Plymouth County, Massachusetts (MA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 31,375
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 127,239
Renter-occupied apartments: 43,295 (it was 41,122 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 38% |
Land area: 661 sq. mi.
Water area: 432.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 807 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.4%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 406,30576.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 45,2118.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 35,0166.6%Two or more races
- 24,9454.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 12,0402.3%Some other race alone
- 9,0131.7%Asian alone
- 3100.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2290.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
Massachusetts median age: | 40.3 years |
Males: 261,300 | (49.0%) |
Females: 271,769 | (51.0%) |
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Plymouth County: | 2.0 people |
Massachusetts: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $103,173 ($55,615 in 1999)
This county: | $103,173 |
Massachusetts: | $94,488 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,434 (lower quartile is $976, upper quartile is $1,895)
This county: | $1434 |
State: | $1446 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $542,500 (it was $174,200 in 2000)
Plymouth: | $542,500 |
Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,606Detached houses: $620,100
Here: $620,100 State: $651,570 Townhouses or other attached units: $487,972
Here: $487,972 State: $617,749 In 2-unit structures: $464,355
Here: $464,355 State: $594,808 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $429,583
Here: $429,583 State: $601,912 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $438,441
Here: $438,441 State: $555,768 Mobile homes: $207,706
Here: $207,706 State: $170,209 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,153
Here: $17,153 State: $207,873
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,010
Institutionalized population: 7,645
Health of residents in Plymouth County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.73.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
52.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
71.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
77.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
14.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 921 buildings, average cost: $335,900
- 2021: 1169 buildings, average cost: $284,300
- 2020: 1095 buildings, average cost: $251,500
- 2019: 981 buildings, average cost: $244,900
- 2018: 1087 buildings, average cost: $246,500
- 2017: 1092 buildings, average cost: $231,000
- 2016: 998 buildings, average cost: $243,400
- 2015: 852 buildings, average cost: $234,300
- 2014: 949 buildings, average cost: $223,900
- 2013: 925 buildings, average cost: $220,000
- 2012: 707 buildings, average cost: $297,200
- 2011: 623 buildings, average cost: $217,000
- 2010: 622 buildings, average cost: $226,000
- 2009: 549 buildings, average cost: $210,800
- 2008: 625 buildings, average cost: $192,300
- 2007: 1101 buildings, average cost: $214,600
- 2006: 1209 buildings, average cost: $193,300
- 2005: 1845 buildings, average cost: $194,900
- 2004: 1818 buildings, average cost: $178,700
- 2003: 1491 buildings, average cost: $183,800
- 2002: 1590 buildings, average cost: $176,600
- 2001: 1478 buildings, average cost: $165,300
- 2000: 1611 buildings, average cost: $141,900
- 1999: 1675 buildings, average cost: $135,100
- 1998: 1753 buildings, average cost: $119,100
- 1997: 1607 buildings, average cost: $117,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,149 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $6,044 (1.3%)
Plymouth County: | 7.5% |
Massachusetts: | 10.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.0 years old
(Males: 41.4 years old, Females: 44.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.6 years old, Black residents: 34.0 years old, American Indian residents: 30.9 years old, Asian residents: 39.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.4 years old, Other race residents: 35.2 years old)
Area name: Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Plymouth County is $876 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1103 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1319 a month.
Cities in this county include: Brockton, Wareham, Middleborough, Rockland, Pembroke, Abington, Whitman, Hanover, East Bridgewater, Carver.
2023 air pollution in Plymouth County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Benton County, Iowa , Buchanan County, Iowa , Iowa County, Iowa , Jasper County, Iowa , Linn County, Iowa , Poweshiek County, Iowa , Webster County, Iowa .
