Taunton, MA

Taunton, MA: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Taunton, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

62,522residents (2025 estimate)
38NPI-registered dentists
$79,283median household income
Residents

Taunton at a glance

Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (5.7% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (23.9% against 35.7%).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate62,522Up 5.3% from the April 2020 base of 59,365
  • Median household income$79,283Well below Massachusetts ($103,960), close to the US ($80,734)
  • Median age38.9Close to both Massachusetts (40.0) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older15.0%Below both Massachusetts (17.9%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)23.9%Well below both Massachusetts (47.3%) and the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)5.7%Well below both Massachusetts (9.7%) and the US (13.6%)

The share who speak Spanish at home is where Taunton and Fall River (12 miles apart) differ most: 5.7% against 10.2%, then the share with a bachelor's degree or higher (23.9% against 16.4%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Taunton

Morton Hospital, at 88 Washington Street in Taunton, describes itself as an acute care community hospital serving patients and families in southeastern Massachusetts. Its services include emergency care and wound care, along with surgical services including vascular surgery, breast surgery, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and podiatric surgery. Its featured centers and services include the Center for Sleep Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Taunton's Open Space and Recreation Plan says the Industrial Revolution had established industrial villages at Hopewell, Britanniaville, Whittenton, Oakland, East Taunton and Westville, which developed into the city's middle and working class neighborhoods, and that the building boom was concentrated in Weir Village. The city's Comprehensive Master Plan refers to a range from revitalized Whittenton and Weir Villages to rural homes in East and West Taunton.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Hopewell
  • Britanniaville
  • Whittenton
  • Oakland
  • East Taunton
  • Westville
  • Weir Village

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Providers

Who practices in Taunton

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Taunton, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Taunton is closest to the US rate among optometrists (0.8 times the US rate) and lowest among plastic surgeons (none registered).

SpecialtyIn TauntonResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists381 per 1,6451 per 1,340Below
Chiropractors101 per 6,2521 per 3,311Well below
Dermatologists0–1 per 17,857Well below
Physical therapists231 per 2,7181 per 1,181Well below
Optometrists101 per 6,2521 per 5,291Below
Podiatrists11 per 62,5221 per 14,706Well below
Plastic surgeons0–1 per 58,824Well below
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Bristol County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of dentists are 25.3% of them, well above the US share of 18.5%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments746Average employment 13,068
  • Offices of physicians188
  • Offices of dentists189
  • Offices of other health practitioners214
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Taunton practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. Room to stand out for dermatologists

    No NPI-registered dermatologists list a practice address in Taunton (nationally there is one for every 17,857 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a dermatologist. See our marketing for dermatologists.

  2. Get into local search early

    Across the seven provider groups on this page, Taunton has 13.1 NPI-registered providers per 10,000 residents, against 22.3 for the US. The thinnest group is dermatologists, with none registered. Fewer competitors to outrank: we would start with local SEO.

  3. Stand out among the dental offices nearby

    Dentist offices make up 25.3% of the private-sector ambulatory health care establishments in Bristol County, against 18.5% nationally. A dental practice here needs one thing it is known for. See our dental practice marketing.

  4. Be easy to find for people who just moved here

    Taunton grew by 3,157 residents (+5.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025. With that many new residents, we would start with maps and directory listings.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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