Demographics of Marshfield town, Massachusetts

Marshfield town, Massachusetts had 26,826 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,030 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Marshfield town, in four figures

26,826
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,879 ±28.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,030 people.; 45.9 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $125,986 ±$8,316
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.

Marshfield town, Massachusetts's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marshfield 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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Marshfield town, Massachusetts's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marshfield 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	25,796	100.0	100.0
2021	25,874	100.3	100.2
2022	25,812	100.1	100.7
2023	25,974	100.7	101.6
2024	26,163	101.4	102.5
2025	26,826	104.0	103.1

Population of Marshfield town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,796	—
2021	25,874	+78
2022	25,812	−62
2023	25,974	+162
2024	26,163	+189
2025	26,826	+663

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.9 ±2.6: for men 45.1 ±2.6 and for women 47.5 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Marshfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,205 ±314	4.7% ±1.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,879 ±544	15.0% ±2.1	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,919 ±444	7.4% ±1.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,704 ±636	22.0% ±2.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,953 ±710	30.7% ±2.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,219 ±526	20.2% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $125,986 ±$8,316, and income per person $64,785 ±$4,775, 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 Marshfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	940 ±239	9.0% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,342 ±401	12.9% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	905 ±282	8.7% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	993 ±260	9.5% ±2.5	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,831 ±307	17.6% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,470 ±380	14.1% ±3.6	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,935 ±288	28.2% ±2.6	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 Marshfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	2,229 ±947	8.7% ±3.7	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	232 to 1,136	4.9% to 22.6%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	891 ±320	6.6% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	654 ±226	9.0% ±3.0	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 Marshfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marshfield town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	11,813 ±386	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.2% ±0.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.8% ±2.7	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.8% ±2.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.2% ±3.5	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$680,300 ±$26,893	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,772 ±$123	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±3	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 Marshfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	439 to 1,335	1.7% to 5.2%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,004 ±514	92.8% ±2.0	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9 to 399	< 0.1% to 1.5%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	70 to 260	0.3% to 1.0%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	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	5 to 97	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	562 ±242	2.2% ±0.9	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 Marshfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	20,004 ±799	77.3% ±3.1	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,707 ±720	18.2% ±2.8	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 358	0.1% to 1.4%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	980 ±254	3.8% ±1.0	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	546 ±193	2.1% ±0.7	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	434 ±180	1.7% ±0.7	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%.

Marshfield town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

77th 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 Marshfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wakefield CDP	27,793 ±23
Milford CDP	27,731 ±382
Belmont CDP	27,175 ±44
Walpole town	26,388 ±34
Burlington CDP	26,274 ±26
Marshfield town	25,879 ±28
Reading CDP	25,612 ±25
Easton town	25,316 ±51
Dedham CDP	25,237 ±39
Yarmouth town	25,224 ±30
Canton town	24,748 ±88

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Marshfield town, Massachusetts

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