Pembroke town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 18,330 ( 493 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.8 square miles
Population density: 841.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,042	92.97%	0.6%
Black:	49	0.27%	53.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	319	1.74%	87.6%
2+ races:	365	1.99%	122.6%
Hispanic:	409	2.23%	111.9%

Total non-White:	1,288	7.03%	84.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-96	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	589	4.0

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
17,837
17,138	96.08%
105	0.59%
24	0.13%
170	0.95%
164	0.92%
193	1.08%
699	3.92%

2000
16,927
16,343	96.55%
68	0.40%
0	0.00%
136	0.80%
219	1.29%
91	0.54%
584	3.45%

1990
14,544
14,315	98.43%
57	0.39%
15	0.10%
41	0.28%
n/a
116	0.80%
229	1.57%

1980
13,487
13,343	98.93%
44	0.33%
20	0.15%
14	0.10%
n/a
68	0.50%
144	1.07%

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

795	4.7
115	0.7

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

2,028	13.9
355	2.4

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

972	7.2
85	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pembroke 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
43.2
3,726	20.3%
14,604	79.7%
3,090	16.9%

6,718
2.71

4,813	71.6%
4,100	85.2%
226	4.7%
1,905	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
4,670	26.2%
13,167	73.8%
2,001	11.2%

6,298
2.82

4,769	75.7%
3,857	80.9%
303	6.4%
1,529	24.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
4,852	28.7%
12,075	71.3%
1,394	8.2%

5,744
2.93

4,571	79.6%
3,876	84.8%
206	4.5%
1,173	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
4,077	28.0%
10,467	72.0%
1,099	7.6%

4,734
3.05

3,962	83.7%
3,405	85.9%
182	4.6%
772	16.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
4,883	36.2%
8,604	63.8%
891	6.6%

4,036
3.32

3,495	86.6%
3,052	87.3%
251	7.2%
541	13.4%

2022 Housing Data for Pembroke town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	244	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	44	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	100	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	87	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	110	1.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	231	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	141	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	116	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	46	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	165	2.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	422	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	660	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	626	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	602	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,465	21.8%
$200,000 or more	1,659	24.7%

Median Household Income	140,052
Per Capita Income	56,347

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	150	2.2%
Public Assistance	178	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	288	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,162	78.5%
Unemployed	307	2.6%
In Armed Forces	32	0.3%

Total Labor Force	9,501	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	2,175	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,488	3,537	49.7%
Non-Profit	184	546	25.2%
Self-Employed	392	184	68.1%

Local Government	541	698	43.7%
State Government	154	101	60.4%
Federal Government	132	13	91.0%

Total Private + Self	3,880	3,721	51.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,011	1,358	42.7%
Total	4,891	5,079	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,529	25.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,181	21.8%
Professional, Technical	2,517	25.2%
Service Occupations	1,096	11.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	16	0.2%
All others	1,663	16.7%

White Collar		72.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,243	12.4%
Health care and social assistance	1,190	11.9%
Construction	1,146	11.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,057	10.6%
Educational services	1,017	10.2%
Finance and insurance	935	9.4%
Manufacturing	630	6.3%
Public administration	535	5.4%
Information	430	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	389	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	329	3.3%
Wholesale trade	261	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	241	2.4%
Other services	239	2.4%
Utilities	124	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	117	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	77	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	26	0.14%
Puerto Rican	94	0.51%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	50	0.27%

Total Central American	25	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	25	0.14%
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	75	0.41%
Argentinean	69	0.38%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.03%
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	139	0.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	251	1.37%
Chinese	54	0.29%
Filipino	14	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,619	95.9%
Other Indo-European	246	1.4%
Spanish	226	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	81	0.5%
Other	43	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	41	0.2%
Chinese	38	0.2%
German, other Germanic	31	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	6,412	35.0%
Italian	3,627	19.8%
English	2,373	12.9%
German	1,181	6.4%
French	932	5.1%
American	648	3.5%
French Canadian	486	2.7%
Polish	461	2.5%
Portuguese	440	2.4%
Swedish	412	2.2%
Scottish	323	1.8%
Canadian	232	1.3%
Russian	177	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	160	0.9%
Hungarian	157	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,324	100.0%
Not a citizen	6	0.0%

