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Hingham, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Hingham is a Census CDP of 5,130 people across 3.10 square miles of land, in Plymouth County. Median household income is $205,769, 77.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 52 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hingham
What Hingham is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.1 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,656
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlymouth County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hingham
How many people live in Hingham
- Population5,130
- Median age42.2
- Population under 181,369
- Share under 1826.7 percent
- Population 65 and over852 plus or minus 172
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent
- Households1,962
- Family households1,384
- Share of households that are families70.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hingham
Income and work in Hingham
- Median household income$205,769 plus or minus $56,673
- Per capita income$122,943
- Civilian labor force2,397
- Employed2,317
- Unemployed80 plus or minus 65
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over3,344
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher79.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree39.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hingham
Housing in Hingham
- Housing units2,065
- Occupied units1,962
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 112
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied1,516
- Renter occupied446 plus or minus 107
- Ownership rate77.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,255,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,202 plus or minus $519
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units1,664
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more401 plus or minus 126
- Share in buildings of two or more19.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hingham
How Hingham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,557
- Commuting under 15 minutes238 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more979 plus or minus 242
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.9 percent
- Drove alone49.6 percent
- Carpooled1.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport15.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home31.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hingham
SBA loans in Hingham (7(a))
- Approvals52
- Gross approval$11,718,700
- Average approval$225,360
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$489,900
- Largest approval$2,847,700
- Jobs supported340
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full14
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises5.8 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hingham, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hingham
SBA loans in Hingham (504)
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$12,421,000
- Average approval$591,476
- Median approval$276,000
- Largest approval$3,135,000
- Jobs supported119
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hingham, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hingham
Flood risk in Hingham
- NFIP communityTown of Hingham
- NFIP community number250268
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/03/24
The Town of Hingham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250268 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Plymouth County, not Hingham
Plymouth County context, not Hingham figures
- Establishments in Plymouth County13,421
- Covered employment, Plymouth County194,985
- Average annual pay, Plymouth County$69,858
- Housing units permitted, Plymouth County1,256
Every figure in this section is published for Plymouth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hingham.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hingham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hingham, Massachusetts?
5,130, in 1,962 households. Hingham CDP covers 3.10 square miles of land, which is 1,656 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hingham in?
Plymouth County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hingham?
$205,769. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,255,700. Median gross rent is $1,202 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hingham businesses?
52 7(a) approvals totaling $11.7 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 21 504 approvals worth $12.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hingham, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hingham borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hingham. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hingham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hingham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hingham, town of, community 250268, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hingham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Plymouth County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hingham.
Is zoning published for Hingham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.