2022 population: 533,069 ( 38,150 from 2010 , 2,249 from 2020)
Land area: 658.5 square miles
Population density: 809.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	424,845	79.70%	2.3%
Black:	62,200	11.67%	83.0%
Indian:	1,241	0.23%	21.2%
Asian:	9,899	1.86%	63.7%
2+ races:	9,939	1.86%	11.7%
Hispanic:	24,945	4.68%	59.7%

Total non-White:	108,224	20.30%	36.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,783	11.1
Deaths:	12,579	11.8
Net Migration:	910	0.9
Net Immigration:	1,946	1.8

Change in White population:	9,504	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	28,646	5.8

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
494,919
415,341	83.92%
33,991	6.87%
1,024	0.21%
6,046	1.22%
11,251	2.27%
15,619	3.16%
79,578	16.08%

2000
472,822
414,110	87.58%
20,449	4.32%
889	0.19%
4,401	0.93%
10,811	2.29%
11,537	2.44%
58,712	12.42%

1990
435,276
402,123	92.38%
14,931	3.43%
886	0.20%
8,585	1.97%
n/a
8,751	2.01%
33,153	7.62%

1980
405,437
388,041	95.71%
7,375	1.82%
709	0.17%
1,515	0.37%
n/a
4,175	1.03%
17,396	4.29%

1970
333,314
324,957	97.49%
4,879	1.46%
281	0.08%
536	0.16%
n/a
2,195	0.66%
8,357	2.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
56,868	12.0
37,333	7.9
1,716	0.4
6,987	1.5

1,231	0.3
20,866	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
65,155	15.0
37,153	8.5
10,300	2.4
4,804	1.1

11,987	2.8
25,559	5.9

Number	Rate
1980's
63,514	15.7
34,439	8.5
3,218	0.8
n/a

14,082	3.5
15,757	3.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
42,685	12.8
n/a

63,084	18.9
9,039	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Plymouth County, 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
42.7
111,064	20.8%
422,005	79.2%
99,368	18.6%

198,937
2.61

139,208	70.0%
105,824	76.0%
10,598	7.6%
59,729	30.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.1
119,475	24.1%
375,444	75.9%
68,846	13.9%

181,126
2.67

127,925	70.6%
97,089	75.9%
11,994	9.4%
53,201	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
126,407	26.7%
346,415	73.3%
55,599	11.8%

168,448
2.74

123,120	73.1%
97,909	79.5%
10,745	8.7%
45,328	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
113,871	26.2%
321,405	73.8%
50,278	11.6%

149,171
2.84

113,334	76.0%
91,515	80.7%
9,113	8.0%
35,837	24.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
127,930	31.6%
277,507	68.4%
42,497	10.5%

132,886
2.99

104,140	78.4%
87,307	83.8%
8,649	8.3%
28,746	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Plymouth County, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,423	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,364	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,715	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,106	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,507	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,187	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,292	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,219	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,116	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,097	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,513	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,433	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,603	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,389	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	25,450	12.8%
$200,000 or more	39,523	19.9%

Median Household Income	105,387
Per Capita Income	53,423

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	122

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,557	4.8%
Public Assistance	5,675	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24,321	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	243,179	76.3%
Unemployed	13,235	4.2%
In Armed Forces	359	0.1%

Total Labor Force	256,773	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	62,022	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	97,674	83,372	53.9%
Non-Profit	8,532	19,839	30.1%
Self-Employed	16,324	9,433	63.4%

Local Government	9,576	13,707	41.1%
State Government	5,249	5,741	47.8%
Federal Government	2,853	1,921	59.8%

Total Private + Self	113,998	92,805	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26,210	41,208	38.9%
Total	140,208	134,013	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	52,754	19.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	55,074	20.1%
Professional, Technical	68,476	24.9%
Service Occupations	47,383	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	722	0.3%
All others	50,949	18.6%

White Collar		64.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	45,834	16.7%
Retail trade	32,160	11.7%
Educational services	25,128	9.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	23,672	8.6%
Construction	22,345	8.1%
Manufacturing	18,479	6.7%
Finance and insurance	18,086	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	16,925	6.2%
Public administration	13,399	4.9%
Other services	12,029	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,787	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	10,276	3.7%
Wholesale trade	6,333	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,334	1.9%
Information	5,179	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,410	1.6%
Utilities	2,326	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,387	0.5%
Management	381	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	166	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,882	0.36%
Puerto Rican	9,024	1.70%
Cuban	901	0.17%
Dominican	2,139	0.40%

