Housing density: 654 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: $1,497 (lower quartile is $1,176, upper quartile is $1,898)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,560
Median gross rent in Stoughton, MA in 2022: $1,631
Housing units in Stoughton with a mortgage: 4,893 (344 second mortgage, 709 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,816
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).
81.9% of residents of Stoughton speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
14.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 6,943 (22.9%)
(68.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Stoughton, Massachusetts
5091995 to March 2000
3451990 to 1994
3901985 to 1989
3291980 to 1984
6031975 to 1979
7121970 to 1974
4561965 to 1969
366Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 6,778 (22.2%)
Italian: 3,744 (12.2%)
Other: 3,409 (11.1%)
Portuguese: 2,794 (9.1%)
English: 2,323 (7.6%)
German: 1,485 (4.9%)
Russian: 1,366 (4.5%)
Polish: 1,360 (4.4%)
United States: 1,314 (4.3%)
French: 1,010 (3.3%)
French Canadian: 609 (2.0%)
West Indian: 599 (2.0%)
Subsaharan African: 542 (1.8%)
Scottish: 507 (1.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 462 (1.5%)
Swedish: 446 (1.5%)
Lithuanian: 412 (1.3%)
Greek: 349 (1.1%)
Arab: 318 (1.0%)
Ukrainian: 185 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 151 (0.5%)
Dutch: 110 (0.4%)
Czech: 92 (0.3%)
Danish: 74 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 64 (0.2%)
Welsh: 61 (0.2%)
Swiss: 17 (0.06%)
Slovak: 12 (0.04%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Portugal
Stoughton:
40.0% (1,484)
Massachusetts:
8.6% (66,627)
Haiti
Stoughton:
5.7% (213)
Massachusetts:
4.4% (33,862)
Poland
Stoughton:
4.5% (168)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Brazil
Stoughton:
4.0% (147)
Massachusetts:
4.7% (36,669)
Russia
Stoughton:
3.4% (126)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Canada
Stoughton:
3.2% (120)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
India
Stoughton:
3.2% (117)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Ukraine
Stoughton:
3.1% (116)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,754)
Germany
Stoughton:
2.9% (108)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Ireland
Stoughton:
2.5% (93)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Other Western Africa
Stoughton:
2.3% (86)
Massachusetts:
2.6% (20,299)
Other Eastern Europe
Stoughton:
2.2% (82)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Jamaica
Stoughton:
1.8% (65)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,808)
Korea
Stoughton:
1.6% (59)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Hong Kong
Stoughton:
1.5% (56)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,937)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,148
Other state: 3,149
Northeast: 1,998
Midwest: 359
South: 606
West: 186
66% of Stoughton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 105
Nursery to 4th grade: 73
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 224
9th grade: 138
10th grade: 184
11th grade: 126
12th grade, no diploma: 360
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,674
Less than 1 year of college: 568
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,080
Associate degree: 663
Bachelor's degree: 1,746
Master's degree: 666
Professional school degree: 147
Doctorate degree: 135
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 116
Nursery to 4th grade: 91
5th and 6th grade: 84
7th and 8th grade: 159
9th grade: 129
10th grade: 207
11th grade: 140
12th grade, no diploma: 452
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,472
Less than 1 year of college: 570
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,172
Associate degree: 925
Bachelor's degree: 1,893
Master's degree: 671
Professional school degree: 151
Doctorate degree: 43
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,639
One, attached: 818
Two: 592
3 or 4: 570
5 to 9: 501
10 to 19: 844
20 to 49: 280
50 or more: 179
Mobile homes: 58
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,795
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%