Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts · ZIP 02019, 02021, 02025
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 740,754 (2024 estimate)Population
- 281,408Households
- $126,497Median household income
- $649,400Median home value
- 42Towns with a page
- 40ZIP codes
Norfolk County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 650,308 |
| 2010 | 670,850 |
| 2020 | 725,981 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $126,497 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 192,815 units
- Renter occupied
- 88,593 units
- Vacancy rate
- 4.1%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
337,287 employees in 20,745 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Norfolk County | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 724,540 | 6,992,395 |
| Median household income | $126,497 | $101,341 |
| Median age | 40.9 | 40.0 |
| Median home value | $649,400 | $525,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 57.6% | 46.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 19.1% | 17.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 68.5% | 62.6% |
| Mean commute to work | 32.9 minutes | 29.3 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Norfolk County42 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy | City | 103,434 | 16.6 sq mi |
| Brookline Town | Town | 63,925 | 6.76 sq mi |
| Brookline | Census designated place | 62,822 | 6.76 sq mi |
| Weymouth Town | City | 60,159 | 16.8 sq mi |
| Braintree Town | City | 39,134 | 13.8 sq mi |
| Randolph Town | City | 35,114 | 9.83 sq mi |
| Franklin Town | City | 33,742 | 26.6 sq mi |
| Needham Town | Town | 32,931 | 12.3 sq mi |
| Needham | Census designated place | 32,059 | 12.3 sq mi |
| Norwood Town | Town | 31,764 | 10.4 sq mi |
| Norwood | Census designated place | 31,380 | 10.4 sq mi |
| Wellesley Town | Town | 31,242 | 10.0 sq mi |
| Wellesley | Census designated place | 29,906 | 10.0 sq mi |
| Stoughton Town | Town | 29,457 | 16.1 sq mi |
| Milton Town | Town | 28,811 | 13.0 sq mi |
| Milton | Census designated place | 28,481 | 13.0 sq mi |
| Walpole Town | Town | 26,391 | 20.5 sq mi |
| Dedham Town | Town | 25,485 | 10.3 sq mi |
| Canton Town | Town | 25,163 | 18.7 sq mi |
| Dedham | Census designated place | 25,109 | 10.3 sq mi |
| Foxborough Town | Town | 18,791 | 19.9 sq mi |
| Sharon Town | Town | 18,762 | 23.4 sq mi |
| Bellingham Town | Town | 17,998 | 18.3 sq mi |
| Westwood Town | Town | 16,533 | 10.9 sq mi |
| Medway Town | Town | 13,836 | 11.5 sq mi |
| Medfield Town | Town | 13,334 | 14.4 sq mi |
| Wrentham Town | Town | 12,516 | 21.7 sq mi |
| Norfolk Town | Town | 11,962 | 14.9 sq mi |
| Holbrook Town | Town | 11,475 | 7.25 sq mi |
| Holbrook | Census designated place | 11,320 | 7.25 sq mi |
| Plainville Town | Town | 10,067 | 11.0 sq mi |
| Millis Town | Town | 9,338 | 12.0 sq mi |
| Cohasset Town | Town | 8,532 | 9.78 sq mi |
| Foxborough | Census designated place | 6,356 | 2.88 sq mi |
| Medfield | Census designated place | 6,355 | 4.95 sq mi |
| Dover Town | Town | 6,057 | 15.1 sq mi |
| Sharon | Census designated place | 6,022 | 2.99 sq mi |
| Walpole | Census designated place | 5,989 | 2.81 sq mi |
| Bellingham | Census designated place | 4,939 | 5.39 sq mi |
| Avon Town | Town | 4,801 | 4.29 sq mi |
| Millis-Clicquot | Census designated place | 4,479 | 3.14 sq mi |
| Dover | Census designated place | 2,386 | 4.24 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Bristol CountyPopulation 588,593 (2024 estimate)
- Middlesex CountyPopulation 1,668,956 (2024 estimate)
- Plymouth CountyPopulation 542,090 (2024 estimate)
- Providence CountyPopulation 675,912 (2024 estimate)
- Suffolk CountyPopulation 793,144 (2024 estimate)
- Worcester CountyPopulation 881,248 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.