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Norfolk County
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
At a Glance
Population 725,981 County Seat Norfolk County Superior Court House State FIPS 25 County FIPS 021 Num Towns 19 Census-Designated Places 14 Total Town Population 525,505 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 722,112 Median Age 40.7 Veterans 23,865 Housing Units 291,316 Uninsured 1,143 Net Migration (recent) -7,362 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 20,607 Total Employees 338,706 Avg Annual Pay $84,497 Median Household Income $120,621 Poverty Rate 6.5% Unemployment Rate 5.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $164,234 Federal Spending FY2024 $4,383,848,318 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,039
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $612,100 Median Rent $1,933 FMR Studio $2,263 FMR 1BR $2,394 FMR 2BR $2,837 FMR 3BR $3,418 FMR 4BR $3,761
Health & Safety
Hospitals 133 EMS Stations 57 Fire Stations 57 Police Stations 57 Adult Smoking 10.9% Adult Obesity 24.7% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 34.2 Air Quality Good Days 319
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 29.35 Electric Customers 2924535 Towns with Broadband Data 19 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 19
Community
Churches 252 Libraries 25 Historic Places (NRHP) 350 Homeless Population N/A Schools 203 SNAP Stores 285 Bank Branches 163
Agriculture
Total Farms 10 Land in Farms (acres) 2,690 Avg Farm Size (acres) 269.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE LEE 2023-09-15 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2022-04-18 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-27 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2018-07-19 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING 2018-06-25 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2015-04-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2013-04-19 EM EXPLOSIONS 2013-04-17 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-28
Detailed Topics
Communities in Norfolk County
Quincy — pop 101,636Brookline — pop 63,191Weymouth Town — pop 57,437Braintree Town — pop 39,143Randolph Town — pop 34,984Franklin Town — pop 33,261Needham — pop 32,091Norwood — pop 31,611Wellesley — pop 29,550Milton — pop 28,630Dedham — pop 25,364Holbrook — pop 11,405Medfield — pop 6,939Foxborough — pop 6,227Sharon — pop 6,184Walpole — pop 6,119Bellingham — pop 4,782Millis-Clicquot — pop 4,499Dover — pop 2,452
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
