Editing Norfolk County, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 27216
| 1810 = 31245
| 1820 = 36471
| 1830 = 41972
| 1840 = 53140
| 1850 = 78892
| 1860 = 109950
| 1870 = 89443
| 1880 = 96507
| 1890 = 118950
| 1900 = 151539
| 1910 = 187506
| 1920 = 219081
| 1930 = 299426
| 1940 = 325180
| 1950 = 392308
| 1960 = 510256
| 1970 = 605051
| 1980 = 606587
| 1990 = 616087
| 2000 = 650308
| 2010 = 670850
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ma190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 2020 = 725981
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 740754
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 650,308 people, 248,827 households, and 165,967 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|1,628|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 255,154 housing units at an average density of {{convert|639|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 89.02% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] or [[European American]], 3.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 5.50% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.78% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.84%.<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> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 28.6% were of [[Irish people|Irish]], 13.4% [[Italian people|Italian]], 7.7% [[English people|English]] and 5.0% [[United States|descendants of colonists]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 85.7% spoke only [[English language|English]] at home, while 2.3% spoke [[chinese language|Chinese]] in any dialect, 2.0% [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 1.0% [[Italian language|Italian]] and 1.0% [[French language|French]] at home.

Of the 248,827 households 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 26.80% of households were one person and 10.80% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.

The age distribution was 23.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.60 males.

The median household income was $63,432 and the median family income was $77,847 (these figures had risen to $77,294 and $95,243 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US25017&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US25%7C05000US25017&_street=&_county=norfolk&_cityTown=norfolk&_state=04000US25&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211180745/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US25017&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US25%7C05000US25017&_street=&_county=norfolk&_cityTown=norfolk&_state=04000US25&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2020|title=American FactFinder - Community Facts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov}}</ref>). Males had a median income of $51,301 versus $37,108 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,484. About 2.90% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.40% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 670,850&nbsp;people, 257,914&nbsp;households, and 168,903&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25021
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031459/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25021
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|1,693.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 270,359 housing units at an average density of {{convert|682.5|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25021
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213234621/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25021
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 82.3% white, 8.6% Asian, 5.7% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.3% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The largest ancestry groups were:<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25021
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032616/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25021
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=15em|rules=yes}}
* 31.8% Irish
* 15.5% Italian
* 11.0% English
* 7.0% German
* 4.6% French
* 4.3% Chinese
* 4.1% Polish
* 3.2% Russian 
* 3.1% American
* 2.8% Scottish
* 2.6% French Canadian
* 2.4% Scotch-Irish
* 2.0% West Indian
* 2.0% Sub-Saharan African
* 1.9% Portuguese
* 1.8% Swedish
* 1.6% Indian
* 1.4% Arab
* 1.4% Greek
* 1.2% Canadian
* 1.1% Vietnamese
* 1.1% Lithuanian
{{div col end}}

Of the 257,914&nbsp;households, 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.5% were non-families, and 27.6% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.15. The median age was 40.7 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $81,027 and the median family income was $101,870. Males had a median income of $68,070 versus $51,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $42,371. About 4.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25021
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011903/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25021
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===Demographic breakdown by town===

