Scituate, MA Demographic Data
Scituate, MA Summary
Scituate is located in Plymouth County in Massachusetts
- Population: NA
- Area: 31.83 sq. miles
- Land Area: 17.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: NA
- Elevation: 26.25 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Scituate, MA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,713
52%
50.8
Male
2,488
48%
49.2
Total Population
5,201
311,591,919
Scituate, MA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
205
3.9%
6.4
5 to 9 Years
460
8.8%
6.5
10 to 14 Years
425
8.2%
6.7
15 to 19 Years
191
3.7%
7.0
20 to 24 Years
168
3.2%
7.1
25 to 34 Years
365
7.0%
13.3
35 to 44 Years
626
12.0%
13.1
45 to 54 Years
731
14.1%
14.3
55 to 59 Years
551
10.6%
6.5
60 to 64 Years
541
10.4%
5.7
65 to 74 Years
457
8.8%
7.2
75 to 84 Years
364
7.0%
4.2
85 Years and Over
117
2.2%
1.8
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,985
76.6%
76.3
Female
2,119
53.2%
51.4
Male
1,866
46.8%
48.6
21 Years and over
3,898
74.9%
71.8
62 Years and over
1,301
25.0%
16.7
65 Years and over
938
18.0%
13.3
Female
496
52.9%
56.7
Male
442
47.1%
43.3
Median Age (years)
47
NR
NR
Scituate, MA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,179
99.6%
97.2
White
4,955
95.3%
74.1
Black or African American
84
1.6%
12.6
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
4.8
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
0.9
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.1
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.8
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.5
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.5
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
140
2.7%
4.7
Two or More Races
22
0.4%
2.8
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
12
0.2%
16.7
Mexican
12
0.2%
10.8
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.6
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
3.7
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,189
99.8%
83.3
Scituate, MA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
20
0.5%
6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
51
1.4%
8.1
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
754
20.1%
28.4
Some college, no degree
711
18.9%
21.2
Associate's Degree
296
7.9%
7.8
Bachelor's Degree
1,128
30.1%
17.9
Graduate or professional degree
792
21.1%
10.6
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
71
1.9%
14.1
High School Graduate or Higher
3,681
98.1%
85.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,920
51.2%
28.5
Scituate, MA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
961
23.4%
32.5%
Now Married
2,126
51.7%
48.3
Divorced
484
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
84
2.0%
2.2
Widowed
456
11.1
6.0%
Scituate, MA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,486
89.8%
79.2%
Languages other than english
510
10.2%
20.8%
Spanish
43
0.9%
12.9%
Other indo-european languages
438
8.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
29
0.6%
3.3%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
0.9%
Scituate, MA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
97
4.5%
7.8
$10,000 to $14,999
27
1.2%
5.8
$15,000 to $24,999
123
5.7%
11.4
$25,000 to $34,999
209
9.6%
10.6
$35,000 to $49,999
280
12.9%
13.9
$50,000 to $74,999
412
19.0%
18.0
$75,000 to $99,999
223
10.3%
11.7
$100,000 to $149,000
353
16.3%
12.1
$150,000 to $199,999
234
10.8%
4.4
$200,000 or more
211
9.7%
4.3
Median household income
69,388
50,502
Per capita income
40,337
26,708
Scituate, MA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
23
0.9%
1.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
126
5.0%
9.4
Construction
157
6.2%
6.1
Educational services, health care and social assistance
683
27.0%
23.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
186
7.4%
6.6
Information
58
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
101
4.0%
10.4
Other services except public administration
82
3.2%
5.0
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
429
17.0%
10.7
Public administration
147
5.8%
5.1
Retail trade
342
13.5%
11.6
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
72
2.8%
5.0
Wholesale trade
124
4.9%
2.8
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Management, business, science, and arts occupations
1,247
49.3%
36.0%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
