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Sudbury town, Middlesex County, MA

18,697 Population
24.3 square miles 770.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$75,430 ±$5,265 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Middlesex County: $47,616 ±$380
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $39,913 ±$175
$170,945 ±$10,944 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Middlesex County: $92,878 ±$735
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $74,167 ±$380

3.1% ±1.9% (576  ±344) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 8.2% 125,491 (±0.2% / ±3,548)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.1% 727,546 (±0.1% / ±9,337)

33.3 minutes ±1.4 (264,175  ±17,847) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 30.3 24,214,380 (±0.2 / ±190,498)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 96,351,855 (±0.1 / ±430,392)

Families

6,226 ±138 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 593,784 ±1,932
  • Massachusetts: 2,585,715 ±5,003
3 ±0.1 (18,507  ±111) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.6 1,523,588 (±0 / ±1,350)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,538,591

4.1% ±1.8% (162  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Middlesex County: 4.8% 18,914 (±0.3% / ±1,009)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.6% 76,567 (±0.1% / ±2,150)

Housing

6,356 ±145 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 626,351 ±531
  • Massachusetts: 2,864,989 ±473

$668,500 ±$19,603 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Middlesex County: $453,300 ±$2,222
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $352,600 ±$792

6.9% ±1.9% (1,274  ±355) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Middlesex County: 13.6% 211,989 (±0.3% / ±4,820.7)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 13% 875,764 (±0.2% / ±10,200.9)

Social

99.1% ±4.6% (12,089  ±606.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 92.9% 1,027,392 (±0.6% / ±6,550.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.3% 4,248,456 (±0.3% / ±14,031.3)
78.5% ±3.9% (9,574  ±514.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Middlesex County: 54.1% 598,699 (±0.4% / ±4,763.7)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 42.1% 1,980,861 (±0.2% / ±9,263.9)

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

12.6% ±2% (2,352  ±373) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 20.5% 324,190 (±0.3% / ±4,170)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.2% 1,097,229 (±0.1% / ±8,947)

4% ±0.9% (531  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Middlesex County: 4.9% 61,777 (±0.1% / ±1,554)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 6% 325,299 (±0.1% / ±2,990)
531 Total veterans ±123 490 Male ±115 41 Female ±32

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