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02644

Forestdale, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,700
Median household income
$108,158
People below poverty
4.7%
Median home value
$485,700

Income

The median income of households in 02644 was $108,158. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 0
$25,000 to $34,999 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 6.7
$50,000 to $74,999 12.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 15.2
$150,000 to $199,999 19.1
$200,000 or more 17.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 91336
Female 78594

An estimated 75% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 41.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,124. 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 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75
Social Security 29.6
Retirement income 41.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 0% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 0
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.5

In 2020-2024, 8.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% 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 02644 in 2020-2024, 89.8% had health insurance coverage and 10.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.4% and public coverage was 32.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 14.5%.


In 2020-2024, 02644 had a total population of 3,700 - 2,029 (54.8%) females and 1,671 (45.2%) males. The median age was 42.6 years. An estimated 22.6% of the population was under 18 years, 29.9% was 19 to 44 years, 30.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02644 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 134 84
5 to 9 162 87
10 to 14 123 140
15 to 19 55 77
20 to 24 47 124
25 to 29 20 69
30 to 34 110 144
35 to 39 190 128
40 to 44 112 162
45 to 49 51 69
50 to 54 83 69
55 to 59 139 406
60 to 64 188 123
65 to 69 158 111
70 to 74 54 16
75 to 79 45 138
80 to 84 0 18
85 and over 0 64

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.9% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 6.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.5% of the people in 02644 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.3% of the people in 02644 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,462 households in 02644. The average household size was 2.53 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.2% of the households in 02644 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.4% of all households, while 9.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.3% of all households.

In 02644, 25.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.2
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 67.5% of males and 48.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.9 21.9
Now married, except separated 67.5 48.1
Separated 0 0
Widowed 0 15
Divorced 1.6 15.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02644, 45 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in 02644 were U.S. natives. 80.2% of the 02644 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of 02644 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 48.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02644 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 02644.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 51.1
Asia 10.6
Europe 18.1
Africa 0
Northern America 20.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02644 in 2020-2024, 2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0.5% 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 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 99 % of the people at least one year old living in 02644 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 99
Different house, same county 0
Different county, same state 0
Different state 1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02644 was 658 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 70 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 537. College or graduate school enrollment was 51.

Educational Attainment of People in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.8
High school diploma or equivalency 24.9
Some college, no degree 27.2
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 24.3
Graduate or professional degree 12.7

Disability

In 02644, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.1% of people under 18 years old, to 21.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 8.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02644, 63.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,511 81.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 259 13.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 87 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02644 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 15.3
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 3.7
Retail trade 5.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02644 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 675 36.3
Service occupations 341 18.4
Sales and office occupations 370 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 292 15.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 179 9.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.7% of 02644 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 5

In 2020-2024, 02644 had a total of 1,546 housing units. Of these housing units, 96.7% 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"). 3.4% 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 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 96.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02644 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 77.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02644 had 1,462 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 84 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.6% while renters occupied 11.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.68.

1.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.3% and another 19.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02644:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02644 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.8
Electricity 9.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 30.2
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02644 was $485,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.7 % had a mortgage. 30.3% 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 $2,336 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,060.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02644 was $2,176. 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.