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Scituate 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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

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

Scituate Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,190

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.6%
5 - 17:
17.2%
18 - 24:
7.5%
25 - 34:
8.3%
35 - 54:
24.9%
55 - 64:
17.2%
Over 65 Years:
21.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.5%
4.5%
97.9%
97.9%
67.0%
67.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Scituate
USA
$81,266
$81,266
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Scituate
USA
$127,173
$127,173
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

2.3%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Education
Finance
Accommodation
Retail
Construction
Manufacturing
Other
Administration
Arts
Public Service
17.8%
17.8%
13.6%
13.6%
10.5%
10.5%
9.9%
9.9%
9.7%
9.7%
6.6%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
90.8%
90.8%
5.5%
5.5%
2.4%
2.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
Italian
German
Polish
European
Scottish
Cape Verdean
French Canadian
Swedish
French
Scandinavian
Portuguese
Lebanese
Russian
Lithuanian
Scots-Irish
Welsh
Canadian
Dutch
39.7%
39.7%
16.2%
16.2%
15.0%
15.0%
11.9%
11.9%
3.2%
3.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Portuguese
French
Arabic
Vietnamese
Spanish
German/Yiddish
West Germanic languages
Slavic languages
Italian
Other Indo-European
Tagalog
Korean
Scandinavian languages
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
93.2%
93.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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 Scituate Residents

5.7%