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45 and older. Focus groups were held at the Hingham Senior Center in December, 2012,and were approximately 1-1/2 hours in duration.IV.ResultsDemographic results from Census 2010The 2010 Census enumerated 22,157 residents of the town of Hingham. Among theseresidents are large and growing Boomer and Senior populations. According to the 2010Census, 4,020 Hingham residents are aged 60-79 (18% of the Hingham population) and1,715 are aged 80 and older (8%; see Table 2). Another 5,139 residents (23%) are aged 45to 59, poised to move into later life within the coming decade (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).Compared to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts overall, a larger share of Hingham’spopulation is aged 45 or older (see Figure 1). Forty-two percent of the Massachusettspopulation is aged 45 or older, compared to 49% of Hingham’s population. In comparisonto surrounding communities, Hingham has a similar or slightly higher percentage of itspopulation aged 45+. Cohasset, Norwell, and Scituate all have between 48% and 50% oftheir populations in this age range. Rockland, Milton, Braintree, Weymouth, and Andover allhave somewhat smaller shares (43-46%), and Hull has 55% of its population aged 45 andolder. With respect to all of these communities, the share of Hingham’s population that is60+, and especially the share aged 80 and older, is considerably higher. Twenty-six percentof Hingham’s population was aged 60 and older in 2010, compared to just 19% of thepopulation of Massachusetts, and 8% was aged 80 or older, compared to just 4% inMassachusetts.16
Table 2: Percentage distribution of Hingham population by age group,2010 CensusAge group Number PercentageUnder age 18 6,032 27%Age 18-44 5,251 24%Age 45-59 5,139 23%Age 60-79 4,020 18%Age 80 and older 1,715 8%TOTAL 22,157 100%Source: U.S. Census 2010, Table DP-1, American FactFinder. www.census.govFigure 1: Age distribution in Hingham and comparison areas, 2010Hull31%21%3%Scituate26%19%5%Hingham23%18%8%Norwell25%18%5%CohassetAndoverWeymouthBraintree25%26%24%22%17%15%16%17%5%4%5%6%% 45-59% 60-79% 80+Milton23%16%6%Rockland23%15%4%Massachusetts22%15%4%0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Summary File 1, Table QT-P1.Hingham has experienced strong growth of its older population in recent decades. Between2000 and 2010, the number of Hingham residents aged 60 and over increased from 3,700to 5,735 (an increase of 55%; see Table 3). The corresponding level of growth forMassachusetts was 16%. In contrast, the number of Hingham residents aged 45-59 rose17
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Q20. Outside of the Hingham Senior
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Q33. Are you retired?All agesBoomer
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