Taunton, Massachusetts demographics

Taunton, MA demographics: median age 38.9; 23.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Taunton city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2569170. The survey estimates a population of 60,433 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Taunton is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 24,063 households (±587). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.9 ±1.3	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	13,066 ±1,077	21.6% ±1.8 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	13,788 ±1,020	22.8% ±1.7 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	24,521 ±1,329	40.6% ±2.2 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	9,058 ±719	15.0% ±1.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	28,978 ±716	48.0% ±1.2 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	31,455 ±723	52.0% ±1.2 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	43,425 ±1,872	71.9% ±3.1 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,792 ±800	7.9% ±1.3 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	157 ±121 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,186 ±495	2.0% ±0.8 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,539 ±474	2.5% ±0.8 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	9,334 ±1,771	15.4% ±2.9 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,012 ±1,024	91.0% ±1.7 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,421 ±1,021	9.0% ±1.7 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,063
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,110 ±601	42.0% ±2.3 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,675 ±417	7.0% ±1.7 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,247 ±462	17.6% ±1.9 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,660 ±609	27.7% ±2.4 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,371 ±331	5.7% ±1.4 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,063
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,924 ±548	32.9% ±2.1 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	16,139 ±852	67.1% ±3.1 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,063
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,660 ±609	27.7% ±2.4 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,389 ±708	30.7% ±2.8 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,526 ±518	18.8% ±2.1 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,494 ±496	14.5% ±2.0 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,344 ±281	5.6% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	437 ±155	1.8% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	213 ±101	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	52,158 ±924	86.3% ±1.5 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,275 ±928	13.7% ±1.5 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 56,731
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	44,067 ±1,327	77.7% ±2.2 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	3,221 ±807	5.7% ±1.4 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,653 ±489	2.9% ±0.9 pp	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	75 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	227 ±129 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6,428 ±806	11.3% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	17 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	108 ±140 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	303 ±329 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	27 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	265 ±247 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	39 ±64 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	301 ±162 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 42,391
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,114 ±797	14.4% ±1.9 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	14,648 ±1,119	34.6% ±2.6 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,012 ±825	18.9% ±1.9 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,465 ±514	8.2% ±1.2 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,932 ±856	16.4% ±2.0 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,220 ±488	7.6% ±1.1 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 59,782
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	53,016 ±1,075	88.7% ±1.8 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,180 ±598	3.6% ±1.0 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,131 ±766	5.2% ±1.3 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	972 ±646 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	483 ±346 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.7% of Taunton residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 90.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Taunton	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.7% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.7% ±2.0 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.6% ±0.8 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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