Braintree Town, MA

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2023 Population

38,762

0.0361% 1-year growth

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.3

0.242% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

5.17%

1.86% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$125,305

3.91% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$623,200

4.42% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

21,540

0.626% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Braintree Town, MA had a population of 38.8k people with a median age of 41.3 and a median household income of $125,305. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Braintree Town, MA grew from 38,748 to 38,762, a 0.0361% increase and its median household income grew from $120,593 to $125,305, a 3.91% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Braintree Town, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (21.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.17%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.52%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.61%).

None of the households in Braintree Town, 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.

93% of the residents in Braintree Town, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are University of Phoenix-Massachusetts (19 degrees awarded in 2018).

In 2023, the median property value in Braintree Town, MA was $623,200, and the homeownership rate was 77.1%.

Most people in Braintree Town, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Braintree Town, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Braintree Town, MA is home to a population of 38.8k people, from which 93% are citizens. As of 2023, 19.5% of Braintree Town, MA residents were born outside of the country (7.55k people).

In 2023, there were 3.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.9k people) in Braintree Town, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.22k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.23k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93%

2023 Citizenship

93.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93% of Braintree Town, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Braintree Town, MA was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Braintree Town, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Braintree Town, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
26.9k ± 1.07k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
8.22k ± 907
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.23k ± 361

3.09%

Hispanic Population

1.2k people

3.09% of the people in Braintree Town, MA are hispanic (1.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Braintree Town, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

China
102,973 ± 7,820 people
Dominican Republic
99,956 ± 7,706 people
Brazil
93,519 ± 7,457 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 102,973 Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 99,956 and Brazil with 93,519.

Foreign-Born Population

19.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.55k people

19.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

7.55k people

As of 2023, 19.5% of Braintree Town, MA residents (7.55k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Braintree Town, MA was 19.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Braintree Town, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
668 ± 201
Gulf War (2001-)
209 ± 96
Korea
117 ± 56

Braintree Town, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Braintree Town, MA employs 21.5k people. The largest industries in Braintree Town, MA are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,523 people), Educational Services (2,515 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,140 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($113,659), Utilities ($108,214), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,875).

Males in Massachusetts have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $81,902. The income inequality in Massachusetts (measured using the Gini index) is 0.48, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

21.5k

2023 Value

± 1,125

0.626%

1 Year growth

± 7.43%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Braintree Town, MA grew at a rate of 0.626%, from 21.4k employees to 21.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Braintree Town, MA, are Management Occupations (2,977 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,253 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,907 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Braintree Town, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.5k

2023 Value

± 1,125

0.626%

1 Year growth

± 7.43%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Braintree Town, MA grew at a rate of 0.626%, from 21.4k employees to 21.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Braintree Town, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,523 people), Educational Services (2,515 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,140 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Braintree Town, MA, though some of these residents may live in Braintree Town, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,300

Median earning men ± $8,046

$59,831

Median earning women ± $7,217

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($101,806), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,438), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,915).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($114,116), Construction ($92,784), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,000).

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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

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 Braintree Town, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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 2018, universities in Braintree Town, MA awarded 19 degrees. The student population of Braintree Town, MA in 2018 is skewed towards men, with 3 male students and 1 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Braintree Town, MA are White (8 and 42.1%), followed by Black or African American (5 and 26.3%), Two or More Races (2 and 10.5%), and Unknown (2 and 10.5%).

The largest universities in Braintree Town, MA by number of degrees awarded are University of Phoenix-Massachusetts (19 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2018 there were 4 students enrolled in Braintree Town, MA, 75% men and 25% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 2 records, of which 50% were women and 50% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

University of Phoenix-Massachusetts

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

19 degrees awarded

In 2018, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Phoenix-Massachusetts with 19 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2018, 14 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Braintree Town, MA, which is 2.8 times more than the 5 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2018 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 8 degrees mean that there were 1.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 5 degrees awarded.

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

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Measure

In 2022, 1.17% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.24% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.35M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.03M).

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

The median property value in Braintree Town, MA was $623,200 in 2023, which is 2.05 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $596,800 to $623,200, a 4.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Braintree Town, MA is 77.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Braintree Town, MA have an average commute time of 32.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Braintree Town, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Braintree Town, MA is $125,305. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Braintree Town, MA was Census Tract 4197 with a value of $168,777, followed by Census Tract 4195 and Census Tract 4191, with respective values of $161,192 and $127,000.

Housing

Property

$623,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,627

$11,058

Median Property Taxes

±$649

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Braintree Town, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Braintree Town, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.1%

Homeownership

2023

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.1% of the housing units in Braintree Town, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Braintree Town, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 4197
Census Tract 4195
Census Tract 4191

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Braintree Town, MA was Census Tract 4197 with a value of $168,777, followed by Census Tract 4195 and Census Tract 4191, with respective values of $161,192 and $127,000.

The following map shows all of the places in Braintree Town, 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.

$125,305

Median Household Income

± $8,720

14.3k

Number of Households

± 824

In 2023, the median household income of the 14.3k households in Braintree Town, MA grew to $125,305 from the previous year's value of $120,593.

The following chart displays the households in Braintree Town, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Braintree Town, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2021 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2022, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.047% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (63.6%)
Worked At Home (16.9%)
Public Transit (9.38%)

In 2023, 63.6% of workers in Braintree Town, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.38%).

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

32.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Braintree Town, MA have a longer commute time (32.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.06% of the workforce in Braintree Town, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Braintree Town, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Braintree Town, MA (1.98k out of 38.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Braintree Town, MA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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

98.6% of the population of Braintree Town, MA has health coverage, with 63% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.379% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Norfolk County, MA see 795 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.92% increase from the previous year (780 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 809 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 150 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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795 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Norfolk County, MA

Primary care physicians in Norfolk County, MA see an average of 795 patients per year. This represents a 1.92% increase from the previous year (780 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.41%

Uninsured

63%

Employer Coverage

12.1%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

0.379%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Braintree Town, MA declined by 9.77% from 1.57% to 1.41%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Braintree Town, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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