Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plymouth County is a county in the United States of Massachusetts. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 472822 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 492066, It is Massachusetts's seventh most populous county. The county encompasses an area of 1093.39 mi˛ (2831.87 sq km ), of which, 660.85 square miles (1711.59 sq km) of it is land and 432.54 square miles (1120.27 sq km) of it is water, it is the third largest by area in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is ranks second in the size of its inland waterways in Massachusetts.

Plymouth County Massachusetts
Map of Plymouth County, Massachusetts

As of the census of 2000, there were 472822 people, 168361 households, and 122421 families living in the county. The population density was 715.5 people per square mile (276.26/km˛), it would be the seventh most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. There were 181524 housing units at an average density of 274.7 per square mile (106.06/km˛). The average household size was 2.74 persons, and the average family size was 3.23 persons. In the county Age distribution was 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 492066, The racial makeup of the county was 437657 White, 40000 Black or African American, 1339 American Indian, 6260 Asian, 267 Native Hawaiian, and 6543 from two or more races.

Plymouth County Massachusetts Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Plymouth County Massachusetts School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Plymouth County Massachusetts GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $55615, it is the third highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The median income for a family in the county was $65554, it would be the fourth highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The per capita income for the county was $24789, making it the seventh highest county by per capita income in Massachusetts.

In 2000, 128952 pupils and students, of which 50.39% are male and 49.61% are female, 27.27% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.78% nursery or pri school, 5.3% kindergarten, 46.51% elementary school, 22.36% high school and 18.05% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Abington CdpPlymouth County10.179.940.22146051469.12338057100
2Bridgewater CdpPlymouth County2.222.20.0266643029.22030146237
3Brockton CityPlymouth County21.5921.470.12943044392.81716339507
4Duxbury CdpPlymouth County2.622.170.451426656.144589105683
5Green Harbor-cedar Crest CdpPlymouth County1.931.780.1623971349.32920074375
6Hanson CdpPlymouth County2.121.870.2520441092.82343364896
7Hingham CdpPlymouth County3.153.120.0353521714.34398086574
8Hull CdpPlymouth County28.213.0325.18110503648.92633152377
9Kingston CdpPlymouth County6.294.811.4853801118.22242548607
10Marion Center CdpPlymouth County1.131.030.112021172.24085659583
11Marshfield CdpPlymouth County5.175.090.084246834.92565660037
12Marshfield Hills CdpPlymouth County4.914.520.392369524.23148470197
13Mattapoisett Center CdpPlymouth County4.454.4502966666.82875854107
14Middleborough Center CdpPlymouth County4.064.06069131700.71892045906
15North Lakeville CdpPlymouth County5.195.130.062233435.22790661176
16North Pembroke CdpPlymouth County4.44.402913661.83309373542
17North Plymouth CdpPlymouth County3.51.272.2335932832.71750835561
18North Scituate CdpPlymouth County3.913.870.0550651310.43209879556
19Ocean Bluff-brant Rock CdpPlymouth County4.372.052.3251002489.52429256840
20Onset CdpPlymouth County1.31.080.2212921192.71808831250
21Plymouth CdpPlymouth County3.912.261.6576583390.22169339759
22Scituate CdpPlymouth County4.834.090.7350691238.42984562392
23South Duxbury CdpPlymouth County4.442.981.46306210274210896929
24Wareham Center CdpPlymouth County1.951.510.4528741907.22480331042
25West Wareham CdpPlymouth County3.793.720.071908512.72097433167
26Weweantic CdpPlymouth County1.761.270.49190315002328647895
27White Island Shores CdpPlymouth County1.321.170.1521331818.51872243092
YearPopulation
April 2000 census472822
April 2000 Estimate472822
July 2000 Estimate474365
July 2001 Estimate478807
July 2002 Estimate482750
July 2003 Estimate485029
July 2004 Estimate486180
July 2005 Estimate487765
July 2006 Estimate488294
July 2007 Estimate489808
July 2008 Estimate492066
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5249478910038
Kindergarten360532296834
Elementary school308472912459971
High school152651357028835
College or graduate school100171325723274
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Plymouth County, Massachusetts$55615$65554$24789
Massachusetts, United States$50502$61664$25952
United States$41994$50046$21587