Demographics of Bourne town, Massachusetts

Bourne town, Massachusetts had 20,772 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,188 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bourne town, in four figures

20,772
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,323 ±24.; +6.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,188 people.; 52.0 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,058 ±$6,712
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bourne town, Massachusetts's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bourne town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Bourne town, Massachusetts's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bourne town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,584	100.0	100.0
2021	20,591	105.1	100.2
2022	20,478	104.6	100.7
2023	20,540	104.9	101.6
2024	20,785	106.1	102.5
2025	20,772	106.1	103.1

Population of Bourne town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,584	—
2021	20,591	+1,007
2022	20,478	−113
2023	20,540	+62
2024	20,785	+245
2025	20,772	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.0 ±1.8: for men 50.6 ±2.4 and for women 53.3 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bourne town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	636 ±197	3.1% ±1.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,352 ±415	11.6% ±2.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,834 ±386	9.0% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,645 ±439	17.9% ±2.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,800 ±591	28.5% ±2.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,056 ±624	29.8% ±3.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,058 ±$6,712, and income per person $55,039 ±$5,086, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bourne town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	1,110 ±307	12.5% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,040 ±285	11.7% ±3.2	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,293 ±336	14.5% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,554 ±335	17.5% ±3.7	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,379 ±308	15.5% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,047 ±243	11.8% ±2.7	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,479 ±268	16.6% ±2.9	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bourne town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,234 ±310	6.2% ±1.6	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	66 to 234	2.3% to 7.7%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	560 ±191	6.1% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	524 ±191	6.8% ±2.4	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bourne town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bourne town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	11,747 ±509	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.8% ±4.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.2% ±3.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±3.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±4.2	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$575,600 ±$27,939	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,379 ±$300	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bourne town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	160 to 490	0.8% to 2.4%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,843 ±420	92.7% ±2.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	89 ±31	0.4% ±0.2	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	134 to 632	0.7% to 3.1%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.2%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	631 ±278	3.1% ±1.4	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bourne town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	13,526 ±816	66.6% ±4.0	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,388 ±730	26.5% ±3.6	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	237 ±115	1.2% ±0.6	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,172 ±417	5.8% ±2.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	578 ±238	2.8% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	246 to 942	1.2% to 4.6%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bourne town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

97th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Bourne town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Westborough town	21,944 ±31
Gardner city	21,148 ±23
Ludlow town	20,904 ±23
Sandwich town	20,522 ±41
Marblehead CDP	20,413 ±24
Bourne town	20,323 ±24
Hudson town	20,077 ±37
Holden town	20,064 ±26
Grafton town	19,902 ±65
Scituate town	19,365 ±25
Hopkinton town	19,358 ±35

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026