Cohasset

  1. Cohasset Legal Resources
  2. Cohasset Statistics
  3. Cohasset Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Cohasset Employment Information
  5. Cohasset Family Information
  6. Cohasset Education Information
  7. Cohasset Business Information
  8. Cohasset Public Benefits Information
  9. Cohasset Criminal Information
  10. Cohasset Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Cohasset Zip Codes


Cohasset Legal Resources Back to top

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Cohasset Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 7,261
  • Land Area (2000): 25.608 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 55.862 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 339, 781
  • Alias(es) (2003): COHASSET
Cohasset Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 7,296 2003 7,313 2005 7,254
2002 7,351 2004 Not Available 2006 7,265

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Houses (2000): 2,805
Cohasset Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,023 96.72%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 238 3.28%

Cohasset Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cohasset Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 2,175
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $60,286,000 / $14,589,000
Cohasset Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 4,021 3,766 255 6.34% 63
1991 3,945 3,681 264 6.69% 67
1992 3,943 3,708 235 5.97% 60
1993 3,942 3,775 167 4.24% 43
1994 4,040 3,903 137 3.38% 34
1995 3,828 3,714 114 2.97% 30
1996 3,891 3,774 117 3.00% 30
1997 3,950 3,864 86 2.18% 22
1998 4,004 3,922 82 2.05% 20
1999 4,021 3,961 60 1.48% 15
2000 3,702 3,625 77 2.08% 21
2001 3,723 3,618 105 2.82% 28
2002 3,706 3,559 148 3.98% 40
2003 3,667 3,504 164 4.47% 45
2004 3,646 3,494 152 4.18% 42
2005 3,623 3,497 127 3.50% 35
2006 3,609 3,492 117 3.23% 32
2007 3,649 3,531 119 3.25% 32
2008 3,667 3,535 132 3.60% 36
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 3,652 3,526 126 3.45% 35
Feb 2008 3,637 3,518 119 3.27% 33
Mar 2008 3,655 3,532 123 3.37% 34
Apr 2008 3,645 3,539 106 2.91% 29
May 2008 3,637 3,497 140 3.85% 38
Jun 2008 3,710 3,551 159 4.29% 43
Jul 2008 3,722 3,581 141 3.79% 38
Aug 2008 3,703 3,571 132 3.56% 36
Sep 2008 3,644 3,502 142 3.90% 39
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Cohasset Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Finance and Insurance 333 17.23%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 275 14.23%
3. Educational Services 129 6.67%
4. Construction 119 6.16%
5. Public Administration 107 5.54%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 79 4.09%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 77 3.98%
8. Health Care 75 3.88%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 61 3.16%
10. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 54 2.79%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 47 2.43%
12. Miscellaneous Durable Goods, Wholesale 38 1.97%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 32 1.66%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 31 1.60%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 26 1.35%
16. Info Services and Data Processing 25 1.29%
17. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 24 1.24%
18. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 23 1.19%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 22 1.14%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 22 1.14%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 254 16.12%
2. Health Care 205 13.01%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 153 9.71%
4. Finance and Insurance 133 8.44%
5. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 113 7.17%
6. Social Assistance 75 4.76%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 68 4.31%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 67 4.25%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 64 4.06%
10. Public Administration 58 3.68%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 43 2.73%
12. Info Services and Data Processing 35 2.22%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 30 1.90%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 25 1.59%
15. Private Household Services 24 1.52%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 24 1.52%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 23 1.46%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 21 1.33%
19. Construction 20 1.27%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 15 0.95%

Cohasset Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Top Executives 251 12.98%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 227 11.74%
3. Other Management Occupations 127 6.57%
4. Other Financial Specialists 93 4.81%
5. Lawyers 90 4.66%
6. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 80 4.14%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 80 4.14%
8. Architects / Surveyors / Cartographers 56 2.90%
9. Physicians and Surgeons 48 2.48%
10. Computer Specialists 45 2.33%
11. Law Enforcement Workers 39 2.02%
12. Other Production Occupations 39 2.02%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 38 1.97%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 37 1.91%
15. Business Operations Specialists 36 1.86%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 34 1.76%
17. Cashiers 34 1.76%
18. Financial Managers 34 1.76%
19. Media and Communications Workers 34 1.76%
20. Accountants and Auditors 27 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Business Operations Specialists 124 7.87%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 117 7.42%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 83 5.27%
4. Secretaries and Admins 83 5.27%
5. Registered Nurses 79 5.01%
6. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 70 4.44%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 63 4.00%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 59 3.74%
9. Other Management Occupations 57 3.62%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 49 3.11%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 48 3.05%
12. Other Financial Specialists 47 2.98%
13. Lawyers 41 2.60%
14. Child Care Workers 39 2.47%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 38 2.41%
16. Cashiers 36 2.28%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 35 2.22%
18. Top Executives 35 2.22%
19. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 34 2.16%
20. Teachers, Secondary School 29 1.84%

Cohasset Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,862 52.38%
15-35 hours 729 13.34%
1-14 hours 249 4.56%
No regular hours 1,624 29.72%

Cohasset Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 27 0.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM 122 3.86%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 158 5.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM 257 8.13%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 308 9.74%
7 AM-7:29 AM 537 16.98%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 384 12.14%
8 AM-8:29 AM 495 15.65%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 311 9.84%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 269 8.51%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 61 1.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 15 0.47%
Noon-3:59 PM 174 5.50%
4 PM-11:59 PM 44 1.39%

