Scituate

County:: Plymouth County
County Seat:: No
Area (mi²):: 4.063
State:: Massachusetts

Scituate is a CDP located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Scituate has a 2025 population of 5,491. Scituate is currently growing at a rate of 0.29% annually but its population has decreased by -7.01% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 5,905 in 2020.

The average household income in Scituate is $210,781 with a poverty rate of 3.27%.The median age in Scituate is 53.2 years: 51.2 years for males, and 53.8 years for females.

Demographics

The racial composition of Scituate includes 90.38% White, 4.69% other race, and smaller percentages for Asian and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
White	5,063	90.38%
Two or more races	266	4.75%
Other race	263	4.69%
Asian	10	0.18%

Scituate Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

Scituate's average per capita income is $86,451. Household income levels show a median of $126,379. The poverty rate stands at 3.27%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.

Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.

Name	Median	Mean
Married Families	$213,182	-
Families	$202,539	$247,975
Households	$126,379	$210,781
Non Families	$44,315	$155,634

$86,451

Average Income

$126,379

Median Household Income

3.27%

Poverty Rate