CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Marshfield

Massachusetts · 4,002 residents · 5.05 sq mi

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With 4,002 people, Marshfield is a city in Massachusetts. The typical home is worth $170,000. Households take in $43,702 a year at the median, 45% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 5.4%, under the national 13.2%. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 18% more than in Massachusetts as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,002

−6%vs 2000

vs 4,246 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(268)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(290)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(245)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(277)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(320)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(606)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(613)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.7%(588)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(314)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(246)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(164)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(71)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,702

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,037 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,538

−32%vs 2000

vs $25,656 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$170,000

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $206,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$525

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $575 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

36.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(4,132)

Black0.5%(22)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(29)

Asian0.4%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(3,841)

Black1.2%(48)

Hispanic / Latino1%(40)

Asian2.7%(107)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.7%(139)

Mexican0.3%(15)

Asian origin

Korean0%(2)

Ancestry

Irish36.2%(1,870)

English22.3%(1,153)

Italian14.7%(760)

French6.4%(331)

American3.7%(193)

German3.4%(173)

Portuguese3.3%(171)

French Canadian3.3%(168)

Russian3.2%(167)

Polish2.4%(125)

Scottish2%(102)

Dutch1.9%(100)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.4%(71)

Greek1.2%(63)

Norwegian1.2%(63)

Belgian0.8%(42)

British0.7%(37)

Finnish0.7%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(24)

Lithuanian0.3%(18)

Arab0.3%(14)

Syrian0.3%(14)

Canadian0.3%(13)

Danish0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

Cape Verdean0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest French population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.5%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 29.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(666)

Married51%(1,038)

Widowed2.3%(46)

Divorced14%(286)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(591)

Married51.1%(1,047)

Widowed6.4%(132)

Divorced13.7%(280)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 3.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.3%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.3%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 82.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)19.7%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.8%(71)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.5%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 193 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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