Cohasset Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 145 4.59%
5-9 401 12.68%
10-14 338 10.69%
15-19 212 6.70%
20-24 263 8.32%
25-29 62 1.96%
30-34 205 6.48%
35-39 80 2.53%
40-44 207 6.55%
45-59 472 14.93%
60-89 652 20.62%
At least 90 125 3.95%

Cohasset Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,421 44.94%
30-44 33 1.04% 459 14.52%
45-59 91 2.88% 381 12.05%
At least 60 189 5.98% 588 18.60%

Cohasset Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 9 0.26%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 178 5.16%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,566 74.40%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 12 0.35%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 313 9.08%
Color 6 Box Walked 84 2.44%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 287 8.32%

Cohasset Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cohasset Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,677 (7,192 people)
Families (2000): 2,060 (6,495 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 868
People at same address in 1995: 4,075
Cohasset Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 105 3.92%
$10,000-$14,999 125 4.67%
$15,000-$19,999 95 3.55%
$20,000-$24,999 84 3.14%
$25,000-$29,999 51 1.91%
$30,000-$34,999 83 3.10%
$35,000-$39,999 131 4.89%
$40,000-$44,999 68 2.54%
$45,000-$49,999 75 2.80%
$50,000-$59,999 134 5.01%
$60,000-$74,999 224 8.37%
$75,000-$99,999 402 15.02%
$100,000-$124,999 323 12.07%
$125,000-$149,999 173 6.46%
$150,000-$199,999 268 10.01%
$200,000 or more 336 12.55%

Cohasset Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 585 21.89%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 823 30.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 63 2.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 405 15.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 6 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 478 17.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 217 8.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 68 2.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 23 0.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Cohasset Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,218 28.11%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,459 18.49%
Public Assistance 16 0.20%
Retirement 475 6.02%
Self Employment 484 6.13%
Social Security 728 9.23%
Supplemental Security 74 0.94%
Wage / Salary 2,107 26.70%
Other 329 4.17%

Cohasset Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 847 48.87%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 886 51.13%

Cohasset Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 99 3.81%
Color 1 Box Married 1,875 72.20%
Color 2 Box Never Married 533 20.52%
Color 3 Box Widowed 90 3.47%

Cohasset Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 299 10.16%
Color 1 Box Married 1,806 61.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 519 17.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 320 10.87%

Cohasset Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cohasset Education Information Back to top
Cohasset Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 10 0.19%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 187 3.56%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 764 14.56%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 806 15.36%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 357 6.80%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,076 39.56%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,048 19.97%

Cohasset Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 99 1.36% 155 2.13% 254 3.50%
Kindergarten 128 1.76% 0 0.00% 128 1.76%
Grades 1-4 495 6.82% 24 0.33% 519 7.15%
Grades 5-8 366 5.04% 15 0.21% 381 5.25%
Grades 9-12 285 3.93% 81 1.12% 366 5.04%
Undergrad college 100 1.38% 61 0.84% 161 2.22%
Graduate or professional school 35 0.48% 68 0.94% 103 1.42%
Total 1,508 20.77% 404 5.56% 1,912 26.33%

Cohasset Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cohasset Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 249
Cohasset Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cohasset Public Benefits Information Back to top
Cohasset Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 6,991 97.21%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 201 2.79%

Cohasset Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cohasset Criminal Information Back to top
Cohasset Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 0.959 0.000 0.000 0.137 1.096 0.000 2.878 6.716 0.959 10.554
2002 1.768 0.000 0.000 0.136 1.905 0.000 2.857 6.530 0.680 10.067
2003 2.051 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.051 0.137 2.872 7.384 0.410 10.666
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.414 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.414 0.138 3.033 10.753 0.965 14.750
2006 1.101 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.101 0.413 3.441 12.251 0.275 15.967
2007 1.248 0.000 0.000 0.139 1.386 0.139 2.357 11.368 0.832 14.557

Cohasset Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 17
2005 6 17
2006 6 18
2007 6 18

Cohasset Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 85
2002 88

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Cohasset Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Cohasset Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,159 15.96%
10-19 Years 959 13.21%
20-29 Years 387 5.33%
30-39 Years 998 13.74%
40-49 Years 1,311 18.06%
50-59 Years 1,036 14.27%
60-69 Years 619 8.52%
70-79 Years 501 6.90%
80-89 Years 243 3.35%
90+ Years 48 0.66%

Cohasset Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,500 48.20%
Color 1 Box Female 3,761 51.80%

Cohasset Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,099 97.77%
Color 2 Box Asian 51 0.70%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 50 0.69%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 41 0.56%
Color 1 Box African-American 13 0.18%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 5 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Cohasset Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 2,931 33.66%
2. English 1,618 18.58%
3. Italian 943 10.83%
4. German 559 6.42%
5. United States Or American 452 5.19%
6. Scottish 310 3.56%
7. French Non-Basque 229 2.63%
8. Polish 221 2.54%
9. Swedish 217 2.49%
10. French Canadian 175 2.01%

Cohasset Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,438 95.65%
2. French 98 1.46%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 59 0.88%
4. German 36 0.53%
5. Italian 29 0.43%
6. Persian 22 0.33%
7. Other West Germanic 18 0.27%
8. Polish 13 0.19%
9. Greek 8 0.12%
10. Hungarian 6 0.09%

Cohasset Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 6,925 95.37%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 165 2.27%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 171 2.36%

Cohasset Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Cohasset Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cohasset Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02025