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01770

Sherborn, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,427
Median household income
250,000+
People below poverty
3.1%
Median home value
$1,026,800

Income

The median income of households in 01770 was 250,000+. An estimated 0.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 57% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.7
$10,000 to $14,999 0.8
$15,000 to $24,999 2.4
$25,000 to $34,999 1.1
$35,000 to $49,999 3
$50,000 to $74,999 3.6
$75,000 to $99,999 8.6
$100,000 to $149,999 11.1
$150,000 to $199,999 11.7
$200,000 or more 57

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 194583
Female 125795

An estimated 87.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,965. 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 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.7
Social Security 24.1
Retirement income 19.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.3
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.2

In 2020-2024, 1.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01770 in 2020-2024, 99.8% had health insurance coverage and 0.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 92.9% and public coverage was 18%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 01770 had a total population of 4,427 - 2,248 (50.8%) females and 2,179 (49.2%) males. The median age was 42.8 years. An estimated 29.2% of the population was under 18 years, 22.8% was 19 to 44 years, 30.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01770 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 276 142
5 to 9 136 127
10 to 14 200 193
15 to 19 133 143
20 to 24 91 66
25 to 29 23 57
30 to 34 45 71
35 to 39 111 222
40 to 44 143 185
45 to 49 130 115
50 to 54 183 217
55 to 59 227 156
60 to 64 149 166
65 to 69 135 129
70 to 74 67 106
75 to 79 55 75
80 to 84 32 42
85 and over 43 36

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 11.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 8.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.5% of the people in 01770 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.6% of the people in 01770 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,532 households in 01770. The average household size was 2.89 people.

Married-couple households made up 81.5% of the households in 01770 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 12.6% of all households, while 4.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 3.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 14.7% of all households.

In 01770, 44.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 81.5
Cohabiting Couples 1.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
4.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 79.5% of males and 73% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 17.2 19.5
Now married, except separated 79.5 73
Separated 0 0
Widowed 1.9 4.3
Divorced 1.4 3.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01770, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.5% of the people living in 01770 were U.S. natives. 50.3% of the 01770 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.5% of 01770 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01770 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 01770.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 6.5
Asia 50.5
Europe 33.7
Africa 2.2
Northern America 2.2
Oceania 4.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01770 in 2020-2024, 15.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.9% of people at least five years old; 0.9% 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 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.9
Other Indo-European languages 9.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 01770 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.6
Different house, same county 4.7
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 1.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 99.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 82.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 0.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01770 was 1,122 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 126 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 857. College or graduate school enrollment was 139.

Educational Attainment of People in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 0.4
High school diploma or equivalency 7.3
Some college, no degree 6.4
Associate's degree 3.7
Bachelor's degree 33.8
Graduate or professional degree 48.5

Disability

In 01770, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 4.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.9% of people under 18 years old, to 2.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 18.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01770, 66.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,842 84.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 242 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 83 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01770 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 7.4
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.6
Information 2.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 17.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 29.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0.4
Other Services, except public administration 1.8
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01770 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,630 74.7
Service occupations 103 4.7
Sales and office occupations 343 15.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 105 4.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 0 0

Commuting to Work

An estimated 37.9% of 01770 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 37.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.1
Walked 1.2
Other means 0
Worked from home 49.1

In 2020-2024, 01770 had a total of 1,588 housing units. Of these housing units, 93.8% 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"). 6.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 93.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01770 was 8.4 rooms, and of these housing units 86.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01770 had 1,532 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 56 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.2% while renters occupied 10.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.01.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.5% and another 35.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01770:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01770 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 29.6
Electricity 8.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 59.4
All other fuels 2.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01770 was $1,026,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63 % had a mortgage. 37% 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 $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01770 was $2,338. 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.