====Income====
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census-designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213610/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212620/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Per capita<br/>income
! Median<br/>household<br/>income
! Median<br/>family<br/>income
! Population
! Number of<br/>households
|-
| 
| ''[[Dover (CDP), Massachusetts|Dover]]''
| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| $91,039
| $183,125
| $212,125
| 2,322
| 725
|-
| 1
| [[Dover, Massachusetts|Dover]]
| Town
| $82,800
| $184,646
| $200,735
| 5,564
| 1,765
|-
| 2
| [[Wellesley, Massachusetts|Wellesley]]
| Town
| $65,394
| $145,208
| $175,156
| 27,818
| 8,553
|-
| 3
| [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]]
| Town
| $63,964
| $97,250
| $142,180
| 58,371
| 24,891
|-
| 4
| [[Needham, Massachusetts|Needham]]
| Town
| $60,972
| $121,080
| $160,455
| 28,786
| 10,350
|-
| 5
| [[Cohasset, Massachusetts|Cohasset]]
| Town
| $59,891
| $117,831
| $147,222
| 7,483
| 2,706
|-
| 6
| [[Westwood, Massachusetts|Westwood]]
| Town
| $59,422
| $120,078
| $151,976
| 14,508
| 5,172
|-
| 7
| [[Medfield, Massachusetts|Medfield]]
| Town
| $56,905
| $128,446
| $139,247
| 12,004
| 4,011
|-
| 
| ''[[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts|Chestnut Hill]] (02467)''
| [[ZIP Code Tabulation Area|ZCTA]]
| $55,947
| $114,140
| $151,375
| 21,952
| 6,237
|-
| 8
| [[Sharon, Massachusetts|Sharon]]
| Town
| $53,687
| $121,265
| $142,463
| 17,538
| 6,268
|-
| 
| ''[[Medfield (CDP), Massachusetts|Medfield]]''
| CDP
| $47,660
| $107,386
| $127,632
| 6,394
| 2,357
|-
| 9
| [[Wrentham, Massachusetts|Wrentham]]
| Town
| $47,119
| $100,938
| $119,188
| 10,879
| 3,978
|-
| 
| ''[[Sharon (CDP), Massachusetts|Sharon]]''
| CDP
| $46,079
| $102,521
| $124,405
| 5,532
| 2,007
|-
| 10
| [[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]]
| Town
| $45,991
| $90,951
| $111,770
| 21,408
| 8,460
|-
| 11
| [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]]
| Town
| $44,718
| $104,713
| $129,234
| 26,828
| 8,956
|-
| 12
| [[Medway, Massachusetts|Medway]]
| Town
| $44,472
| $106,058
| $119,864
| 12,670
| 4,433
|-
| 13
| [[Walpole, Massachusetts|Walpole]]
| Town
| $43,983
| $90,763
| $109,035
| 23,862
| 8,626
|-
| 
| ''Norfolk County''
| County
| $43,685
| $83,733
| $106,309
| 666,426
| 255,944
|-
| 14
| [[Norfolk, Massachusetts|Norfolk]]
| Town
| $42,452
| $118,809
| $132,250
| 11,151
| 3,125
|-
| 15
| [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]]
| Town
| $42,236
| $92,370
| $108,209
| 16,734
| 6,470
|-
| 
| ''[[Walpole (CDP), Massachusetts|Walpole]]''
| CDP
| $41,820
| $89,327
| $99,808
| 6,119
| 2,522
|-
| 16
| [[Dedham, Massachusetts|Dedham]]
| Town
| $41,143
| $83,364
| $105,586
| 24,521
| 9,528
|-
| 
| ''[[Millis-Clicquot, Massachusetts|Millis-Clicquot]]''
| CDP
| $39,884
| $82,798
| $103,750
| 4,370
| 1,831
|-
| 17
| [[Millis, Massachusetts|Millis]]
| Town
| $39,344
| $90,360
| $99,976
| 7,852
| 3,043
|-
| 18
| [[Franklin, Massachusetts|Franklin]]
| City
| $39,043
| $92,066
| $109,602
| 31,317
| 10,866
|-
| 19
| [[Braintree, Massachusetts|Braintree]]
| City
| $37,317
| $83,710
| $97,262
| 35,409
| 13,267
|-
| 20
| [[Plainville, Massachusetts|Plainville]]
| Town
| $36,802
| $81,371
| $102,780
| 8,176
| 3,232
|-
| 
| ''[[Foxborough (CDP), Massachusetts|Foxborough]]''
| CDP
| $36,239
| $61,771
| $91,991
| 5,206
| 2,388
|-
| 21
| [[Norwood, Massachusetts|Norwood]]
| Town
| $35,997
| $73,838
| $95,397
| 28,483
| 11,559
|-
| 22
| [[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]]
| City
| $35,939
| $68,594
| $86,972
| 53,565
| 22,543
|-
| 
| ''[[Massachusetts]]''
| State
| $35,051
| $65,981
| $83,371
| 6,512,227
| 2,522,409
|-
| 
| ''[[Bellingham (CDP), Massachusetts|Bellingham]]''
| CDP
| $33,927
| $81,941
| $87,606
| 4,580
| 1,833
|-
| 23
| [[Bellingham, Massachusetts|Bellingham]]
| Town
| $33,170
| $83,534
| $93,655
| 16,165
| 5,879
|-
| 24
| [[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]]
| City
| $32,911
| $60,947
| $77,231
| 91,484
| 39,965
|-
| 25
| [[Stoughton, Massachusetts|Stoughton]]
| Town
| $32,363
| $68,191
| $87,070
| 26,893
| 10,455
|-
| 26
| [[Avon, Massachusetts|Avon]]
| Town
| $31,304
| $72,880
| $89,214
| 4,341
| 1,609
|-
| 27
| [[Holbrook, Massachusetts|Holbrook]]
| Town
| $29,940
| $63,790
| $76,568
| 10,749
| 4,193
|-
| 28
| [[Randolph, Massachusetts|Randolph]]
| City
| $29,210
| $64,465
| $77,661
| 31,867
| 12,041
|-
| 
| ''[[United States]]''
| Country
| $27,915
| $52,762
| $64,293
| 306,603,772
| 114,761,359
|-
|}

