Demographics of Norfolk town, Massachusetts

Norfolk town, Massachusetts had 12,096 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +543 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Norfolk town, in four figures

12,096
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,673 ±45.; +4.7%
Change since July 2020: +543 people.; 41.6 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $200,720 ±$21,984
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.

Norfolk town, Massachusetts's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Norfolk 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Norfolk town, Massachusetts's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norfolk 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	11,553	100.0	100.0
2021	11,487	99.4	100.2
2022	11,559	100.1	100.7
2023	11,616	100.5	101.6
2024	11,847	102.5	102.5
2025	12,096	104.7	103.1

Population of Norfolk town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,553	—
2021	11,487	−66
2022	11,559	+72
2023	11,616	+57
2024	11,847	+231
2025	12,096	+249

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±1.3: for men 41.4 ±1.2 and for women 42.1 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norfolk town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	570 ±175	4.9% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,282 ±402	19.5% ±3.4	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	594 ±167	5.1% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,400 ±414	29.1% ±3.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,211 ±315	27.5% ±2.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,616 ±235	13.8% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $200,720 ±$21,984, and income per person $71,933 ±$5,302, 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 Norfolk town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	28 to 176	0.8% to 5.1%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	52 to 222	1.5% to 6.4%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	278 ±108	8.1% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	223 ±88	6.5% ±2.5	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	558 ±177	16.2% ±5.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	419 ±130	12.1% ±3.7	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,736 ±180	50.3% ±4.3	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 Norfolk town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	65 to 377	0.6% to 3.7%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 177	0% to 6.2%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	27 to 135	0.5% to 2.7%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	23 to 123	1.1% to 5.4%	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 Norfolk town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norfolk town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,557 ±237	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±8.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.7% to 5.2%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	94.9% ±7.9	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	2.3% to 7.9%	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$725,200 ±$34,405	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,019 ±$598	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	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 Norfolk town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	552 ±264	4.7% ±2.3	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,465 ±467	81.1% ±4.0	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	652 ±107	5.6% ±0.9	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	46 to 382	0.4% to 3.3%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	30 to 330	0.3% to 2.8%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	242 to 978	2.1% to 8.4%	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 Norfolk town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	7,832 ±452	67.1% ±3.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,948 ±385	25.3% ±3.3	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	153 ±68	1.3% ±0.6	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	740 ±215	6.3% ±1.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	557 ±200	4.8% ±1.7	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	183 ±85	1.6% ±0.7	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Norfolk town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

171st 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 Norfolk town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Spencer town	12,008 ±28
Lakeville town	11,944 ±53
Dudley town	11,929 ±17
Lunenburg town	11,902 ±24
Carver town	11,712 ±37
Norfolk town	11,673 ±45
Pepperell town	11,663 ±31
Weston town	11,579 ±21
South Yarmouth CDP	11,552 ±765
Groton town	11,390 ±37
Holbrook CDP	11,380 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 4 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 11 Places by median household income
No. 31 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026