Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA

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2022 Population

100,944

21.7% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

38.3

0.519% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

11.2%

15.8% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$90,646

0.977% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.04%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.85%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.4%).

38.2% of the households in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.2% of the residents in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA are Quincy College (424 degrees awarded in 2022), Eastern Nazarene College (205 degrees), and Massachusetts School of Barbering (40 degrees).

Most people in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA was 2 cars per household.

Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA borders Boston City--Dorchester & South Boston PUMA, MA, Norfolk County--Brookline, Milton & Dedham PUMA, MA, Norfolk County (Northeast)--Weymouth, Braintree, Randolph & Cohasset PUMA, MA, and Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA.

United States Massachusetts

Economy

The economy of Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA employs 56.1k people. The largest industries in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA are , and the highest paying industries are Couriers & messengers ($189,873), Data processing, hosting & related services ($180,041), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($176,017).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

32,564

Women

49.7%

32,939

Men

50.3%

The workforce of Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA in 2020 was 65,503 people, with 49.7% woman, and 50.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA.

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Occupations

56.1k

2022 Value

−19.1%

1 Year decline

± −19.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA, are Software developers (1,695 people), Other managers (1,694 people), and Registered nurses (1,624 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

56.1k

2022 Value

−19.1%

1 Year decline

± −19.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA, though some of these residents may live in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,168

Median earning men ± $3,576

$52,262

Median earning women ± $2,209

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,125), Public Administration ($89,557), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,301).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($81,403), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,563), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,119).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (65.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (31.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.29%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA awarded 669 degrees. The student population of Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,360 male students and 1,831 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA are White (355 and 55.1%), followed by Black or African American (133 and 20.7%), Hispanic or Latino (66 and 10.2%), and Unknown (38 and 5.9%).

The largest universities in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA by number of degrees awarded are Quincy College (424 and 63.4%), Eastern Nazarene College (205 and 30.6%), and Massachusetts School of Barbering (40 and 5.98%).

The most popular majors in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA are General Business Administration & Management (78 and 11.7%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (59 and 8.82%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (46 and 6.88%).

The median tuition costs in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA are $26,730 for private four year colleges, and $6,168 and $6,168 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.72% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.76% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (23.3k), High School or Equivalent (17.8k), and Graduate Degree (17.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA have an average commute time of 33.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA is $90,646. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $198,790, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $172,007 and $157,236.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

62.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $198,790, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $172,007 and $157,236.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$90,646

Median Household Income

± $3,974

44.9k

Number of Households

± 1,769

The following chart displays the households in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

0.461

2022 Wage GINI in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA

In 2022, the income inequality in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (53.3%)
Public Transit (19.5%)
Worked At Home (15.1%)

In 2022, 53.3% of workers in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (19.5%) and those who worked at home (15.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA have a longer commute time (33.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.39% of the workforce in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA (11.2k out of 100k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.6% of the population of Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA has health coverage, with 52% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.694% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 966 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 930 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 142 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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966 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Massachusetts

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see an average of 966 patients per year. This represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Massachusetts in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.9% under 18 years, 28.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.4%

Uninsured

52%

Employer Coverage

19.5%

Medicaid

11.3%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

0.694%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Norfolk County--Quincy PUMA, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.