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Upton town, Worcester County, MA

7,986 Population
21.6 square miles 369.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Worcester County: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$57,613 ±$6,975 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Worcester County: $41,528 ±$473
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$140,192 ±$27,560 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Worcester County: $81,660 ±$987
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

2% ±0.9% (156  ±74) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Worcester County: 9.8% 81,333 (±0.5% / ±3,784)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

38 minutes ±3.7 (118,920  ±20,936) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Worcester County: 29.6 11,348,220 (±0.3 / ±164,636)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

2,692 ±170 Number of households
  • Worcester County: 326,571 ±1,393
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
3 ±0.2 (7,960  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Worcester County: 2.5 827,691 (±0 / ±1,379)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

3% ±4% (46  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Worcester County: 5.2% 10,392 (±0.4% / ±844)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

2,829 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Worcester County: 349,131 ±525
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$505,100 ±$33,092 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Worcester County: $314,900 ±$2,858
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

4.1% ±2.7% (328  ±211) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Worcester County: 10.9% 92,756 (±0.4% / ±3,464.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

97.7% ±8.9% (5,495  ±541.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Worcester County: 91.6% 544,025 (±0.9% / ±5,094.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
60.6% ±6.3% (3,409  ±379.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Worcester County: 38.1% 226,111 (±0.6% / ±3,308.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

7.6% ±3.1% (605  ±248) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Worcester County: 13% 111,477 (±0.3% / ±2,751)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

7.2% ±3.5% (430  ±207) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Worcester County: 5.9% 40,119 (±0.2% / ±1,231)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
430 Total veterans ±207 412 Male ±204 18 Female ±29

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