Here: | 3.6% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 23,274
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 59,434 (60.3% naturalized citizens)
Plymouth County: | 11.1% |
Whole state: | 18.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 22,4432010 or later
- 12,9442000 to 2009
- 10,2781990 to 1999
- 8,0851980 to 1989
- 4,3241970 to 1979
- 7,460Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): ! minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 152,256
- One, attached: 10,813
- Two: 9,119
- 3 or 4: 13,184
- 5 to 9: 7,961
- 10 to 19: 5,626
- 20 to 49: 5,330
- 50 or more: 8,910
- Mobile homes: 5,147
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 279
Housing units in Plymouth County with a mortgage: 105,665 (16,245 second mortgage, 570 home equity loan, 15,177 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,493
Here: | 96.3% with mortgage |
State: | 96.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Plymouth County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 165,985 | 35 |
Mainline Protestant | 23,724 | 91 |
Evangelical Protestant | 13,159 | 96 |
Other | 6,129 | 43 |
Orthodox | 1,140 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 611 | 5 |
None | 284,171 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Plymouth County: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Plymouth County: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Plymouth County: | 7.9% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Plymouth County: | 21.7% |
State: | 22.5% |
Here: | 16.3% |
State: | 16.5% |
Agriculture in Plymouth County:
Average size of farms: 75 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $54,142
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2209.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.03%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61,974
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.79%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.62%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $71,318
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 36.00%
Corn for grain: 6 harvested acres
Vegetables: 525 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 46 acres
Earthquake activity:
Plymouth County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Massachusetts state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 224.6 miles away from Plymouth County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 227.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 112.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 112.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 226.8 miles away from Plymouth County center
On 8/22/1992 at 12:20:32, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 3.8 MS, 4.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 200.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4214: April 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4214, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4097: December 19, 2012, FEMA Id: 4097, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4028: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4028, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3315: September 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 3315, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Severe Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1895: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1895, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 25, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1701: May 16, 2007, FEMA Id: 1701, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 07, 2005 to October 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1614: November 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1614, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Plymouth County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Hurricanes: 7, Snows: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 155,867 (68.5%)
- Carpooled: 16,977 (7.5%)
- Bus: 1,402 (0.6%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 307 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 30 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 3,720 (1.6%)
- Bicycle: 394 (0.2%)
- Walked: 3,102 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 45,846 (20.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Cabo Verde (22%)
- Haiti (21%)
- Brazil (11%)
- Portugal (3%)
- India (2%)
- Ecuador (2%)
- Vietnam (2%)
- Irish (24%)
- Italian (9%)
- English (8%)
- Cape Verdean (7%)
- American (6%)
- Haitian (5%)
- Portuguese (3%)
People in group quarters in Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 2010:
- 3,463 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 2,656 people in college/university student housing
- 2,251 people in state prisons
- 1,319 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 469 people in group homes intended for adults
- 467 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 325 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 168 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 156 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 143 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 121 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 116 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 87 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 33 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 31 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 10 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 6 people in correctional residential facilities
People in group quarters in Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 2000:
- 4,119 people in nursing homes
- 1,742 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,651 people in state prisons
- 1,378 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 724 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 406 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 256 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 230 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 223 people in religious group quarters
- 196 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 185 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 185 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 111 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 100 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 94 people in other group homes
- 80 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 58 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 51 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 37 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 28 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 24 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 12 people in halfway houses
5.93% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($98,892 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.93% |
Massachusetts average: | 6.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($73,560 average AGI)
1.45% relocated from other states ($25,333 average AGI)
Plymouth County: 1.45% Massachusetts average: 2.58%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Norfolk County, MA | 1.53% ($98,759 average AGI) |
from Suffolk County, MA | 1.04% ($107,583) |
from Bristol County, MA | 0.79% ($67,893) |
from Middlesex County, MA | 0.49% ($132,092) |
from Barnstable County, MA | 0.36% ($85,166) |
from Worcester County, MA | 0.11% ($88,405) |
from Essex County, MA | 0.11% ($93,077) |
5.54% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($85,482 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.54% |
Massachusetts average: | 7.18% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($80 average AGI)
Plymouth County: 0.01% Massachusetts average: 0.02%
3.56% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($48,360 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($37,041 average AGI)
Plymouth County: 1.97% Massachusetts average: 3.43%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Bristol County, MA | 1.11% ($57,060 average AGI) |
to Norfolk County, MA | 1.10% ($79,265) |
to Suffolk County, MA | 0.50% ($73,793) |
to Barnstable County, MA | 0.32% ($103,954) |
to Middlesex County, MA | 0.29% ($99,137) |
to Providence County, RI | 0.13% ($56,242) |
to Worcester County, MA | 0.11% ($66,777) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 3.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 1.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 72,960 (60,021 aged, 12,939 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,831 (2%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (6,291)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,998)
- Unspecified dementia (4,181)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,683)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,383)
- Congestive heart failure (3,369)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,796)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (2,588)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,965)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,641)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,806
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 235
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31,703
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,226
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 842
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 23
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 20
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 27.2. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 15.4
- Other - 11.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 73.9. This is more than state average.
