Scituate, MA

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2020 Population

5,905

6.24% 1-year growth

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

51.8

1.17% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

3.83%

19.3% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$112,455

19.9% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$545,300

0.963% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Scituate, MA had a population of 5.91k people with a median age of 51.8 and a median household income of $112,455. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Scituate, MA grew from 5,558 to 5,905, a 6.24% increase and its median household income declined from $140,419 to $112,455, a −19.9% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Scituate, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.7%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (6.37%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.49%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.39%), and White (Hispanic) (0.0339%).

None of the households in Scituate, 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.

96.9% of the residents in Scituate, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Scituate, MA was $545,300, and the homeownership rate was 82%.

Most people in Scituate, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 39.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Scituate, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Scituate, MA is home to a population of 5.91k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2020, 9.23% of Scituate, MA residents were born outside of the country (545 people).

In 2020, there were 14.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.3k people) in Scituate, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 376 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.9%

2020 Citizenship

94.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.9% of Scituate, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Scituate, MA was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Scituate, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.3k ± 583
Other (Non-Hispanic)
376 ± 390
Two+ (Hispanic)
147 ± 134

2.52%

Hispanic Population

149 people

2.52% of the people in Scituate, MA are hispanic (149 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

9.23%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

545 people

10.2%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

568 people

As of 2020, 9.23% of Scituate, MA residents (545 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Scituate, MA was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
170 ± 142
Gulf War (2001-)
42 ± 53
Korea
13 ± 29

Scituate, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Scituate, MA employs 3.04k people. The largest industries in Scituate, MA are Health Care & Social Assistance (481 people), Educational Services (382 people), and Finance & Insurance (370 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($138,839), Manufacturing ($132,778), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($102,561).

Employment

Occupations

3.04k

2020 Value

± 429

1.7%

1 Year growth

± 20.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Scituate, MA grew at a rate of 1.7%, from 2.99k employees to 3.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scituate, MA, are Management Occupations (568 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (416 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (284 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scituate, 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

3.04k

2020 Value

± 429

1.7%

1 Year growth

± 20.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Scituate, MA grew at a rate of 1.7%, from 2.99k employees to 3.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scituate, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (481 people), Educational Services (382 people), and Finance & Insurance (370 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scituate, MA, though some of these residents may live in Scituate, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$103,567

Median earning men ± $26,661

$49,915

Median earning women ± $9,839

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($139,732), Information ($133,750), and Manufacturing ($132,778).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($92,599), Public Administration ($78,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,676).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Massachusetts to other states, or from other states to Massachusetts.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Massachusetts product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $37.1B, followed by Mixed freight ($29.7B) and Electronics ($28.8B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Massachusetts products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$296B

2020 Value in Massachusetts

$627B

Projected 2050 Value in Massachusetts

112% growth

In 2020, total outbound Massachusetts trade was $296B. This is expected to increase 112% to $627B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Massachusetts trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Massachusetts to other states, or from other states to Massachusetts.

Most Common Trade Partners

New York
$28.8B
New Hampshire
$20.3B
Connecticut
$14.2B

In 2020, the top outbound Massachusetts domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New York with $28.8B, followed by New Hampshire with $20.3B and Connecticut and $14.2B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Massachusetts shares with each state (excluding itself).

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 Scituate, 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

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

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Measure

In 2020, 0.959% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.04% 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 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.34M), Bachelors Degree (1.3M), and Some college (1.02M).

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 Scituate, MA was $545,300 in 2020, which is 2.37 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $540,100 to $545,300, a 0.963% increase. The homeownership rate in Scituate, MA is 82%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Scituate, MA have an average commute time of 39.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scituate, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$545,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$51,771

$2,122

Median Property Taxes

±$364

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

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

Rent vs Own

82%

Homeownership

2020

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 82% of the housing units in Scituate, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Scituate, 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.

$112,455

Median Household Income

± $36,887

2.59k

Number of Households

± 463

In 2020, the median household income of the 2.59k households in Scituate, MA declined from $112,455 from the previous year's value of $140,419.

The following chart displays the households in Scituate, 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 Scituate, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2020 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.483

2019 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2020, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.544% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more 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 2020

Drove Alone (69.6%)
Worked At Home (16.6%)
Public Transit (6.39%)

In 2020, 69.6% of workers in Scituate, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.39%).

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

39.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scituate, MA have a longer commute time (39.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 10.1% of the workforce in Scituate, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scituate, MA (224 out of 5.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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

97.5% of the population of Scituate, MA has health coverage, with 54% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 19.5% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Massachusetts was $10,559 in 2014. This is a 2.78% increase from the previous year ($10,273).

Primary care physicians in Plymouth County, MA see 1589 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1589 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1357 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 170 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,589 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Plymouth County, MA

Primary care physicians in Plymouth County, MA see an average of 1,589 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,589 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 10.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.9% were men and 57.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.51%

Uninsured

54%

Employer Coverage

11.3%

Medicaid

19.5%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.08%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Scituate, MA declined by 25.7% from 3.38% to 2.51%.

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