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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Scituate, MA compare?
| Figure | Scituate, MA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 19,662 |
| Change since April 2020 | +3.1% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 19,063 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 1,107 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 6.2 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 14.1% |
| Measure | Scituate, MA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 19,365±25 |
| Median age | 47.1±3.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1%±0.7 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 93.0%±2.7 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.1%±0.1 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 2.4%±1.7 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 5.3%±1.8 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 66.8%±3.6 pts |
| Median household income | $136,732±$15,903 |
| Per capita income | $84,308±$7,529 |
| People below the poverty line | 2.9%±0.8 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5%±1.4 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $847,600±$25,135 |
| Median gross rent | $1,609±$311 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 40.4%±14.0 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 87.8%±2.9 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 2.3%±1.0 pts |
| Worked from home | 28.0%±3.8 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 59.2%±5.0 pts |
| Public transportation | 7.4%±2.2 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 38.1 min±2.8 |
| No health insurance coverage | 0.3%±0.3 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov