Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,540
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
57.6
5.11% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.34%
14.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$119,310
0.577% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$554,000
14.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,748
0.512% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, 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.

97.4% of the residents in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA was $554,000, and the homeownership rate was 82.2%.

Most people in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMassachusettsPlymouth County, MABoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHPlymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate PUMA, MA

Population & Diversity

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA is home to a population of 4.54k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.72% of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA residents were born outside of the country (169 people).

In 2024, there were 93.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.38k people) in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 36 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.38k ± 576
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    47 ± 54
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    36 ± 40
0.705%
Hispanic Population
32 people

In 2024, there were 93.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.38k people) in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 36 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.705% of the people in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA are hispanic (32 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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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

3.72%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
169 people
1.66%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
78 people

As of 2024, 3.72% of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA residents (169 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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA was 1.66%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    19 ± 29
  2. Vietnam
    15 ± 33
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    12 ± 25

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA employs 2.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA were Public Administration (402 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (359 people), and Retail Trade (303 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($131,406), Finance & Insurance ($131,406), and Public Administration ($118,043).

Employment

Occupations

2.75k
2024 Value
± 499
0.512%
1 Year growth
± 26.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA grew at a rate of 0.512%, from 2.73k employees to 2.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (467 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (402 people), and Management Occupations (329 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.75k
2024 Value
± 499
0.512%
1 Year growth
± 26.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA grew at a rate of 0.512%, from 2.73k employees to 2.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA, are Public Administration (402 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (359 people), and Retail Trade (303 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA, though some of these residents may live in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, 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

$67,713
Median earning men ± $8,536
$81,413
Median earning women ± $23,963

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($168,000), Public Administration ($88,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,500), Public Administration ($118,370), and Manufacturing ($81,339).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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

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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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA was $554,000 in 2024, which is 1.67 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $483,600 to $554,000, a 14.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA is 82.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$554,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$62,037
$1,721
Median Property Taxes
±$273

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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.2%
Homeownership
2024
61.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.2% of the housing units in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.3%.

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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.
$119,310
Median Household Income
± $23,716
2.09k
Number of Households
± 375

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.09k households in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA grew to $119,310 from the previous year's value of $118,625.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (28.6%)
  3. Carpooled (5%)

In 2024, 64.2% of workers in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5%).

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

34.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.43% of the workforce in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, 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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA (241 out of 4.51k 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 Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA is White, followed by Other 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.

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Health

99.1% of the population of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA has health coverage, with 63.6% on employee plans, 8.99% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 9.25% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 10.6% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 50.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.925%
Uninsured
63.6%
Employer Coverage
8.99%
Medicaid
17.2%
Medicare
9.25%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA declined by 44.3% from 1.66% to 0.925%.

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