Town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts · 9.8 sq mi · 864 people per sq mi
About 8,500 people live in Cohasset town. The typical household earns $199,306, and the median resident is 43.9 years old.
2026 projection
From 8,377 in 2020
Poverty rate 2.99%
Men 42.7 · Women 45.3
2010–2026
8,454
2026 projection
0.9% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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2010–2026
8,454
2026 projection
0.9% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 8,454 | -7 | 0.08% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,461 | -7 | 0.08% |
| 2024 | 8,468 | +37 | 0.44% |
| 2023 | 8,431 | +53 | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 8,378 | +1 | 0.01% |
| 2021 | 8,377 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 8,377 | -177 | 2.07% |
| 2019 | 8,554 | +20 | 0.23% |
| 2018 | 8,534 | +15 | 0.18% |
| 2017 | 8,519 | +53 | 0.63% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 84 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 33 residents
64% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 64% | 67% | 60% |
| Never married | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| Divorced | 6% | 4% | 8% |
| Widowed | 6% | 4% | 7% |
| Separated | <1% | 0% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau