Weymouth Town, MA

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2024 Population
58,505
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.1
0.685% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.67%
0.0828% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$102,714
2.63% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$552,100
6.95% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
32,593
1.18% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Weymouth 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.

94.2% of the residents in Weymouth Town, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Weymouth Town, MA was $552,100, and the homeownership rate was 67.4%.

Most people in Weymouth Town, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Weymouth Town, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Weymouth Town, MA is home to a population of 58.5k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 14.4% of Weymouth Town, MA residents were born outside of the country (8.4k people).

In 2024, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.2k people) in Weymouth Town, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.37k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%
2024 Citizenship
94.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.2% of Weymouth Town, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Weymouth Town, MA was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Weymouth Town, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    46.2k ± 1.35k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    4.6k ± 1k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.37k ± 771
4.42%
Hispanic Population
2.59k people

In 2024, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.2k people) in Weymouth Town, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.37k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.42% of the people in Weymouth Town, MA are hispanic (2.59k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Weymouth Town, 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

14.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8.4k people
13.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
7.91k people

As of 2024, 14.4% of Weymouth Town, MA residents (8.4k 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 Weymouth Town, MA was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    858 ± 204
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    424 ± 168
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    241 ± 94

Weymouth Town, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Weymouth Town, MA employs 32.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Weymouth Town, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,756 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,576 people), and Educational Services (3,335 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($108,917), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($103,665), and Manufacturing ($93,328).

Employment

Occupations

32.6k
2024 Value
± 1,517
1.18%
1 Year growth
± 6.53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weymouth Town, MA grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 32.2k employees to 32.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Weymouth Town, MA, are Management Occupations (4,509 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,334 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,131 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Weymouth Town, 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

32.6k
2024 Value
± 1,517
1.18%
1 Year growth
± 6.53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weymouth Town, MA grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 32.2k employees to 32.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Weymouth Town, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,756 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,576 people), and Educational Services (3,335 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Weymouth Town, MA, though some of these residents may live in Weymouth Town, 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

$74,490
Median earning men ± $7,103
$60,061
Median earning women ± $3,956

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($124,132), Manufacturing ($94,318), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($112,963), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,750), and Information ($87,225).

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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 Weymouth Town, 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 Weymouth Town, MA was $552,100 in 2024, which is 1.66 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $516,200 to $552,100, a 6.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Weymouth Town, MA is 67.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Weymouth Town, MA have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Weymouth Town, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$552,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,952
$17,371
Median Property Taxes
±$1,038

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

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

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Rent vs Own

67.4%
Homeownership
2024
60.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.4% of the housing units in Weymouth Town, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.8%.

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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.
$102,714
Median Household Income
± $3,950
25.8k
Number of Households
± 1,400

In 2024, the median household income of the 25.8k households in Weymouth Town, MA grew to $102,714 from the previous year's value of $100,077.

The following chart displays the households in Weymouth 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Weymouth Town, 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 (67.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.1%)
  3. Public Transit (6.32%)

In 2024, 67.3% of workers in Weymouth Town, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.32%).

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

34.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Weymouth Town, MA have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.33% of the workforce in Weymouth Town, 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 Weymouth Town, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Weymouth Town, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Weymouth Town, MA (4.46k out of 58.2k 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 Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Weymouth Town, 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.

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Health

97.7% of the population of Weymouth Town, MA has health coverage, with 59.5% on employee plans, 12.2% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 0.378% 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, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.6% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

2.31%
Uninsured
59.5%
Employer Coverage
12.2%
Medicaid
14%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
0.378%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Weymouth Town, MA grew by 0.585% from 2.29% to 2.31%.

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