Housing density: 159 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $446,078.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,307 (lower quartile is $890, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median gross rent in Norwell, MA in 2022: $1,487
Housing units in Norwell with a mortgage: 2,070 (166 second mortgage, 373 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 693
In family households: 417,329 (86,307 male householders, 41,618 female householders)
97,089 spouses, 154,870 children (146,729 natural, 3,391 adopted, 4,750 stepchildren), 8,780 grandchildren, 4,455 brothers or sisters, 5,200 parents, foster children, 5,123 other relatives, 10,196 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 65,769 (22,929 male householders (17,306 living alone)), 30,272 female householders (25,724 living alone)), 12,568 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11,821 (7,645 institutionalized population)
92,167 married couples with children.
24,193 single-parent households (4,628 men, 19,565 women).
94.7% of residents of Norwell speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 666 (6.0%)
(72.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Norwell, Massachusetts
401995 to March 2000
381990 to 1994
471985 to 1989
251980 to 1984
111975 to 1979
231970 to 1974
491965 to 1969
99Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 3,844 (32.8%)
English: 1,489 (12.7%)
Italian: 1,485 (12.7%)
German: 815 (7.0%)
Other: 678 (5.8%)
United States: 613 (5.2%)
Scottish: 402 (3.4%)
Polish: 345 (2.9%)
Swedish: 314 (2.7%)
French: 313 (2.7%)
French Canadian: 263 (2.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 217 (1.9%)
Lithuanian: 134 (1.1%)
Portuguese: 102 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 100 (0.9%)
Arab: 89 (0.8%)
Ukrainian: 81 (0.7%)
Greek: 72 (0.6%)
Dutch: 68 (0.6%)
Welsh: 65 (0.6%)
Russian: 51 (0.4%)
Hungarian: 39 (0.3%)
Danish: 37 (0.3%)
Czech: 36 (0.3%)
Swiss: 34 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African: 11 (0.09%)
Slovak: 5 (0.04%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Ireland
Norwell:
18.1% (60)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Philippines
Norwell:
17.5% (58)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,414)
Canada
Norwell:
9.9% (33)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
India
Norwell:
8.1% (27)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
United Kingdom
Norwell:
6.6% (22)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Poland
Norwell:
5.4% (18)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Italy
Norwell:
4.2% (14)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Other Northern Europe
Norwell:
3.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,051)
Germany
Norwell:
3.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Korea
Norwell:
3.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Mexico
Norwell:
3.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,867)
Ukraine
Norwell:
2.4% (8)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,754)
Brazil
Norwell:
2.4% (8)
Massachusetts:
4.7% (36,669)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Norwell:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (1,943)
Other Eastern Europe
Norwell:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
South Africa
Norwell:
1.8% (6)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,242)
Australia
Norwell:
1.8% (6)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,855)
Other Northern Africa
Norwell:
1.5% (5)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,810)
Peru
Norwell:
1.5% (5)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,834)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,914
Other state: 1,482
Northeast: 922
Midwest: 240
South: 224
West: 96
72% of Norwell residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 532
Less than 1 year of college: 103
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 434
Associate degree: 179
Bachelor's degree: 922
Master's degree: 495
Professional school degree: 210
Doctorate degree: 74
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 727
Less than 1 year of college: 149
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 431
Associate degree: 361
Bachelor's degree: 1,158
Master's degree: 444
Professional school degree: 72
Doctorate degree: 30
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,085
One, attached: 32
Two: 35
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 33
10 to 19: 36
50 or more: 13
Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $153,000
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%