Total Central American	3,564	0.67%
Costa Rican	104	0.02%
Guatemalan	955	0.18%
Honduran	1,008	0.19%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	186	0.04%
Salvadoran	1,238	0.23%
Other Central American	73	0.01%

Total South American	3,243	0.61%
Argentinean	143	0.03%
Bolivian	38	0.01%
Chilean	128	0.02%
Colombian	777	0.15%
Ecuadorian	1,630	0.31%
Paraguayan	34	0.01%
Peruvian	285	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	163	0.03%
Other South American	45	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,346	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,189	0.41%
Indian	1,991	0.38%
Vietnamese	1,531	0.29%
Korean	716	0.14%
Filipino	632	0.12%
Cambodian	316	0.06%
Hmong	295	0.06%
Bangladeshi	117	0.02%
Thai	76	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	430,781	85.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	25,500	5.1%
Other Indo-European	22,646	4.5%
Spanish	14,785	2.9%
Vietnamese	1,568	0.3%
Other	1,562	0.3%
Chinese	1,362	0.3%
Arabic	1,256	0.3%
Other Asian	1,042	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	150,646	28.4%
Italian	71,365	13.5%
English	69,988	13.2%
German	29,271	5.5%
Cape Verdean	23,374	4.4%
American	20,861	3.9%
French	20,403	3.9%
Portuguese	19,794	3.7%
Haitian	14,939	2.8%
Polish	13,726	2.6%
French Canadian	13,396	2.5%
Scottish	12,939	2.4%
Swedish	11,598	2.2%
Greek	5,154	1.0%
European	5,011	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	508,556	96.0%
Not a citizen	20,992	4.0%

Native	473,331	89.4%
Foreign-born	56,217	10.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,863	3.2%	13,794	3.7%	99,149	26.6%	96,687	26.0%	93,963	25.2%	57,069	15.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,863	3.2%
9-12 Years	13,794	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	99,149	26.6%
Some College	96,687	26.0%
Bach. Degree	93,963	25.2%
Grad Degree	57,069	15.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	230,386	213,643	16,743	7.3%	6.4%
1991	228,096	205,135	22,961	10.1%	8.8%
1992	228,405	205,411	22,994	10.1%	8.8%
1993	230,864	212,217	18,647	8.1%	7.3%
1994	235,707	220,308	15,399	6.5%	6.2%
1995	236,542	222,736	13,806	5.8%	5.5%
1996	239,478	226,996	12,482	5.2%	4.6%
1997	246,495	235,556	10,939	4.4%	4.1%
1998	248,640	239,832	8,808	3.5%	3.4%
1999	252,472	243,964	8,508	3.4%	3.3%

2000	249,496	242,500	6,996	2.8%	2.8%
2001	253,288	244,251	9,037	3.6%	3.8%
2002	257,958	245,544	12,414	4.8%	5.2%
2003	257,209	243,018	14,191	5.5%	5.7%
2004	258,079	244,830	13,249	5.1%	5.1%
2005	258,525	246,047	12,478	4.8%	4.8%
2006	258,284	245,796	12,488	4.8%	4.7%
2007	260,470	247,929	12,541	4.8%	4.5%
2008	262,430	247,725	14,705	5.6%	5.3%
2009	263,810	241,485	22,325	8.5%	8.1%

2010	262,080	239,319	22,761	8.7%	8.1%
2011	261,913	241,642	20,271	7.7%	7.2%
2012	261,935	243,499	18,436	7.0%	6.7%
2013	262,992	244,834	18,158	6.9%	6.6%
2014	267,046	251,027	16,019	6.0%	5.7%
2015	268,260	254,734	13,526	5.0%	4.8%
2016	270,877	259,454	11,423	4.2%	4.0%
2017	275,032	263,992	11,040	4.0%	3.8%
2018	281,649	271,476	10,173	3.6%	3.4%
2019	285,619	276,649	8,970	3.1%	3.0%

2020	276,733	250,579	26,154	9.5%	8.9%
2021	283,210	266,532	16,678	5.9%	5.5%
2022	283,384	272,123	11,261	4.0%	3.8%
2023	283,965	273,935	10,030	3.5%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	215,021
Median Value	$475,500

Occupied	198,937	92.5%
Vacant	16,084	7.5%

Owned	153,841	77.3%
Rented	45,096	22.7%
Median Rent	$1,550

Single-Family Units	162,094	75.4%
Detached	151,624	70.5%
Attached	10,470	4.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24,970	11.6%
Mobile Homes	4,715	2.2%

Plymouth County, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Plymouth County, MA

2022 Housing Data for Plymouth County, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Plymouth County, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Plymouth County, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Plymouth County, MA

Historical Labor Force Data for Plymouth County, MA