CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plymouth

Massachusetts · 7,258 residents · 2.24 sq mi

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Plymouth is home to 7,258 people in Massachusetts. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $138,500. Median rent is $649 a month. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 17%. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.4% of locals.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% 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

7,258

−5%vs 2000

vs 7,658 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(391)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(359)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(391)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(533)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.1%(1,384)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(984)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(617)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(553)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(620)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(583)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.9%(354)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,806

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,759 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,456

−29%vs 2000

vs $21,693 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.4%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$138,500

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $155,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$649

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $699 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

43.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.2% in 2000

56.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(7,129)

Black2.3%(173)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(92)

Asian0.9%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(6,935)

Black2.2%(157)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(187)

Asian1.1%(81)

Other1.2%(85)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban2.6%(203)

Puerto Rican1.4%(107)

Central American0.5%(37)

Honduran0.5%(37)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.3%(24)

Thai0.2%(14)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Ancestry

Irish26.1%(2,068)

Italian21.6%(1,713)

English15.3%(1,210)

Portuguese10.5%(833)

German6.1%(481)

French4.3%(339)

Brazilian4.2%(329)

French Canadian2.4%(188)

Polish2.2%(172)

American1.5%(120)

Swedish1.5%(117)

West Indian0.8%(61)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.8%(61)

Arab0.7%(59)

Subsaharan African0.7%(58)

Cape Verdean0.7%(58)

Ukrainian0.5%(42)

Egyptian0.5%(36)

Russian0.4%(35)

Scottish0.4%(33)

Dutch0.3%(26)

Czech0.3%(25)

Bulgarian0.2%(19)

Greek0.2%(19)

Haitian0.2%(19)

Armenian0.2%(16)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(11)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Finnish0.1%(9)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

Welsh0.1%(8)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Portuguese population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.3%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.8%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 22.0 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 married41.7%(1,423)

Married46%(1,572)

Widowed2.1%(73)

Divorced10.1%(346)

Women 15+

Never married36.6%(1,420)

Married33.1%(1,285)

Widowed15.8%(614)

Divorced14.5%(564)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 4.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.8%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

+12.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.5%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 78.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.4%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)6.7%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)2.1%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.2%(122)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.6%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.2%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 433 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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