203
8.0%
9.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
128
5.1%
12.1%
Sales and office occupations
688
27.2%
24.5%
Service occupations
264
10.4%
18.3%
Scituate, MA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,496
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,019
80.9%
76.4
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
85
3.4%
9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
191
7.7%
5.0
Walked
28
1.1%
2.8
Other means
32
1.3%
1.7
Worked at home
141
5.6%
4.3
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
37.0
25.5
Scituate, MA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
190
8.8%
9.3
1 vehicles
846
39.0%
34.1
2 vehicles
872
40.2%
37.5
3 or more
261
12.0%
19.1
Scituate, MA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,444
Occupied Housing Units
2,169
88.7%
86.9
Owner Occupied
1,557
71.8%
64.6
Renter Occupied
612
28.2%
35.4
Vacant Housing Units
275
11.3%
13.1
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
NR
NR
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
NR
NR
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
NR
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
NR
2.5
Scituate, MA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,444
1 room
14
0.6%
2.0
2 rooms
68
2.8%
2.5
3 rooms
265
10.8%
9.2
4 rooms
266
10.9%
16.7
5 rooms
311
12.7%
20.6
6 rooms
395
16.2%
18.1
7 rooms
480
19.6%
12.3
8 rooms
346
14.2%
8.4
9 rooms or more
299
12.2%
10.2
Median Rooms
6
Scituate, MA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,444
1-unit, detached
1,672
68.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
159
6.5%
5.8
2-units
189
7.7%
3.8
3 or 4 units
246
10.1%
4.5
5 to 9 units
69
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
28
1.1%
4.5
20 or more units
81
3.3%
8.7
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Scituate, MA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
736
30.1%
13.5%
1940 to 1949
138
5.6%
5.5%
1950 to 1959
416
17.0%
10.9%
1960 to 1969
291
11.9%
11.1%
1970 to 1979
171
7.0%
15.8%
1980 to 1989
374
15.3%
13.8%
1990 to 1999
118
4.8%
13.8%
2000 to 2004
109
4.5%
8.8%
2005 or later
91
3.7%
6.9%
Scituate, MA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,223
56.4%
49.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
71
3.3%
4.9
Electricity
41
1.9%
36.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
787
36.3%
6.2
Coal or coke
14
0.6%
0.1
Wood
20
0.9%
2.1
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.0
Other fuel
13
0.6%
0.4
No fuel used
0
0.0%
0.9
Scituate, MA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,116
49325615.0
$700 to $999
0
0.0%
15.0%
Less than $300
0
0.0%
0.2%
$300 to $499
0
0.0%
1.8%
$500 to $699
26
2.3%
5.4%
$1,000 to 1,499
71
6.4%
28.4%
$1,500 to 1,999
176
15.8%
20.1%
$2,000 or more
843
75.5%
29.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
243
21.8%
34.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
198
17.7%
16.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
96
8.6%
12.1%
30.0% to 34.9%
133
11.9%
8.7%
35.0% or more
446
40.0%
28.1%
Not Computed
0
NR
NR
Scituate, MA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
595
38,515,453
Less than $200
0
0.0%
2.0%
$200 to $299
0
0.0%
3.2%
$1,500 or more
89
15.0%
13.4%
$1,000 to 1,499
92
15.5%
24.8%
$500 to $749
117
19.7%
23.8%
$300 to $499
139
23.4%
8.5%
$750 to $999
158
26.6%
24.3%
No Cash Rent
17
NR
2,211,837
Median (Dollars)
833
NR
871
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
134
23.0%
11.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
79
13.6%
11.7%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
9.1%
12.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
175
30.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
2.4%
9.1%
35.0% or more
128
22.0%
44.3%
Not Computed
29
NR
NR
Scituate, MA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,557
74,264,435
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
8.8%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
8.8%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
16.5%
$150,000 to $199,000
47
3.0%
15.4%
$200,000 to $299,999
28
1.8%
18.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
740
47.5%
15.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
656
42.1%
7.9%
$1,000,000 or more
86
5.5%
2.0%
Median (Dollars)
492,600
173,600
