| Official Name: | Wareham Center, Massachusetts |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Label: | Wareham Center |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Plymouth |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.56 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.19 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.37 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2972 |
| Population Density Km2: | 709.73 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1837.97 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Elevation Ft: | 36 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7464°N -70.7181°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-73020 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0615457 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Wareham Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wareham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,896 at the 2010 census.[2]
Wareham Center is located at (41.746332, -70.718018).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 km (2.0 mi), of which 3.9 km (1.5 mi) is land and 1.2 km (0.4 mi) (23.08%) is water.
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,874 people, 1,254 households, and 719 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 734.9/km (1,907.2/mi). There were 1,871 housing units at an average density of 478.4/km (1,241.6/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.33% White, 2.33% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.71% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 1,254 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,042, and the median income for a family was $43,984. Males had a median income of $39,315 versus $28,715 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,803. About 11.0% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.