COMPARING TWO PLACES
Suffolk County vs Norfolk County
PLACE A
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Suffolk County is 7% larger than Norfolk County. Norfolk County earns more, with a median household income $35,108 higher.
SUFFOLK COUNTYNORFOLK COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population791,891739,749+7% vs Norfolk County
Population density13,5941,868+11,726
Population growth10.5%8.2%+2.3 pts
Median age33.940.9−7.0
Male48.2%48.5%−0.2 pts
Female51.8%51.5%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born29.8%19.3%+10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic43.6%68.7%−25.1 pts
Black17.1%7.1%+10.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.2%5.8%+17.4 pts
Asian9.2%12.4%−3.2 pts
Other6.9%6.0%+0.9 pts
Median household income$95,631$130,739−$35,108
Per capita income$58,636$71,758−$13,122
Poverty rate16.2%6.7%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5250.484+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%58.8%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree23.5%28.4%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%4.9%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation69.8%69.2%+0.6 pts
Median home value$705,800$683,900+$21,900
Median gross rent$2,129$2,149−$20
Owner-occupied36.5%68.7%−32.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%4.0%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.4%48.4%+1.0 pts
Average commute30.932.5−1.6
Worked from home19.9%22.8%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work22.4%8.7%+13.7 pts
Uninsured3.1%1.9%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025