Demographics of Hingham town, Massachusetts

Hingham town, Massachusetts had 24,481 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +225 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hingham town, in four figures

24,481
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,283 ±23.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +225 people.; 48.4 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $178,390 ±$14,719
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.

Hingham town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hingham 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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The figures

Hingham town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hingham 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	24,256	100.0	100.0
2021	24,263	100.0	100.2
2022	24,211	99.8	100.7
2023	24,350	100.4	101.6
2024	24,513	101.1	102.5
2025	24,481	100.9	103.1

Population of Hingham town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,256	—
2021	24,263	+7
2022	24,211	−52
2023	24,350	+139
2024	24,513	+163
2025	24,481	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.4 ±2.4: for men 44.4 ±1.3 and for women 51.8 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hingham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,215 ±220	5.0% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,465 ±459	18.4% ±1.9	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,307 ±296	5.4% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,193 ±481	17.3% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,789 ±583	28.0% ±2.4	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,314 ±634	26.0% ±2.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $178,390 ±$14,719, and income per person $106,998 ±$7,045, 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 Hingham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	863 ±232	8.9% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	985 ±382	10.2% ±3.9	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	808 ±233	8.3% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	506 ±145	5.2% ±1.5	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,086 ±216	11.2% ±2.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	947 ±210	9.8% ±2.1	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,494 ±285	46.4% ±2.3	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Hingham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,030 ±296	4.3% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	28 to 332	0.5% to 5.8%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	74 to 266	0.7% to 2.6%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	680 ±209	8.5% ±2.5	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 Hingham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hingham town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	10,144 ±393	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±0.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±2.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±2.8	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,134,200 ±$46,731	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,465 ±$603	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±4	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Hingham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	582 ±276	2.4% ±1.1	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,488 ±595	92.6% ±2.4	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9 to 153	< 0.1% to 0.6%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	256 to 904	1.1% to 3.7%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.2%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	205 to 865	0.8% to 3.6%	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 Hingham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	15,576 ±688	64.1% ±2.8	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,225 ±726	29.8% ±3.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	100 to 322	0.4% to 1.3%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,271 ±406	5.2% ±1.7	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	920 ±293	3.8% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	117 to 585	0.5% to 2.4%	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%.

Hingham town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

85th 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 Hingham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dedham CDP	25,237 ±39
Yarmouth town	25,224 ±30
Canton town	24,748 ±88
Westford town	24,690 ±31
Middleborough town	24,505 ±40
Hingham town	24,283 ±23
Acton town	24,155 ±34
Mansfield town	23,931 ±27
Winchester CDP	23,406 ±65
Stoneham CDP	23,355 ±48
Wilmington CDP	23,336 ±47

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