Marshfield Hills, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,978
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
52
15.8% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.45%
794% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$216,250
2.93% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$851,700
13.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,132
13.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Marshfield Hills, 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.

97.1% of the residents in Marshfield Hills, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Marshfield Hills, MA was $851,700, and the homeownership rate was 93.8%.

Most people in Marshfield Hills, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Marshfield Hills, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Marshfield Hills, MA is home to a population of 1.98k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.55% of Marshfield Hills, MA residents were born outside of the country (90 people).

In 2024, there were 34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.87k people) in Marshfield Hills, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 35 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Marshfield Hills, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marshfield Hills, MA was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marshfield Hills, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.87k ± 513
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    55 ± 60
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    35 ± 53
3.64%
Hispanic Population
72 people

In 2024, there were 34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.87k people) in Marshfield Hills, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 35 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.64% of the people in Marshfield Hills, MA are hispanic (72 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marshfield Hills, MA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.
Most Common Origin
  1. China
    103,356 ± 7,834 people
  2. Brazil
    101,793 ± 7,776 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.55%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
90 people
3.87%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
82 people

As of 2024, 4.55% of Marshfield Hills, MA residents (90 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marshfield Hills, MA was 3.87%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
11 ± 26

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Marshfield Hills, MA.

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Economy

The economy of Marshfield Hills, MA employs 1.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marshfield Hills, MA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (184 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (173 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (138 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($250,001), Health Care & Social Assistance ($150,833), and Finance & Insurance ($133,269).

Employment

Occupations

1.13k
2024 Value
± 286
−13.5%
1 Year decline
± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marshfield Hills, MA declined at a rate of −13.5%, from 1.31k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marshfield Hills, MA, are Management Occupations (395 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (120 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marshfield Hills, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

1.13k
2024 Value
± 286
−13.5%
1 Year decline
± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marshfield Hills, MA declined at a rate of −13.5%, from 1.31k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marshfield Hills, MA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (184 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (173 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (138 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marshfield Hills, MA, though some of these residents may live in Marshfield Hills, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$123,750
Median earning men ± $14,523
$63,059
Median earning women ± $20,316

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($150,104), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($144,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($97,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,259), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($51,885).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Marshfield Hills, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (61.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (36%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Marshfield Hills, MA was $851,700 in 2024, which is 2.56 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $750,600 to $851,700, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Marshfield Hills, MA is 93.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marshfield Hills, MA have an average commute time of 37.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marshfield Hills, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$851,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$107,448
$775
Median Property Taxes
±$197

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 Marshfield Hills, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

93.8%
Homeownership
2024
55.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 93.8% of the housing units in Marshfield Hills, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 100%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$216,250
Median Household Income
± $89,785
826
Number of Households
± 223

In 2024, the median household income of the 826 households in Marshfield Hills, MA grew to $216,250 from the previous year's value of $210,096.

The following chart displays the households in Marshfield Hills, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marshfield Hills, MA is from Massachusetts.
0.478
2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts
0.48
2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.3%)
  3. Public Transit (13.3%)

In 2024, 67% of workers in Marshfield Hills, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (13.3%).

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.

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Commute Time

37.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marshfield Hills, MA have a longer commute time (37.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.19% of the workforce in Marshfield Hills, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marshfield Hills, MA (67 out of 1.94k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marshfield Hills, MA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

95.3% of the population of Marshfield Hills, MA has health coverage, with 64.1% on employee plans, 3.13% on Medicaid, 23.7% on Medicare, 3.69% on non-group plans, and 0.758% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 10.8% between 18 and 34 years, 49.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

4.65%
Uninsured
64.1%
Employer Coverage
3.13%
Medicaid
23.7%
Medicare
3.69%
Non-Group
0.758%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marshfield Hills, MA grew by 3.84% from 4.48% to 4.65%.

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

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