Scituate is home to 5,796 people in Massachusetts. At a median age of 51.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $821,600. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $124,549, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
65% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Scituate
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree33.8% → 64.7%(+30.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age39.4 → 51.7(+12.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants74.1% → 83.0%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)25.3%(71)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)2.1%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.1%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 281 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
Scituate, decade by decade
Scituate 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
5,180
$120,603
$480,494
33.8%
8.9
2000
5,069
$113,657
$494,579
41.8%
11.3
2010
5,245
$107,473
$750,934
51.9%
11.0
2020
5,620
$136,300
$660,925
49.1%
14.2
2024
5,796
$124,549
$821,600
64.7%
15.6
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.
