Cohasset town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,330 ( 788 from 2010 )
Land area: 9.8 square miles
Population density: 851.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,729	92.79%	6.5%
Black:	65	0.78%	225.0%
Indian:	32	0.38%	300.0%
Asian:	105	1.26%	45.8%
2+ races:	169	2.03%	108.6%
Hispanic:	162	1.94%	68.8%

Total non-White:	601	7.21%	108.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	475	7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	313	5.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,542
7,254	96.18%
20	0.27%
8	0.11%
72	0.95%
81	1.07%
96	1.27%
288	3.82%

2000
7,261
7,172	98.77%
10	0.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
46	0.63%
33	0.45%
89	1.23%

1990
7,075
7,047	99.60%
11	0.16%
0	0.00%
9	0.13%
n/a
8	0.11%
28	0.40%

1980
7,174
7,064	98.47%
28	0.39%
7	0.10%
56	0.78%
n/a
12	0.17%
110	1.53%

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

82	1.1
199	2.7

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

125	1.8
61	0.9

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

-17	-0.2
-82	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Cohasset town, MA

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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
44.1
2,354	28.3%
5,976	71.7%
1,358	16.3%

3,107
2.66

2,224	71.6%
1,925	86.6%
47	2.1%
883	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
2,221	29.4%
5,321	70.6%
1,209	16.0%

2,722
2.74

2,024	74.4%
1,743	86.1%
99	4.9%
698	25.6%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
2,013	27.7%
5,248	72.3%
1,103	15.2%

2,677
2.69

2,060	77.0%
1,733	84.1%
104	5.0%
617	23.0%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
1,671	23.6%
5,404	76.4%
969	13.7%

2,590
2.69

1,936	74.7%
1,708	88.2%
76	3.9%
654	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.0
2,008	28.0%
5,166	72.0%
869	12.1%

2,411
2.93

1,874	77.7%
1,663	88.7%
80	4.3%
537	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Cohasset town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	111	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	76	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	29	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	56	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	116	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	42	1.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	60	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	159	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	109	3.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	171	5.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	182	5.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	237	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	301	9.7%
$200,000 or more	1,410	45.4%

Median Household Income	178,013
Per Capita Income	108,042

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	46	1.5%
Public Assistance	75	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	161	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,629	76.0%
Unemployed	170	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,799	79.6%
Not in Labor Force	975	20.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,847	1,107	62.5%
Non-Profit	234	181	56.4%
Self-Employed	303	192	61.2%

Local Government	15	219	6.4%
State Government	24	20	54.5%
Federal Government	13	18	41.9%

Total Private + Self	2,150	1,299	62.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	286	438	39.5%
Total	2,436	1,737	58.4%

Pct. Govt.	7.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,686	40.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	852	20.4%
Professional, Technical	992	23.8%
Service Occupations	428	10.3%
All others	215	5.2%

White Collar		84.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	774	18.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	691	16.6%
Health care and social assistance	495	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	343	8.2%
Educational services	314	7.5%
Construction	292	7.0%
Retail trade	259	6.2%
Manufacturing	166	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	165	4.0%
Public administration	148	3.5%
Utilities	139	3.3%
Other services	101	2.4%
Wholesale trade	91	2.2%
Information	63	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	62	1.5%
Transportation and warehousing	36	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.02%
Puerto Rican	52	0.62%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	44	0.53%

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	64	0.77%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	39	0.47%
Filipino	11	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,331	95.3%
Other Indo-European	138	1.8%
Spanish	110	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	45	0.6%
German, other Germanic	33	0.4%
Chinese	25	0.3%
Tagalog	11	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	3,476	41.7%
Italian	1,710	20.5%
English	1,202	14.4%
German	607	7.3%
Polish	337	4.0%
Scottish	337	4.0%
French	240	2.9%
American	164	2.0%
Hungarian	148	1.8%
Swiss	145	1.7%
Portuguese	132	1.6%
French Canadian	113	1.4%
European	109	1.3%
Greek	108	1.3%
Canadian	106	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,251	99.1%
Not a citizen	79	0.9%

Native	8,077	97.0%
Foreign-born	253	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
50	0.9%	96	1.7%	631	11.1%	847	14.9%	2,198	38.7%	1,864	32.8%
Average years of education: 15.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	50	0.9%
9-12 Years	96	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	631	11.1%
Some College	847	14.9%
Bach. Degree	2,198	38.7%
Grad Degree	1,864	32.8%
Average years of education: 15.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	D +918	D + 11.6%
D +954
2020 vs. 2012	R -936	D +2,535	D + 46.8%
D +1,599
2020 vs. 2008	R -491	D +1,957	D + 34.6%
D +1,466

2016 vs. 2008	R -527	D +1,039	D + 23.0%
D +512
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Joe Biden (D)	3,849	67.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,665	29.4%	155	2.7%	5,669	-3	-17	0.16%
2016	81%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,895	58.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,629	32.9%	426	8.6%	4,950	0	-13	0.15%
2012	88%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,601	53.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,250	45.9%	54	1.1%	4,905	16	6	0.15%
2008	87%	Barack Obama (D)	2,383	51.7%	John McCain (R)	2,156	46.8%	70	1.5%	4,609	11	1	0.15%
2004	85%	John Kerry (D)	2,288	50.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,165	48.0%	57	1.3%	4,510	11	-3	0.15%
2000	85%	George W. Bush (R)	2,128	47.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,028	45.6%	290	6.5%	4,446	15	0	0.16%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cohasset town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,849

67.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,665

29.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,669

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -17

2016 President, Cohasset town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,895

58.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,629

32.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

244

4.9%

Other

182

3.7%

TOTAL

4,950

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Cohasset town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,250

45.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,601

53.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,905

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Cohasset town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,383

51.7%

John McCain (R)

2,156

46.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,609

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Cohasset town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,165

48.0%

John Kerry (D)

2,288

50.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,510

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Cohasset town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,128

47.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,028

45.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

248

5.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,446

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cohasset town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Maura Healey (D)	2,725	64.1%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,465	34.4%	63 [+]	1.5%	4,253	0	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 62 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	85%	Ed Markey* (D)	3,400	60.5%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	2,187	38.9%	29 [+]	0.5%	5,616	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 29 (0.5%);
2018	S1	69%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	2,344	53.4%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,915	43.6%	132 [+]	3.0%	4,391	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 122 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2018	G	69%	Charlie Baker* (R)	3,358	76.8%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,005	23.0%	10 [+]	0.2%	4,373	10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2014	S2	59%	Brian Herr (R)	1,791	51.9%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,658	48.0%	5 [+]	0.1%	3,454	14	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2014	G	62%	Charlie Baker (R)	2,304	64.1%	Martha Coakley (D)	1,177	32.7%	113 [+]	3.1%	3,594	16	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 78 (2.2%); Jeff McCormick (I) 20 (0.6%); Scott Lively (I) 12 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);

*: 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	3,290
Median Value	$1,071,800

Occupied	3,107	94.4%
Vacant	183	5.6%

Owned	2,473	79.6%
Rented	634	20.4%
Median Rent	$1,430

Single-Family Units	2,750	83.6%
Detached	2,645	80.4%
Attached	105	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	426	12.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Cohasset town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cohasset town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Cohasset town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cohasset town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cohasset town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cohasset town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cohasset town, MA