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01464

Shirley, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,976
Median household income
$122,365
People below poverty
9.9%
Median home value
$427,600

Income

The median income of households in 01464 was $122,365. An estimated 0.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 21.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.8
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.7
$35,000 to $49,999 3.3
$50,000 to $74,999 12.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12
$100,000 to $149,999 22.5
$150,000 to $199,999 13.4
$200,000 or more 21.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 102639
Female 83333

An estimated 83% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,186. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83
Social Security 38.9
Retirement income 21.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 1.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 1.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.8

In 2020-2024, 10.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 69.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01464 in 2020-2024, 98.2% had health insurance coverage and 1.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 75.3% and public coverage was 40.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.3%.


In 2020-2024, 01464 had a total population of 6,976 - 2,771 (39.7%) females and 4,205 (60.3%) males. The median age was 44.3 years. An estimated 16.4% of the population was under 18 years, 35.2% was 19 to 44 years, 28% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01464 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 172 143
5 to 9 231 95
10 to 14 179 125
15 to 19 125 103
20 to 24 155 99
25 to 29 378 134
30 to 34 359 102
35 to 39 272 305
40 to 44 517 140
45 to 49 236 241
50 to 54 239 187
55 to 59 303 230
60 to 64 286 238
65 to 69 355 263
70 to 74 152 72
75 to 79 100 87
80 to 84 3 14
85 and over 143 193

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 79.6% were White; 10.1% were Black or African American; 8.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.2% were Asian; 6.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.8% of the people in 01464 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72.4% of the people in 01464 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,277 households in 01464. The average household size was 2.48 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.7% of the households in 01464 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.4% of all households, while 15.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.4% of all households.

In 01464, 25.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.7
Cohabiting Couples 10.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.7% of males and 53% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.1 26.7
Now married, except separated 41.7 53
Separated 0.6 2.6
Widowed 2.5 5.4
Divorced 13 12.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01464, 78 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92% of the people living in 01464 were U.S. natives. 70.4% of the 01464 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8% of 01464 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 68.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01464 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01464.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 30.1
Asia 20
Europe 48.8
Africa 1.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01464 in 2020-2024, 12.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.5% of people at least five years old; 4.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.5
Other Indo-European languages 5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 01464 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 9.2
Different county, same state 5.7
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01464 was 1,253 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 14 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 839. College or graduate school enrollment was 400.

Educational Attainment of People in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.7
High school diploma or equivalency 31.4
Some college, no degree 15.3
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 22.1
Graduate or professional degree 14.6

Disability

In 01464, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.5% of people under 18 years old, to 5.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01464, 49.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,505 83.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 391 13.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 88 2.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01464 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 3.2
Manufacturing 19.5
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.1
Information 3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 1.5
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01464 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,783 59.8
Service occupations 328 11
Sales and office occupations 503 16.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 103 3.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 267 8.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.5% of 01464 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 40.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.9
Walked 0
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 21

In 2020-2024, 01464 had a total of 2,413 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.4
Mobile homes 2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01464 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 69% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01464 had 2,277 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 136 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77.4% while renters occupied 22.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.38.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.3% and another 14.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01464:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33.6
Electricity 14
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 49.3
All other fuels 3.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01464 was $427,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 78.5 % had a mortgage. 21.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,645 and for owners without a mortgage it was $814.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01464 was $1,481. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.