- Suffocation - 28.4
- Firearm - 20.4
- Poisoning - 14.8
- Other - 10.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 533,069- Male householders: 97,466 (18,503 living alone), Female householders: 107,751 (28,739 living alone)
112,070 spouses (110,129 opposite-sex spouses), 13,944 unmarried partners, (12,904 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 153,447 children (147,119 natural, 2,892 adopted, 3,436 stepchildren), 11,196 grandchildren, 3,425 brothers or sisters, 6,237 parents, 116 foster children, 7,428 other relatives, 9,408 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 10,581
Size of family households: 63,606 2-persons, 33,186 3-persons, 28,834 4-persons, 13,828 5-persons, 4,313 6-persons, 1,853 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 47,242 1-person, 10,324 2-persons, 786 3-persons, 735 4-persons, 510 5-persons.
74,234 married couples with children.
22,791 single-parent households (6,564 men, 16,227 women).
85.3% of residents of Plymouth speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
10.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,313,352,000 ($4,715 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,203,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,030,355,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $585,953,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,228,000
Federal grants: $440,338,000
Federal procurement contracts: $72,278,000 ($28,125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $178,200,000 ($13,201,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $30,468,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $253,034,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,485,966,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 33,328Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
State: | 67 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 21,358
Here: | 43 per 1000 residents |
State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4,596
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +25 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,617
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | -37 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.86 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.0 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- 2,8752020 or later
- 17,1212010 to 2019
- 18,8622000 to 2009
- 17,7461990 to 1999
- 22,6171980 to 1989
- 30,6941970 to 1979
- 24,6411960 to 1969
- 23,0731950 to 1959
- 12,2841940 to 1949
- 48,7121939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- 6271 room
- 2702 rooms
- 4,0363 rooms
- 12,9464 rooms
- 21,5005 rooms
- 31,3066 rooms
- 29,8847 rooms
- 26,1098 rooms
- 30,9379+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- 2,0371 room
- 4,2322 rooms
- 10,2973 rooms
- 15,3344 rooms
- 8,5955 rooms
- 3,7396 rooms
- 1,5027 rooms
- 9348 rooms
- 9329+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- 811no bedroom
- 2,9581 bedroom
- 30,8132 bedrooms
- 71,1593 bedrooms
- 43,3604 bedrooms
- 8,5145+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- 2,219no bedroom
- 15,1481 bedroom
- 19,4712 bedrooms
- 8,8903 bedrooms
- 1,4974 bedrooms
- 3775+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Plymouth County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 4,089no vehicle
- 34,2041 vehicle
- 76,2732 vehicles
- 27,2203 vehicles
- 11,1934 vehicles
- 4,6365+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Plymouth County in renter-occupied apartments
- 7,768no vehicle
- 24,5951 vehicle
- 12,1562 vehicles
- 2,4543 vehicles
- 6294 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
91.2% of Plymouth County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Massachusetts.
