Hingham is a city of 5,130 people in Massachusetts. Households here earn about 98% more than in Massachusetts as a whole. 79% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,255,700. The median household earns $205,769, about 150% above the national median. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $205,769, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
79% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hingham
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree50.8% → 79.1%(+28.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$123,448 → $205,769(+67%)US over the same years: +14%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$573,616 → $1,255,700(+119%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.6%(60)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.3%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.9%(67)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.8%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 164 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hingham, decade by decade
Hingham population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,454
$123,448
$573,616
50.8%
4.3
2000
5,352
$157,708
$633,207
60.1%
4.9
2010
5,650
$138,874
$996,498
67.4%
9.5
2020
5,979
$209,402
$1,183,798
76.6%
17.1
2024
5,130
$205,769
$1,255,700
79.1%
25.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
