Housing density: 371 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $751,928.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,551 (lower quartile is $832, upper quartile is $1,908)
Median gross rent in Medway, MA in 2022: $1,651
Housing units in Medway with a mortgage: 2,594 (198 second mortgage, 473 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 590
In family households: 540,608 (116,996 male householders, 51,907 female householders)
134,066 spouses, 197,825 children (189,784 natural, 4,588 adopted, 3,453 stepchildren), 7,406 grandchildren, 6,062 brothers or sisters, 7,064 parents, foster children, 5,893 other relatives, 9,006 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 112,631 (36,559 male householders (27,334 living alone)), 52,452 female householders (43,798 living alone)), 23,620 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17,611 (8,991 institutionalized population)
123,500 married couples with children.
20,654 single-parent households (3,498 men, 17,156 women).
94.0% of residents of Medway speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,102 (7.9%)
(59.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Medway, Massachusetts
1421995 to March 2000
471990 to 1994
571985 to 1989
521980 to 1984
431975 to 1979
751970 to 1974
151965 to 1969
158Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 4,341 (26.3%)
Italian: 2,401 (14.5%)
English: 2,108 (12.7%)
German: 1,208 (7.3%)
Other: 1,202 (7.3%)
French: 746 (4.5%)
Polish: 662 (4.0%)
French Canadian: 652 (3.9%)
United States: 557 (3.4%)
Scottish: 465 (2.8%)
Swedish: 429 (2.6%)
Portuguese: 274 (1.7%)
Russian: 260 (1.6%)
Scotch-Irish: 260 (1.6%)
Norwegian: 157 (0.9%)
Arab: 156 (0.9%)
Lithuanian: 138 (0.8%)
Dutch: 111 (0.7%)
Greek: 101 (0.6%)
Danish: 88 (0.5%)
Welsh: 68 (0.4%)
Ukrainian: 47 (0.3%)
Czech: 44 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 30 (0.2%)
West Indian: 15 (0.09%)
Swiss: 8 (0.05%)
Slovak: 7 (0.04%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Medway:
26.1% (154)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Portugal
Medway:
8.0% (47)
Massachusetts:
8.6% (66,627)
Egypt
Medway:
6.8% (40)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (2,726)
United Kingdom
Medway:
5.8% (34)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Italy
Medway:
5.8% (34)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Poland
Medway:
4.6% (27)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Philippines
Medway:
4.4% (26)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,414)
Lebanon
Medway:
3.9% (23)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (6,691)
Germany
Medway:
3.4% (20)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Colombia
Medway:
3.2% (19)
Massachusetts:
2.0% (15,286)
Ireland
Medway:
3.1% (18)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Hong Kong
Medway:
2.9% (17)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,937)
France
Medway:
2.5% (15)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (5,895)
Russia
Medway:
2.5% (15)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion
Medway:
2.5% (15)
Massachusetts:
0.1% (417)
India
Medway:
2.2% (13)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Ecuador
Medway:
1.9% (11)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,066)
Melanesia
Medway:
1.7% (10)
Massachusetts:
0.0% (115)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,389
Other state: 2,415
Northeast: 1,571
Midwest: 344
South: 341
West: 159
68% of Medway residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 49
High school graduate (or equivalency): 844
Less than 1 year of college: 251
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 487
Associate degree: 230
Bachelor's degree: 1,126
Master's degree: 436
Professional school degree: 94
Doctorate degree: 72
Education attainment for females 25 years and older: