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Wellesley town, Norfolk County, MA

28,747 Population
10 square miles 2,868.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$89,101 ±$6,336 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Norfolk County: $55,860 ±$780
  • about double the amount in Massachusetts: $45,555 ±$231
$213,684 ±$14,698 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Norfolk County: $105,320 ±$1,736
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $84,385 ±$511

4.2% ±1.4% (1,016  ±327) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 6% 41,067 (±0.4% / ±2,425)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 653,454 (±0.2% / ±10,187)

29.8 minutes ±1.4 (308,125  ±21,651) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 34.6 11,449,930 (±0.3 / ±156,615)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 30 97,551,415 (±0.1 / ±515,573)

Families

8,326 ±336 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 267,967 ±936
  • Massachusetts: 2,646,980 ±4,188
2.9 ±0.1 (23,990  ±423) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.6 685,431 (±0 / ±848)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,624,698

2.7% ±0.9% (234  ±82) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Norfolk County: 4.3% 7,077 (±0.4% / ±608)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,447 (±0.1% / ±2,126)

Housing

8,750 ±340 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 280,180 ±283
  • Massachusetts: 2,913,009 ±462

$1,212,100 ±$57,120 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Norfolk County: $491,000 ±$3,543
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $398,800 ±$1,388

12.7% ±1.7% (3,622  ±496.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 11.4% 79,780 (±0.5% / ±3,425.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 12.6% 856,902 (±0.2% / ±11,187.8)

Social

98.1% ±3% (15,420  ±702.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 94.1% 465,846 (±1% / ±4,927.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.1% 4,385,537 (±0.3% / ±16,151.2)
84.1% ±3% (13,206  ±640.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Norfolk County: 54.6% 270,144 (±0.7% / ±3,532.7)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 44.5% 2,144,142 (±0.2% / ±10,973.2)

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

17.5% ±1.7% (5,021  ±501) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Norfolk County: 18.5% 130,352 (±0.4% / ±2,562)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 16.9% 1,158,909 (±0.1% / ±9,780)

2.7% ±0.5% (585  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Norfolk County: 5% 27,563 (±0.2% / ±1,138)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 5.3% 290,648 (±0.1% / ±3,865)
585 Total veterans ±103 546 Male ±98 39 Female ±34

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