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Cohasset, MA
Demographic Data




Cohasset Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Cohasset Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,392

Age

Under 5 Years:
8.3%
5 - 17:
18.4%
18 - 24:
2.9%
25 - 34:
5.9%
35 - 54:
27.9%
55 - 64:
18.6%
Over 65 Years:
17.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.0%
3.0%
97.9%
97.9%
72.5%
72.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Cohasset
USA
$114,646
$114,646
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Cohasset
USA
$187,060
$187,060
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

2.9%

Employment Industries

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Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Construction
Education
Accommodation
Retail
Real estate
Public Service
Manufacturing
Utilities
Wholesale
19.6%
19.6%
17.9%
17.9%
13.5%
13.5%
7.5%
7.5%
6.6%
6.6%
6.0%
6.0%
5.5%
5.5%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
90.6%
90.6%
4.8%
4.8%
2.5%
2.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
English
German
Polish
Scottish
Portuguese
Hungarian
French Canadian
Swiss
Scots-Irish
French
Finnish
Canadian
European
Greek
British
Ukrainian
Swedish
Norwegian
41.6%
41.6%
16.5%
16.5%
15.5%
15.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.3%
6.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Spanish
French
Scandinavian languages
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Chinese
African languages
Russian
West Germanic languages
Other Indo-European
Native American languages
Tagalog
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
95.1%
95.1%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Cohasset Residents

3.1%


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