Plymouth County: | 91.2% |
State average: | 87.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 389,361
- Other state: 76,999
- Northeast: 43,850
- Midwest: 11,346
- South: 14,265
- West: 7,538
- 45.0%Utility gas
- 37.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.9%Electricity
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 53.5%Utility gas
- 30.0%Electricity
- 9.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.7% |
Massachusetts: | 10.3% |
Here: | 6.7% |
Massachusetts: | 12.3% |
Here: | 33.6% |
Massachusetts: | 51.2% |
Plymouth County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,117,000
Parking Facilities: $83,000
Parking Facilities: $60,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $49,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,340,000
Central Staff Services: $2,595,000
General Public Buildings: $2,204,000
General Public Buildings: $1,972,000
General - Other: $859,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
Financial Administration: $431,000
Parking Facilities: $175,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $86,000
Interest on Debt: $55,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,943,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,666,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,387,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $277,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,202,000
General Revenue - Other: $335,000
General Revenue - Other: $267,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Sale of Property: $75,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,731,000
Other: $2,348,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $4,195,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,040,000
Property: $1,615,000
Property: $1,557,000
Plymouth County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,117,000
Parking Facilities: $83,000
Parking Facilities: $60,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $49,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,340,000
Central Staff Services: $2,595,000
General Public Buildings: $2,204,000
General Public Buildings: $1,972,000
General - Other: $859,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
Financial Administration: $431,000
Parking Facilities: $175,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $86,000
Interest on Debt: $55,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,943,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,666,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,387,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $277,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,202,000
General Revenue - Other: $335,000
General Revenue - Other: $267,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Sale of Property: $75,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,731,000
Other: $2,348,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $4,195,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,040,000
Property: $1,615,000
Property: $1,557,000
Plymouth County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,117,000
Parking Facilities: $83,000
Parking Facilities: $60,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $49,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,340,000
Central Staff Services: $2,595,000
General Public Buildings: $2,204,000
General Public Buildings: $1,972,000
General - Other: $859,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
Financial Administration: $431,000
Parking Facilities: $175,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $86,000
Interest on Debt: $55,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,943,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,666,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,387,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $277,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,202,000
General Revenue - Other: $335,000
General Revenue - Other: $267,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Sale of Property: $75,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,731,000
Other: $2,348,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $4,195,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,040,000
Property: $1,615,000
Property: $1,557,000
Plymouth County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,117,000
Parking Facilities: $83,000
Parking Facilities: $60,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $49,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,340,000
Central Staff Services: $2,595,000
General Public Buildings: $2,204,000
General Public Buildings: $1,972,000
General - Other: $859,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
Financial Administration: $431,000
Parking Facilities: $175,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $86,000
Interest on Debt: $55,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,943,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,666,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,387,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $277,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,202,000
General Revenue - Other: $335,000
General Revenue - Other: $267,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Sale of Property: $75,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,731,000
Other: $2,348,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $4,195,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,040,000
Property: $1,615,000
Property: $1,557,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 8,555
- Number of aged recipients: 1,748
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,807
