West Wareham, MA

Census Place

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2022 Population

2,605

12.6% 1-year growth

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

58.4

0.341% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

10.6%

169% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$52,771

4.65% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$217,000

29.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, West Wareham, MA had a population of 2.61k people with a median age of 58.4 and a median household income of $52,771. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of West Wareham, MA grew from 2,313 to 2,605, a 12.6% increase and its median household income grew from $50,425 to $52,771, a 4.65% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in West Wareham, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.69%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.42%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.653%).

None of the households in West Wareham, 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.

99.3% of the residents in West Wareham, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in West Wareham, MA was $217,000, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in West Wareham, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in West Wareham, MA was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

West Wareham, MA is home to a population of 2.61k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.65% of West Wareham, MA residents were born outside of the country (95 people).

In 2022, there were 7.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.17k people) in West Wareham, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 280 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 96 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.3% of West Wareham, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in West Wareham, MA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Wareham, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.17k ± 750
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
280 ± 235
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
96 ± 128

0.653%

Hispanic Population

17 people

0.653% of the people in West Wareham, MA are hispanic (17 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

3.65%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

95 people

2.42%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

56 people

As of 2022, 3.65% of West Wareham, MA residents (95 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in West Wareham, MA was 2.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 75
Vietnam
49 ± 55
Korea
37 ± 63

West Wareham, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of West Wareham, MA employs 1.1k people. The largest industries in West Wareham, MA are Retail Trade (272 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (111 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($85,764), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,069), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,625).

Employment

Occupations

1.1k

2022 Value

± 304

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 39.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in West Wareham, MA declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 1.12k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Wareham, MA, are Sales & Related Occupations (192 people), Transportation Occupations (106 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Wareham, 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

1.1k

2022 Value

± 304

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 39.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in West Wareham, MA declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 1.12k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Wareham, MA, are Retail Trade (272 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (111 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Wareham, MA, though some of these residents may live in West Wareham, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,118

Median earning men ± $27,312

$36,295

Median earning women ± $15,763

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($90,153), Retail Trade ($44,779), and Construction ($35,817).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Retail Trade ($45,261), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,759), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($24,280).

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

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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 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 West Wareham, MA was $217,000 in 2022, which is 0.77 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $167,900 to $217,000, a 29.2% increase. The homeownership rate in West Wareham, MA is 78.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in West Wareham, MA have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Wareham, MA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Property

$217,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$89,584

$943

Median Property Taxes

±$282

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 West Wareham, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2022

58.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.7% of the housing units in West Wareham, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in West Wareham, 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 West Wareham, 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.

$52,771

Median Household Income

± $15,862

1.2k

Number of Households

± 330

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.2k households in West Wareham, MA grew to $52,771 from the previous year's value of $50,425.

The following chart displays the households in West Wareham, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West Wareham, 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 2022

Drove Alone (76%)
Worked At Home (22.5%)
Public Transit (1.48%)

In 2022, 76% of workers in West Wareham, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.48%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Wareham, MA have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in West Wareham, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in West Wareham, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Wareham, MA have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Wareham, MA (276 out of 2.61k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Wareham, 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.

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% of the population of West Wareham, MA has health coverage, with 22.6% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 24.9% on Medicare, 23.5% on non-group plans, and 1.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Plymouth County, MA see 1582 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.441% decrease from the previous year (1589 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1374 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 169 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,582 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Plymouth County, MA

Primary care physicians in Plymouth County, MA see an average of 1,582 patients per year. This represents a 0.441% decrease 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.9% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 29.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.3% were men and 60.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.03%

Uninsured

22.6%

Employer Coverage

23.5%

Medicaid

24.9%

Medicare

23.5%

Non-Group

1.42%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Wareham, MA declined by 18.2% from 4.93% to 4.03%.

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

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