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Walpole town, Norfolk County, MA

26,317 Population
20.5 square miles 1,286.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk County: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$64,979 ±$5,025 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Norfolk County: $66,685 ±$944
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $53,513 ±$287
$151,875 ±$13,744 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $120,621 ±$1,910
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $96,505 ±$551

4.6% ±1.6% (1,188  ±421) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.5% 45,607 (±0.4% / ±2,680)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 672,361 (±0.2% / ±11,769)

34.6 minutes ±2.3 (361,990  ±37,007) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 33.2 10,358,045 (±0.4 / ±168,344)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.4 90,231,104 (±0.1 / ±461,562)

Families

9,357 ±389 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 279,104 ±1,019
  • Massachusetts: 2,740,995 ±5,239
2.8 ±0.1 (26,002  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 705,259 (±0 / ±191)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,755,387

4.4% ±2.4% (252  ±137) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.2% † 7,126 (±0.4% / ±747)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,661 (±0.2% / ±2,434)

Housing

9,735 ±405 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 291,316 ±146
  • Massachusetts: 2,999,314 ±412

$625,000 ±$20,560 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $612,100 ±$4,576
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $483,900 ±$1,329

6.8% ±1.9% (1,762  ±484) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.1% 79,343 (±0.5% / ±3,488.9)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12.2% 844,491 (±0.2% / ±12,252.6)

Social

96.2% ±4.6% (17,156  ±,950.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 94.2% 480,081 (±1% / ±5,254.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,488,514 (±0.3% / ±16,301.1)
58.6% ±3.6% (10,457  ±,708.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 56.3% 286,782 (±0.8% / ±3,821.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 45.9% 2,258,811 (±0.2% / ±10,925.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.7% ±2.3% (2,560  ±607) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Norfolk County: 19.3% 139,144
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 17.6% 1,227,846

4.8% ±1.2% (945  ±235) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.2% 23,865 (±0.2% / ±1,150)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.8% 266,304 (±0.1% / ±4,154)
945 Total veterans ±235 913 Male ±231 32 Female ±31

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