Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plymouth County has a population of 535,075 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $556,000, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $114,201.

Home price
$556,000
Income
$114,201
Population
535,075
Unemployment
5.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$556,000county
Median gross rent$1,747county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198062.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.7%county
Typical monthly rent$2,754county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,311county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,761county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,889county
Home insurance / yr$1,483(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living141.2(statewide)
Median household income$114,201county
Family health premium / yr$28,151(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$26,709(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.046(statewide)
Poverty rate7.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.2%county
Unemployment rate5.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$68,993county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.17%county
Top state income tax9.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.25%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport21090721county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths14.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher41.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county137county
Public school enrollment76199county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Elementary schools68county
Middle schools28county
High schools30county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population535,075county
Land area in square miles659county
People per square mile of land813.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores87county
Convenience stores112county
Share living far from a food store31.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.1%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.2%county
Second languages14.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents57county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in12,131county
Households that moved away12,438county
Average income of arriving households$100,857county
Average income of departing households$91,203county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year931county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings15.4%county
Violent crime rate315(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.7 incounty
Annual snowfall19.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing117 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh29.9¢county
Household electricity use492 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$24.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.9%county
Homes heated by propane6.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil31.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband92.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk92.9county
Coastal flood risk94.4county
Drought risk70.0county
Landslide risk61.6county
Hail risk7.1county
Earthquake risk87.7county
Tornado risk48.2county
Tropical cyclone risk90.7county
Extreme heat risk83.9county
Winter weather risk39.7county
Strong wind risk92.6county
Wildfire risk53.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Plymouth County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Massachusetts figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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