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Scituate, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $742,843 (it was $271,500 in 2000)
Scituate:

$742,843
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $574,668 - $995,218

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $745,899
Here:

$745,899
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $899,866
Here:

$899,866
State:

$617,749

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $600,595
Here:

$600,595
State:

$555,768

Total population: 5,245 (Urban population: 5,101, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 2,592 (2,522 occupied: 2,128 owner occupied, 431 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

17%
State:

38%

Housing density: 633 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $446,078.

Median contract rent in 2022: $828


Median gross rent in Scituate, MA in 2022: $916

Housing units in Scituate with a mortgage: 1,293 (234 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 238 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $136,259

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $90,604

Median monthly housing costs: $2,041

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Scituate, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1965

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,478
  • Male householders: 919 (223 living alone), Female householders: 1,578 (672 living alone)
  • 1,130 spouses (1,130 opposite-sex spouses), 42 unmarried partners, (42 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,360 children (1,360 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 0 foster children, 36 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 59

Size of family households: 757 2-persons, 295 3-persons, 384 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 52 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 857 1-person, 26 2-persons, 50 3-persons.

851 married couples with children.
115 single-parent households (0 men, 115 women).

89.5% of residents of Scituate speak English at home.
11.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 440 (8.0%)
(47.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1151 bedroom
  • 3072 bedrooms
  • 9783 bedrooms
  • 6784 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • 7no bedroom
  • 2431 bedroom
  • 1652 bedrooms
  • 153 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Scituate in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scituate in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 76no vehicle
  • 7231 vehicle
  • 1,0262 vehicles
  • 2413 vehicles
  • 614 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Scituate in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scituate in renter-occupied apartments
  • 70no vehicle
  • 2061 vehicle
  • 1552 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 262 rooms
  • 313 rooms
  • 1024 rooms
  • 3465 rooms
  • 2636 rooms
  • 5307 rooms
  • 3148 rooms
  • 5179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • 71 room
  • 642 rooms
  • 1333 rooms
  • 1024 rooms
  • 1095 rooms
  • 156 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Scituate, MA
Scituate CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Scituate, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Scituate, MA in 2022
  • 117Less than $10,000
  • 205$10,000 to $19,999
  • 73$20,000 to $29,999
  • 82$30,000 to $39,999
  • 57$40,000 to $49,999
  • 39$50,000 to $59,999
  • 232$60,000 to $74,999
  • 387$75,000 to $99,999
  • 289$100,000 to $124,999
  • 129$125,000 to $149,999
  • 241$150,000 to $199,999
  • 687$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Scituate, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Scituate, MA in 2022
  • 62Less than $10,000
  • 14$20,000 to $24,999
  • 12$50,000 to $59,999
  • 41$80,000 to $89,999
  • 39$250,000 to $299,999
  • 121$300,000 to $399,999
  • 147$400,000 to $499,999
  • 971$500,000 to $749,999
  • 453$750,000 to $999,999
  • 348$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 121$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 92$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Scituate, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Scituate, MA in 2022
  • 14$100 to $149
  • 17$250 to $299
  • 94$300 to $349
  • 43$400 to $449
  • 21$700 to $749
  • 9$750 to $799
  • 127$1,000 to $1,249
  • 25$1,250 to $1,499
  • 63$2,500 to $2,999
  • 32$3,500 or more
Work and jobs in Scituate: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.0%
Number of people working at home: 566 (23.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 105
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 204
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 87
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 147
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 270
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 74
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 173
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 38
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 301
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 396
  • 90 or more minutes: 142
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Scituate

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,706 (60.0%)
  • Carpooled: 501 (17.6%)
  • Walked: 58 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 566 (19.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 1.4%Females
Races in Scituate detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • 2322010 or later
  • 12000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 181980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 110Before 1970
Ancestries in Scituate, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,150 (46.5%)
  • Cape Verdean: 275 (11.1%)
  • Italian: 188 (7.6%)
  • European: 164 (6.6%)
  • English: 100 (4.0%)
  • Portuguese: 99 (4.0%)
  • German: 75 (3.0%)
  • African: 65 (2.6%)
  • American: 52 (2.1%)
  • Scottish: 51 (2.1%)
  • Polish: 49 (2.0%)
  • Northern European: 18 (0.7%)
  • French Canadian: 16 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 15 (0.6%)
  • French: 10 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 9 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 8 (0.3%)
  • Celtic: 6 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 1 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Cabo Verde
Scituate:

78.7% (336)
Massachusetts:

2.6% (32,354)

Canada
Scituate:

10.8% (46)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Ireland
Scituate:

2.8% (12)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,446)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,087
  • Other state: 888
  • Northeast: 512
  • Midwest: 130
  • South: 171
  • West: 72

92.8% of Scituate residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55.1% lived in Massachusetts.


Scituate:

92.8%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 327
  • Less than 1 year of college: 81
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 98
  • Associate degree: 68
  • Bachelor's degree: 587
  • Master's degree: 399
  • Professional school degree: 123
  • Doctorate degree: 18
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 46
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 167
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 6
  • 11th grade: 24
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 13
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 390
  • Less than 1 year of college: 142
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 183
  • Associate degree: 218
  • Bachelor's degree: 642
  • Master's degree: 516
  • Professional school degree: 132
  • Doctorate degree: 22
Educational Attainment for Females
Scituate marital status for males
Scituate marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,989
  • One, attached: 197
  • 3 or 4: 113
  • 5 to 9: 31
  • 10 to 19: 130
  • 20 to 49: 130

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Scituate
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Scituate, MA
  • 66.5%Utility gas
  • 30.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Coal or coke
  • 0.3%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Scituate, MA
  • 52.9%Utility gas
  • 30.6%Electricity
  • 11.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Here:

4.9%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26
Here:

5.9%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here:

48.1%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
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