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02780

Taunton, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
53,461
Median household income
$74,471
People below poverty
13.5%
Median home value
$413,900

Income

The median income of households in 02780 was $74,471. An estimated 4.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1
$15,000 to $24,999 10.6
$25,000 to $34,999 6.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1
$150,000 to $199,999 12.5
$200,000 or more 8.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65538
Female 54967

An estimated 76.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,305. 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 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.4
Social Security 28.2
Retirement income 22.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.3
Cash public assistance income 6.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.5

In 2020-2024, 27 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02780 in 2020-2024, 96.1% had health insurance coverage and 3.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64% and public coverage was 45.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, 02780 had a total population of 53,461 - 28,086 (52.5%) females and 25,375 (47.5%) males. The median age was 38.7 years. An estimated 21.9% of the population was under 18 years, 33.9% was 19 to 44 years, 27.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 15 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02780 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1505 1793
5 to 9 1480 1223
10 to 14 1782 1860
15 to 19 1586 1401
20 to 24 1909 1436
25 to 29 1557 2055
30 to 34 2067 2449
35 to 39 1697 1771
40 to 44 1455 1680
45 to 49 1464 1653
50 to 54 1533 1875
55 to 59 1863 2147
60 to 64 2109 2098
65 to 69 1178 1363
70 to 74 1033 1049
75 to 79 503 918
80 to 84 265 699
85 and over 389 616

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.2% were White; 8.1% were Black or African American; 6.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 2.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10% of the people in 02780 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 68.4% of the people in 02780 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 21,557 households in 02780. The average household size was 2.45 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.6% of the households in 02780 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.9% of all households.

In 02780, 32.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.6
Cohabiting Couples 9.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.6% of males and 39.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.8 36.3
Now married, except separated 43.6 39.9
Separated 2.4 1.4
Widowed 1.9 9.3
Divorced 7.3 13

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02780, 1,501 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 86.1% of the people living in 02780 were U.S. natives. 73.6% of the 02780 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.9% of 02780 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02780 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 02780.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 33.3
Asia 10.4
Europe 34.4
Africa 21
Northern America 1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02780 in 2020-2024, 23.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.4% of people at least five years old; 8% 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 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.4
Other Indo-European languages 14.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 02780 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.7
Different house, same county 4
Different county, same state 5.5
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 85 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02780 was 11,242 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 631 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,254. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,357.

Educational Attainment of People in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15
High school diploma or equivalency 35.1
Some college, no degree 18.8
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 16.4
Graduate or professional degree 6.9

Disability

In 02780, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.3% of people under 18 years old, to 14.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02780, 62.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 22,724 83.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,063 11.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,336 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02780 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 8.6
Manufacturing 9.4
Wholesale trade 4
Retail trade 15
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.6
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02780 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,178 33.8
Service occupations 4,964 18.3
Sales and office occupations 5,420 20
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,719 10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,856 17.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.5% of 02780 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 1.9
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 7.6

In 2020-2024, 02780 had a total of 22,562 housing units. Of these housing units, 47.9% 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"). 48.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 47.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 48.3
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02780 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 51.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02780 had 21,557 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,005 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 59% while renters occupied 41%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.62 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.2.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.5% and another 19.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02780:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02780 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 57.4
Electricity 16.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 24.1
All other fuels 1.8
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02780 was $413,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.5 % had a mortgage. 37.5% 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 $2,295 and for owners without a mortgage it was $852.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02780 was $1,313. 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.