Dighton town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,083 ( 997 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.0 square miles
Population density: 366.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,370	91.18%	8.9%
Black:	6	0.07%	89.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	68	0.84%	51.1%
2+ races:	218	2.70%	150.6%
Hispanic:	206	2.55%	98.1%

Total non-White:	713	8.82%	124.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	601	10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	396	6.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,086
6,769	95.53%
55	0.78%
12	0.17%
45	0.64%
87	1.23%
104	1.47%
317	4.47%

2000
6,175
6,036	97.75%
7	0.11%
9	0.15%
80	1.30%
36	0.58%
0	0.00%
139	2.25%

1990
5,631
5,594	99.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
37	0.66%
37	0.66%

1980
5,352
5,299	99.01%
0	0.00%
5	0.09%
6	0.11%
n/a
25	0.47%
53	0.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

733	11.9
178	2.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

442	7.8
102	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

295	5.5
-16	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Dighton town, MA

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.5
1,588	19.6%
6,495	80.4%
1,304	16.1%

2,911
2.75

2,399	82.4%
2,013	83.9%
176	7.3%
512	17.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
1,813	25.6%
5,273	74.4%
932	13.2%

2,472
2.83

1,895	76.7%
1,527	80.6%
125	6.6%
577	23.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
1,651	26.7%
4,524	73.3%
792	12.8%

2,196
2.79

1,713	78.0%
1,446	84.4%
99	5.8%
483	22.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
1,444	25.6%
4,187	74.4%
764	13.6%

1,927
2.89

1,584	82.2%
1,327	83.8%
70	4.4%
343	17.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
1,605	30.0%
3,747	70.0%
585	10.9%

1,720
3.08

1,447	84.1%
1,198	82.8%
90	6.2%
273	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Dighton town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	82	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	120	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	106	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	92	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	110	3.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	150	5.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	392	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	306	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	368	12.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	482	16.6%
$200,000 or more	537	18.4%

Median Household Income	116,712
Per Capita Income	47,940

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	166	5.7%
Public Assistance	223	7.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	284	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,085	78.5%
Unemployed	243	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,328	83.2%
Not in Labor Force	875	16.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,597	1,611	49.8%
Non-Profit	56	351	13.8%
Self-Employed	296	77	79.4%

Local Government	147	135	52.1%
State Government	35	73	32.4%
Federal Government	60	45	57.1%

Total Private + Self	1,893	1,688	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	298	604	33.0%
Total	2,191	2,292	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	635	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,118	24.9%
Professional, Technical	1,234	27.5%
Service Occupations	551	12.3%
All others	945	21.1%

White Collar		66.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	826	18.4%
Retail trade	661	14.7%
Manufacturing	417	9.3%
Accommodation and food services	381	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	341	7.6%
Educational services	336	7.5%
Construction	248	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	215	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	215	4.8%
Public administration	208	4.6%
Finance and insurance	191	4.3%
Wholesale trade	164	3.7%
Other services	120	2.7%
Utilities	60	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	47	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	37	0.8%
Information	16	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	158	1.95%
Cuban	48	0.59%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,213	91.9%
Other Indo-European	463	5.9%
Spanish	131	1.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21	0.3%
Arabic	21	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Portuguese	2,373	29.4%
Irish	1,726	21.4%
English	1,033	12.8%
Italian	904	11.2%
French	874	10.8%
Polish	536	6.6%
American	479	5.9%
German	312	3.9%
French Canadian	225	2.8%
Cape Verdean	211	2.6%
Swedish	192	2.4%
Canadian	144	1.8%
Scottish	111	1.4%
Brazilian	110	1.4%
Lebanese	76	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,074	99.9%
Not a citizen	9	0.1%

Native	7,701	95.3%
Foreign-born	382	4.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
119	2.0%	114	2.0%	1,757	30.1%	1,935	33.1%	1,189	20.4%	727	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	119	2.0%
9-12 Years	114	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,757	30.1%
Some College	1,935	33.1%
Bach. Degree	1,189	20.4%
Grad Degree	727	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +324	D +213	D + 7.3%
D +537
2020 vs. 2012	R +631	R +235	R + 4.5%
D +396
2020 vs. 2008	R +754	R +347	R + 7.6%
D +407

2016 vs. 2008	R +430	R +560	R + 15.0%
D -130
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,473	52.3%	Joe Biden (D)	2,139	45.3%	112	2.4%	4,724	20	6	0.13%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	2,149	52.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,602	39.4%	318	7.8%	4,069	20	7	0.12%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,842	50.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,743	48.0%	43	1.2%	3,628	13	4	0.11%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	1,732	48.4%	John McCain (R)	1,719	48.1%	124	3.5%	3,575	12	2	0.12%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	1,745	53.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,477	45.2%	45	1.4%	3,267	8	-5	0.11%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,639	57.2%	George W. Bush (R)	1,059	37.0%	166	5.8%	2,864	4	-11	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dighton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,139

45.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,473

52.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,724

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Dighton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,602

39.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,149

52.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

172

4.2%

Other

146

3.6%

TOTAL

4,069

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Dighton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,743

48.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,842

50.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,628

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Dighton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,732

48.4%

John McCain (R)

1,719

48.1%

Other

124

3.5%

TOTAL

3,575

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Dighton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,477

45.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,745

53.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,267

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Dighton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,059

37.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,639

57.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

138

4.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,864

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dighton town, MA

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	50%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,724	53.8%	Maura Healey (D)	1,428	44.6%	51 [+]	1.6%	3,203	19	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 48 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	72%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	2,318	50.5%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,182	47.5%	94 [+]	2.0%	4,594	17	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 94 (2.0%);
2018	S1	52%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,809	55.8%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,332	41.1%	99 [+]	3.1%	3,240	20	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 97 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	51%	Charlie Baker* (R)	2,493	78.4%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	684	21.5%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,181	12	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2014	S2	39%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,115	50.0%	Brian Herr (R)	1,113	49.9%	4 [+]	0.2%	2,232	12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2014	G	40%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,365	58.9%	Martha Coakley (D)	829	35.8%	124 [+]	5.3%	2,318	10	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 64 (2.8%); Scott Lively (I) 38 (1.6%); Jeff McCormick (I) 21 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,001
Median Value	$453,500

Occupied	2,911	97.0%
Vacant	90	3.0%

Owned	2,607	89.6%
Rented	304	10.4%
Median Rent	$1,482

Single-Family Units	2,575	85.8%
Detached	2,477	82.5%
Attached	98	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35	1.2%
Mobile Homes	60	2.0%

Dighton town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dighton town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Dighton town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dighton town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dighton town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dighton town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dighton town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dighton town, MA