Demographics of Norwell town, Massachusetts

Norwell town, Massachusetts had 11,546 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +204 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Norwell town, in four figures

11,546
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,361 ±30.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +204 people.; 39.2 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $188,699 ±$24,745
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.

Norwell town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Norwell 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

Norwell town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norwell 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	11,342	100.0	100.0
2021	11,339	100.0	100.2
2022	11,339	100.0	100.7
2023	11,397	100.5	101.6
2024	11,541	101.8	102.5
2025	11,546	101.8	103.1

Population of Norwell town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,342	—
2021	11,339	−3
2022	11,339	0
2023	11,397	+58
2024	11,541	+144
2025	11,546	+5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±1.4: for men 37.4 ±2.6 and for women 40.9 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norwell town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	917 ±285	8.1% ±2.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,317 ±290	20.4% ±2.6	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	837 ±218	7.4% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,576 ±310	22.7% ±2.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,885 ±289	25.4% ±2.5	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,829 ±228	16.1% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $188,699 ±$24,745, and income per person $78,866 ±$6,259, 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 Norwell town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	184 ±84	5.0% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	194 ±74	5.3% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	229 ±110	6.2% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	216 ±97	5.9% ±2.6	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	516 ±144	14.0% ±3.9	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	559 ±176	15.2% ±4.7	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,787 ±185	48.5% ±4.5	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 Norwell town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	128 to 472	1.1% to 4.2%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	15 to 197	0.5% to 6.1%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	29 to 167	0.5% to 2.8%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	35 to 157	1.8% to 7.5%	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 Norwell town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norwell town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,827 ±170	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±6.0	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 6.2%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	91.6% ±1.6	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	8.4% ±2.8	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$865,700 ±$34,690	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,215 ±$336	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±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 Norwell town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	141 to 501	1.2% to 4.4%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,240 ±302	90.1% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	59 ±29	0.5% ±0.3	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	140 to 574	1.2% to 5.1%	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 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	367 ±163	3.2% ±1.4	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 Norwell town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	8,283 ±352	72.9% ±3.1	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,649 ±356	23.3% ±3.1	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	387 ±141	3.4% ±1.2	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	279 ±102	2.5% ±0.9	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	34 to 182	0.3% to 1.6%	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%.

Norwell town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

177th 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 Norwell town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Norwell town	11,361 ±30
Leicester town	11,113 ±35
Maynard CDP	10,712 ±23
Hanson town	10,660 ±28
Acushnet town	10,624 ±26
Southborough town	10,493 ±23

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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