- Number of recipients under 18: 932
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,707
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,916
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,464
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,050
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 91 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,756 | $245,109 | 2,811 | $258,897 | 15,781 | $255,701 | 865 | $145,339 | 52 | $763,750 | 1,012 | $245,640 | 97 | $76,845 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 107 | $209,963 | 230 | $253,152 | 1,015 | $261,440 | 90 | $120,489 | 3 | $183,000 | 70 | $225,871 | 39 | $87,179 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 347 | $215,735 | 467 | $219,651 | 4,171 | $271,042 | 365 | $114,690 | 4 | $2,683,250 | 337 | $213,303 | 46 | $71,022 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 197 | $236,629 | 363 | $244,066 | 2,672 | $267,196 | 111 | $188,982 | 4 | $603,750 | 167 | $257,263 | 11 | $85,545 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 42 | $231,762 | 111 | $227,045 | 875 | $245,363 | 55 | $178,327 | 2 | $358,500 | 55 | $222,491 | 6 | $84,167 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 89 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 341 | $283,413 | 305 | $304,931 | 8 | $234,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 117 | $294,077 | 225 | $360,982 | 3 | $311,667 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 60 | $295,867 | 94 | $304,128 | 1 | $183,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 30 | $282,767 | 36 | $310,944 | 1 | $220,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 11 | $294,545 | 9 | $261,444 | 2 | $267,000 |
Most common first names in Plymouth County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 4,654 | 81.1 years |
John | 4,488 | 73.9 years |
William | 2,667 | 74.1 years |
Joseph | 2,356 | 74.9 years |
Robert | 2,292 | 69.9 years |
James | 2,035 | 72.7 years |
George | 1,895 | 75.8 years |
Helen | 1,835 | 81.0 years |
Margaret | 1,763 | 80.5 years |
Charles | 1,588 | 75.4 years |
Most common last names in Plymouth County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 884 | 76.5 years |
Johnson | 695 | 76.8 years |
Murphy | 532 | 76.1 years |
Sullivan | 504 | 76.7 years |
Anderson | 462 | 78.0 years |
Brown | 416 | 77.3 years |
White | 380 | 77.5 years |
Obrien | 301 | 75.3 years |
Williams | 284 | 75.6 years |
Mccarthy | 284 | 77.1 years |
Businesses in Plymouth County, MA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 12 | Kohl's | 3 | |
AT&T | 7 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 8 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 9 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
Aeropostale | 3 | LensCrafters | 2 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 4 | Lowe's | 6 | |
Apple Store | 1 | Macy's | 3 | |
Audi | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
AutoZone | 9 | Marshalls | 4 | |
BMW | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 73 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | McDonald's | 18 | |
Bath & Body Works | 5 | Men's Wearhouse | 3 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 4 | |
Best Western | 2 | New Balance | 11 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Burger King | 13 | Nike | 9 | |
CVS | 27 | Nissan | 3 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Old Navy | 5 | |
Charlotte Russe | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 4 | Outback | 1 | |
Chico's | 2 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Circle K | 3 | Panera Bread | 5 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 2 | Payless | 6 | |
Coldwater Creek | 2 | Penske | 6 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | PetSmart | 3 | |
Crate & Barrel | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
Curves | 5 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Deb | 2 | RadioShack | 9 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 18 | Red Robin | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 4 | Rite Aid | 10 | |
DressBarn | 2 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 100 | Sears | 7 | |
Ethan Allen | 1 | Shaw's | 9 | |
Express | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 3 | Sprint Nextel | 7 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Staples | 4 | |
FedEx | 88 | Starbucks | 10 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Stop & Shop | 12 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Subaru | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Subway | 18 | |
Ford | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 12 | T-Mobile | 17 | |
GameStop | 10 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Gap | 3 | T.J.Maxx | 3 | |
Goodwill | 3 | Taco Bell | 6 | |
Gymboree | 3 | Talbots | 5 | |
H&M | 1 | Target | 4 | |
H&R Block | 17 | The Limited | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | The Room Place | 3 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Toyota | 3 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 6 | |
Home Depot | 5 | Trader Joe's | 1 | |
Honda | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 2 | U-Haul | 17 | |
Hyundai | 2 | UPS | 85 | |
J. Jill | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 6 | |
J.Crew | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 4 | |
JCPenney | 2 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 2 | Walgreens | 11 | |
Jones New York | 9 | Walmart | 6 | |
Journeys | 2 | Wendy's | 8 | |
Justice | 3 | Whole Foods Market | 1 | |
KFC | 5 | YMCA | 12 | |
Kmart | 1 |
Plymouth County on our top lists:
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"