Norfolk County, MA Population

Overview

720,403

Total Population

40.7

Median age

51.54%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35,978

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Norfolk County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Norfolk County is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Norfolk County's population under 18 was 20.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Norfolk County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Norfolk County, 17.04% were under the age of 15, 18.83% aged 15 to 29, 47.43% aged 30 to 64, 14.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22,219 more females than males in Norfolk County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.54% females and 48.46% males in Norfolk County, MA.
The Norfolk County, MA gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 26,029.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 27,411.

Norfolk County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Norfolk County population: 74.45% are White, 7.17% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 11.73% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.71% are some other race and 4.77% are multiracial.
Norfolk County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 35,978 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 684,425 (95.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Norfolk County is White with a population of 536,335 (74.45% of the total population).

Norfolk County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 725,531 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Norfolk County's population increased by 21,994 (3.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Norfolk County's population increased by 51,263 (7.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Norfolk County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 651,065.