Taunton, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	55,976	100.0

Male	26,904	48.1
Female	29,072	51.9

Under 5 years	3,977	7.1
5 to 9 years	4,079	7.3
10 to 14 years	3,760	6.7
15 to 19 years	3,345	6.0
20 to 24 years	3,230	5.8
25 to 34 years	8,894	15.9
35 to 44 years	9,698	17.3
45 to 54 years	7,096	12.7
55 to 59 years	2,611	4.7
60 to 64 years	2,069	3.7
65 to 74 years	3,540	6.3
75 to 84 years	2,764	4.9
85 years and over	913	1.6

Median age (years)	35.7	(X)

18 years and over	42,057	75.1
Male	19,823	35.4
Female	22,234	39.7
21 years and over	40,195	71.8
62 years and over	8,404	15.0
65 years and over	7,217	12.9
Male	2,837	5.1
Female	4,380	7.8

RACE
One race	54,741	97.8
White	51,315	91.7
Black or African American	1,534	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	92	0.2
Asian	334	0.6
Asian Indian	63	0.1
Chinese	69	0.1
Filipino	53	0.1
Japanese	10	0.0
Korean	34	0.1
Vietnamese	34	0.1
Other Asian ¹	71	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.0
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	9	0.0
Some other race	1,448	2.6
Two or more races	1,235	2.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	52,289	93.4
Black or African American	1,965	3.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	301	0.5
Asian	487	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	84	0.2
Some other race	2,155	3.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	55,976	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,198	3.9
Mexican	86	0.2
Puerto Rican	1,518	2.7
Cuban	30	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	564	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	53,778	96.1
White alone	50,272	89.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	55,976	100.0
In households	55,156	98.5
Householder	22,045	39.4
Spouse	10,583	18.9
Child	17,101	30.6
Own child under 18 years	12,679	22.7
Other relatives	2,601	4.6
Under 18 years	927	1.7
Nonrelatives	2,826	5.0
Unmarried partner	1,470	2.6
In group quarters	820	1.5
Institutionalized population	592	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	228	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	22,045	100.0
Family households (families)	14,476	65.7
With own children under 18 years	7,114	32.3
Married-couple family	10,583	48.0
With own children under 18 years	4,877	22.1
Female householder, no husband present	2,952	13.4
With own children under 18 years	1,744	7.9
Nonfamily households	7,569	34.3
Householder living alone	6,208	28.2
Householder 65 years and over	2,180	9.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,736	35.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,168	23.4

Average household size	2.50	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	22,908	100.0
Occupied housing units	22,045	96.2
Vacant housing units	863	3.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	34	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	22,045	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,495	61.2
Renter-occupied housing units	8,550	38.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.73	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.14	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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