Demographics of Dighton town, Massachusetts

Dighton town, Massachusetts had 8,348 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +224 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dighton town, in four figures

8,348
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,193 ±42.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +224 people.; 42.7 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $136,646 ±$19,200
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dighton town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dighton town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Dighton town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dighton town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,124	100.0	100.0
2021	8,190	100.8	100.2
2022	8,201	100.9	100.7
2023	8,246	101.5	101.6
2024	8,304	102.2	102.5
2025	8,348	102.8	103.1

Population of Dighton town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,124	—
2021	8,190	+66
2022	8,201	+11
2023	8,246	+45
2024	8,304	+58
2025	8,348	+44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±2.9: for men 41.2 ±4.4 and for women 44.1 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dighton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	92 to 318	1.1% to 3.9%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,513 ±309	18.5% ±3.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	602 ±234	7.3% ±2.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,004 ±322	24.5% ±3.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,439 ±381	29.8% ±4.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,430 ±290	17.5% ±3.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $136,646 ±$19,200, and income per person $54,432 ±$4,869, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dighton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	7 to 117	0.3% to 4.0%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	147 to 501	5.0% to 17.0%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	305 ±124	10.4% ±4.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	274 ±115	9.3% ±3.9	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	664 ±205	22.6% ±6.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	619 ±186	21.0% ±6.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	696 ±176	23.6% ±5.8	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dighton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	90 to 376	1.1% to 4.6%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 33	0% to 1.9%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2 to 242	0.1% to 5.5%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 241	0% to 11.5%	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dighton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dighton town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,088 ±176	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±3.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 8.0%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.1% ±3.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.9% ±4.5	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$501,900 ±$46,899	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,405 ±$192	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±9	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dighton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	77 to 467	0.9% to 5.7%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,511 ±286	91.7% ±3.5	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.5%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.3%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 222	0.1% to 2.7%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	73 to 461	0.9% to 5.6%	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dighton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	6,459 ±358	78.8% ±4.4	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,501 ±337	18.3% ±4.1	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 32	0% to 0.4%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	62 to 382	0.8% to 4.7%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	61 to 365	0.7% to 4.5%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 24	0% to 0.3%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dighton town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

212th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Dighton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Georgetown town	8,474 ±29
Cohasset town	8,427 ±19
Westminster town	8,374 ±19
Templeton town	8,252 ±19
Boxford town	8,208 ±17
Dighton town	8,193 ±42
Upton town	8,189 ±38
Sterling town	8,183 ±23
Middleborough Center CDP	8,155 ±596
Monson town	8,136 ±30
Adams town	8,074 ±19

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026