=== Religion ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="9" |Religious Affiliation in Norfolk County
|-
!Year
! colspan="2" |1980
! colspan="2" |1990
! colspan="2" |2000
! colspan="2" |2010
|-
!Religion
!C*
!A**
!C
!A
!C
!A
!C
!A
|-
|Anabaptist (Mennonite)
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|88
|1
|45
|n/a
|n/a
|-
|Ba'haism
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|2
|180
|1
|198
|-
|Baptist
|29
|7,063
|29
|7,936
|32
|4,992
|46
|5,558
|-
|Brethren
|3
|95
|1
|50
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|-
|Buddhism
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|4
|n/a
|7
|1,653
|-
|Catholicism
|64
|304,137
|63
|336,797
|63
|380,930
|52
|355,321
|-
|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
|1
|432
|2
|648
|5
|1,150
|4
|1,262
|-
|Congregationalism/<br/>United Church of Christ
|35
|16,786
|43
|19,016
|41
|22,049
|42
|12,879
|-
|Christian Science
|n/a
|n/a
|7
|350
|n/a
|n/a
|5
|n/a
|-
|Episcopalianism/Anglicanism
|31
|17,955
|30
|12,905
|31
|12,778
|33
|11,016
|-
|Hinduism
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|6
|n/a
|2
|37
|-
|Independent/nondenominational
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|800
|n/a
|n/a
|20
|2,620
|-
|Islam
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|2
|3,782
|3
|4,616
|-
|Jainism
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|-
|Judaism
|20
|8,258
|41
|37,123
|41
|38,300
|20
|19,709
|-
|Lutheranism
|13
|4,629
|10
|2,843
|8
|2,593
|8
|2,227
|-
|Methodism/Holiness
|25
|7,937
|21
|7,114
|24
|7,097
|23
|5,667
|-
|Messianic Judaism
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|-
|Orthodoxy
|n/a
|n/a
|3
|n/a
|7
|7,543
|9
|3,539
|-
|Pentecostalism
|5
|945
|5
|1,382
|12
|2,540
|17
|2,485
|-
|Presbyterianism
|4
|1,380
|7
|1,424
|7
|1,558
|9
|1,196
|-
|Seventh-day Adventism/<br/>Jehovah's Witnesses
|1
|52
|7
|2,900
|5
|367
|8
|537
|-
|Sikhism
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|2
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|-
|Quakerism
|1
|192
|1
|190
|2
|106
|2
|224
|-
|Unitarian-Universalism
|18
|4,719
|17
|4,591
|17
|2,644
|17
|3,102
|-
|Zoroastranianism
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|0
|16
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>congregations<br/><nowiki>**</nowiki>adherents