Native	17,798	97.1%
Foreign-born	532	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
139	1.1%	236	1.9%	2,871	22.5%	3,745	29.4%	3,455	27.1%	2,309	18.1%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	139	1.1%
9-12 Years	236	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,871	22.5%
Some College	3,745	29.4%
Bach. Degree	3,455	27.1%
Grad Degree	2,309	18.1%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +350	D +1,194	D + 10.9%
D +1,544
2020 vs. 2012	R +184	D +1,407	D + 13.1%
D +1,591
2020 vs. 2008	R +603	D +899	D + 7.8%
D +1,502

2016 vs. 2008	R +253	R +295	R + 3.1%
D -42
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Joe Biden (D)	6,174	52.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,263	44.8%	316	2.7%	11,753	13	-2	0.32%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	4,913	47.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,630	45.2%	711	6.9%	10,254	15	2	0.31%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,079	51.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,583	46.7%	144	1.5%	9,806	14	5	0.31%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	4,672	49.1%	John McCain (R)	4,660	49.0%	185	1.9%	9,517	13	3	0.31%
2004	72%	John Kerry (D)	4,642	51.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,237	47.3%	87	1.0%	8,966	10	-3	0.31%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,500	54.8%	George W. Bush (R)	3,201	39.0%	511	6.2%	8,212	6	-9	0.30%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pembroke town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,174

52.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,263

44.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

167

1.4%

Other

149

1.3%

TOTAL

11,753

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Pembroke town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,630

45.2%

Donald Trump (R)

4,913

47.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

588

5.7%

Other

123

1.2%

TOTAL

10,254

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Pembroke town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,583

46.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,079

51.8%

Other

144

1.5%

TOTAL

9,806

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Pembroke town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,672

49.1%

John McCain (R)

4,660

49.0%

Other

185

1.9%

TOTAL

9,517

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Pembroke town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,237

47.3%

John Kerry (D)

4,642

51.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

8,966

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Pembroke town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,201

39.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,500

54.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

425

5.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

8,212

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pembroke town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	59%	Geoff Diehl (R)	4,226	49.9%	Maura Healey (D)	4,088	48.3%	147 [+]	1.7%	8,461	15	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 133 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.2%);
2020	S2	80%	Ed Markey* (D)	6,111	52.8%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	5,368	46.4%	88 [+]	0.8%	11,567	14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 88 (0.8%);
2018	S1	61%	Geoff Diehl (R)	4,769	54.7%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	3,676	42.2%	271 [+]	3.1%	8,716	19	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 262 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%);
2018	G	60%	Charlie Baker* (R)	6,706	78.7%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,760	20.6%	58 [+]	0.7%	8,524	12	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 58 (0.7%);
2014	S2	51%	Brian Herr (R)	3,510	50.2%	Ed Markey* (D)	3,483	49.8%	0	0.0%	6,993	12	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	53%	Charlie Baker (R)	4,431	61.6%	Martha Coakley (D)	2,421	33.6%	343 [+]	4.8%	7,195	13	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 210 (2.9%); Jeff McCormick (I) 74 (1.0%); Scott Lively (I) 59 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (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	6,809
Median Value	$533,500

Occupied	6,718	98.7%
Vacant	91	1.3%

Owned	5,855	87.2%
Rented	863	12.8%
Median Rent	$1,724

Single-Family Units	6,081	89.3%
Detached	5,503	80.8%
Attached	578	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	549	8.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Pembroke town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pembroke town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Pembroke town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pembroke town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pembroke town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pembroke town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pembroke town, MA