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Winchester town, Middlesex County, MA

22,677 Population
6 square miles 3,759.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 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

$77,433 ±$3,558 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Middlesex County: $49,669 ±$376
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$159,536 ±$7,363 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Middlesex County: $97,012 ±$1,021
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

2.5% ±0.9% (551  ±196) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.9% 122,070 (±0.2% / ±3,555)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

34.4 minutes ±1 (350,540  ±15,383) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 30.9 25,117,565 (±0.2 / ±198,320)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

7,879 ±181 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 600,032 ±1,943
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
2.8 ±0.1 (22,398  ±131) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.6 1,536,487 (±0 / ±1,405)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

5.1% ±1.4% (232  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% 18,412 (±0.2% / ±915)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

8,197 ±206 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 632,582 ±586
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$893,700 ±$21,780 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Middlesex County: $476,500 ±$2,273
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

8.2% ±1.4% (1,849  ±324) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 13.5% 212,658 (±0.3% / ±4,468.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

98.3% ±3.5% (14,876  ±581.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.1% 1,039,677 (±0.6% / ±6,391.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
75.8% ±3% (11,467  ±487.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Middlesex County: 55.2% 616,179 (±0.4% / ±4,643.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

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

17.3% ±1.7% (3,924  ±382) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Middlesex County: 21% 335,572 (±0.3% / ±3,935)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

4.9% ±0.8% (806  ±132) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 4.7% 59,816 (±0.1% / ±1,563)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
806 Total veterans ±132 770 Male ±129 36 Female ±30

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