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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hingham is $59,232, which is much higher than the state average of $36,441 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Hingham median household income is $110,245, which has grown by 27.34% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 34.34% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Hingham residents spend 35.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #19

Hingham, MA	59,232 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hingham, MA	50,745 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hingham, MA	88,197 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hingham, MA	22,191 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #22

Hingham, MA	110,245 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hingham, MA	161,844 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #143

Hingham, MA	27.34%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Hingham, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	42.72%	$34,522, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.77%	$19,394, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.27%	$14,900, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.44%	$30,278, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Hingham, MA	142,941 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hingham, MA	199,256 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Hingham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$110,842, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Hingham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$144,632, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$124,306, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$54,219, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Hingham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,920, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	1,853, 47.27%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,409, 76.04%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,409, 76.04%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,338, 94.96%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	71, 5.04%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	444, 23.96%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	2,067, 52.73%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,328, 64.25%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,328, 64.25%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,238, 93.22%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	90, 6.78%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	739, 35.75%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Hingham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,558, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,594, 62.31%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	70, 2.74%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	493, 19.27%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	101, 3.95%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	35, 1.37%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	265, 10.36%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hingham, MA	35.1 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Hingham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,576	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	1,338, 51.94%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	764, 57.10%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	127, 9.49%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	324, 24.22%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.82%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	54, 4.04%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	33, 2.47%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	1,238, 48.06%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	691, 55.82%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	258, 20.84%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	264, 21.32%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.73%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 1.29%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Hingham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,576, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 0.78%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	131, 5.09%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	106, 4.11%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	57, 2.21%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	321, 12.46%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	37, 1.44%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	38, 1.48%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	400, 15.53%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	505, 19.60%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	520, 20.19%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	226, 8.77%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	129, 5.01%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	86, 3.34%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Hingham, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	202	3.89%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	25	1.78%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.