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Of the town residents, 98.3% held at least a high school degree, while 73.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0600000US2502114640| title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP02): Cohasset town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 10, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213154929/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0600000US2502114640| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>