Dighton, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Dighton: | $453,438 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 7,086 (Urban population: 2,994, Rural population: 3,181 (58 farm, 3,123 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,280 (2,201 occupied: 1,846 owner occupied, 355 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 102 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $509,684.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,168 (lower quartile is $831, upper quartile is $1,823)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,619
Median gross rent in Dighton, MA in 2022: $1,262
Housing units in Dighton with a mortgage: 1,116 (60 second mortgage, 227 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 500
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 532,417- In family households: 444,740 (93,440 male householders, 47,898 female householders)
101,208 spouses, 160,791 children (151,812 natural, 3,293 adopted, 5,686 stepchildren), 9,612 grandchildren, 4,550 brothers or sisters, 5,590 parents, foster children, 4,929 other relatives, 12,847 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 87,677 (32,955 male householders (25,495 living alone)), 38,717 female householders (32,941 living alone)), 16,005 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 15,868 (6,219 institutionalized population)
88,038 married couples with children.
33,142 single-parent households (5,908 men, 27,234 women).
90.3% of residents of Dighton speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English not well).
9.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 403 (6.0%)
(65.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dighton, Massachusetts
- 16no bedroom
- 141 bedroom
- 3522 bedrooms
- 1,1173 bedrooms
- 3064 bedrooms
- 415+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dighton, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 1511 bedroom
- 642 bedrooms
- 1063 bedrooms
- 264 bedrooms
- 85+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dighton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 15no vehicle
- 4131 vehicle
- 8652 vehicles
- 3633 vehicles
- 1394 vehicles
- 515+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dighton in renter-occupied apartments
- 43no vehicle
- 1511 vehicle
- 1362 vehicles
- 253 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dighton, Massachusetts
- 71 room
- 92 rooms
- 143 rooms
- 1364 rooms
- 2815 rooms
- 5066 rooms
- 4747 rooms
- 2078 rooms
- 2129+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dighton, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 282 rooms
- 973 rooms
- 604 rooms
- 755 rooms
- 306 rooms
- 317 rooms
- 168 rooms
- 189+ rooms
Dighton, MA household income distribution
- 18,327Less than $10,000
- 23,031$10,000 to $19,999
- 20,725$20,000 to $29,999
- 23,003$30,000 to $39,999
- 21,637$40,000 to $49,999
- 14,355$50,000 to $59,999
- 27,054$60,000 to $74,999
- 35,399$75,000 to $99,999
- 33,595$100,000 to $124,999
- 26,573$125,000 to $149,999
- 29,059$150,000 to $199,999
- 41,413$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.2%
Number of people working at home: 436 (11.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 29
- 5 to 9 minutes: 208
- 10 to 14 minutes: 340
- 15 to 19 minutes: 475
- 20 to 24 minutes: 611
- 25 to 29 minutes: 250
- 30 to 34 minutes: 462
- 35 to 39 minutes: 66
- 40 to 44 minutes: 159
- 45 to 59 minutes: 237
- 60 to 89 minutes: 246
- 90 or more minutes: 99
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,869 (88.1%)
- Carpooled: 269 (8.3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.2%)
- Railroad: 24 (0.7%)
- Ferryboat: 7 (0.2%)
- Other means: 6 (0.2%)
- Worked at home: 73 (2.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dighton, Massachusetts
- 331995 to March 2000
- 271990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 531980 to 1984
- 91975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 1131965 to 1969
- 83Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Portuguese: 2,055 (28.7%)
- Irish: 1,079 (15.1%)
- English: 927 (13.0%)
- French: 660 (9.2%)
- Italian: 606 (8.5%)
- French Canadian: 429 (6.0%)
- Polish: 254 (3.6%)
- United States: 246 (3.4%)
- Other: 242 (3.4%)
- German: 228 (3.2%)
- Swedish: 120 (1.7%)
- Scottish: 109 (1.5%)
- Scotch-Irish: 49 (0.7%)
- Russian: 36 (0.5%)
- Greek: 33 (0.5%)
- Subsaharan African: 28 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 20 (0.3%)
- Lithuanian: 17 (0.2%)
- Czech: 8 (0.1%)
- Norwegian: 6 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Dighton: | 70.1% (223) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.6% (66,627) |
| Dighton: | 9.4% (30) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.7% (13,456) |
| Dighton: | 8.8% (28) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.8% (5,895) |
| Dighton: | 3.1% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (17,987) |
| Dighton: | 3.1% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.1% (8,682) |
| Dighton: | 2.8% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
| Dighton: | 2.5% (8) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (25,403) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4,723
- Other state: 1,126
- Northeast: 907
- Midwest: 54
- South: 90
- West: 75
78% of Dighton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 18
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 32
- 7th and 8th grade: 52
- 9th grade: 56
- 10th grade: 50
- 11th grade: 71
- 12th grade, no diploma: 40
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 639
- Less than 1 year of college: 129
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 262
- Associate degree: 155
- Bachelor's degree: 321
- Master's degree: 99
- Professional school degree: 19
- Doctorate degree: 13
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 7
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 78
- 9th grade: 56
- 10th grade: 54
- 11th grade: 37
- 12th grade, no diploma: 34
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 620
- Less than 1 year of college: 164
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 330
- Associate degree: 207
- Bachelor's degree: 374
- Master's degree: 164
- Professional school degree: 28
- Doctorate degree: 18
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,918
- One, attached: 45
- Two: 104
- 3 or 4: 117
- 5 to 9: 55
- Mobile homes: 41
Median worth of mobile homes: $293,021
- 72.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.0%Utility gas
- 4.0%Wood
- 2.2%Electricity
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 54.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.9%Utility gas
- 13.5%Electricity
- 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
| Here: | 13.9% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
| Here: | 15.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
