Living in Taunton School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 22,359 households are located in Taunton School District area. Among them, 6,885 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.11 people. The total number of children in the region is 17,194 and 13,324 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (2,344) of residents are non-citizens and 20% (11,196) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Taunton School District, Massachusetts
Household	22,359
Population	56,442
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,885 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,194
Total Students	13,324
Pre-Kindergarten	885
Kindergarten	678
Grade 1-8	5,758
Grade 9-12	3,087
College/Graduate School	2,916
Veterans	44,172
Non-citizen	2,344
Non-English Home Language	11,196
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

45,772 residents are over the age of 16 and 30,912 people are in labor force. Among them, 30,880 people are in civilian labor force and 32 are in armed labor force. 28,875 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Taunton School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,248	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	23,689	83.86%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,950	10.44%
Public transportation	658	2.33%
Walked	331	1.17%
Other method	225	0.80%
Worked from home	395	1.40%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,875	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,691	33.56%
Service	5,488	19.01%
Sales and office	6,609	22.89%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,872	9.95%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,215	14.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,875	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	104	0.36%
Construction	2,188	7.58%
Manufacturing	2,814	9.75%
Wholesale trade	1,221	4.23%
Retail trade	4,022	13.93%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,308	4.53%
Information	545	1.89%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,679	5.81%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,396	8.30%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,589	26.28%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,599	9.00%
Other services, except public administration	1,146	3.97%
Public administration	1,264	4.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,875	-
Private wage and salary workers	23,925	82.86%
Government workers	3,679	12.74%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,246	4.32%
Unpaid family workers	25	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,085 for the 22,359 households in Taunton School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $39,177. 55,455 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,359	-
Less than $10,000	1,506	6.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,085	4.85%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,752	7.84%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,257	10.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,503	11.19%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,415	15.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,346	14.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,794	16.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,588	7.10%
More than $200,000	1,113	4.98%
Median Household Income	$62,865	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,085	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,272	-
Less than $10,000	593	4.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	435	3.05%
$15,000 - $24,999	969	6.79%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,062	7.44%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,456	10.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,018	14.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,406	16.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,097	21.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,297	9.09%
More than $200,000	939	6.58%

Median Family Income	$81,683	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$91,954	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$39,177	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,721	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,721	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	56,696	-
With health insurance coverage	55,455	97.81%
Public coverage	27,131	47.85%
Private health insurance	37,901	66.85%
Without health insurance coverage	1,241	2.19%

Housing

There are 23,922 housing units in Taunton School District area, Massachusetts with 22,359 units (93.47%) occupied. 13,951 houses (62.40%) are occupied by owner and 8,408 houses (37.60%) are rented. The average housing value is $271,800 and the average rental cost is $1,012. 219 houses (0.92%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,359 houses (39.12%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,922	-
Occupied	22,359	93.47%
Owner Occupied	13,951	62.40%
Renter Occupied	8,408	37.60%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,942	45.74%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,423	5.95%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,644	44.49%
Mobile Homes	896	3.75%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	17	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,922	-
Built 2014 or later	219	0.92%
Built 2010 - 2013	254	1.06%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,174	4.91%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,954	12.35%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,669	15.34%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,486	10.39%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,781	7.45%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,026	8.47%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,359	39.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,922	-
1 room	357	1.49%
2 rooms	507	2.12%
3 rooms	2,135	8.92%
4 rooms	4,265	17.83%
5 rooms	5,361	22.41%
6 rooms	4,678	19.56%
7 rooms	2,704	11.30%
8 rooms	1,876	7.84%
9 rooms or more	2,039	8.52%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,922	-
no bedroom	444	1.86%
1 bedroom	2,963	12.39%
2 bedrooms	6,958	29.09%
3 bedrooms	9,733	40.69%
4 bedrooms	3,216	13.44%
5 bedrooms or more	608	2.54%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,951	-
Less than $50,000	289	2.07%
$50,000 - $99,999	626	4.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	648	4.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,935	13.87%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,021	35.99%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,917	35.24%
$500,000 - $999,999	445	3.19%
$1,000,000 or more	70	0.50%
Median House Value	$271,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,014	-
Less than $500	1,204	15.02%
$500 - $999	2,730	34.07%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,809	35.05%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,030	12.85%
$2,000 - $2,499	241	3.01%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,012	-

Demographic

A total of 57,124 people lives in Taunton School District area, Massachusetts with 27,266 male and 29,858 female. The males to female ratio is 47.73 to 52.27. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	57,124	-
Male	27,266	47.73%
Female	29,858	52.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,124	-
Under 5 years	3,431	6.01%
5 - 9 years	3,148	5.51%
10 - 14 years	4,054	7.10%
15 - 19 years	3,322	5.82%
20 - 24 years	3,358	5.88%
25 - 34 years	7,900	13.83%
35 - 44 years	7,054	12.35%
45 - 54 years	7,639	13.37%
55 - 59 years	4,279	7.49%
60 - 64 years	4,309	7.54%
65 - 74 years	4,899	8.58%
75 - 84 years	2,359	4.13%
85 years and older	1,372	2.40%
Median Age	39.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,124	-
One Race	54,812	95.95%
White	45,623	79.87%
Black or African American	5,026	8.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.03%
Asian	1,059	1.85%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	3,089	5.41%

Two or more races	2,312	4.05%
White and Black or African American	965	1.69%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	258	0.45%
White and Asian	191	0.33%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	57	0.10%

Living in Taunton School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic