Demographics of Dalton town, Massachusetts

Dalton town, Massachusetts had 6,157 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −168 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dalton town, in four figures

6,157
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,256 ±30.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −168 people.; 49.7 ±5.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,438 ±$7,763
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.

Dalton town, Massachusetts's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dalton 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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The figures

Dalton town, Massachusetts's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dalton 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	6,325	100.0	100.0
2021	6,320	99.9	100.2
2022	6,255	98.9	100.7
2023	6,216	98.3	101.6
2024	6,203	98.1	102.5
2025	6,157	97.3	103.1

Population of Dalton town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,325	—
2021	6,320	−5
2022	6,255	−65
2023	6,216	−39
2024	6,203	−13
2025	6,157	−46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.7 ±5.8: for men 53.1 ±7.5 and for women 48.4 ±4.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dalton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	105 to 423	1.7% to 6.8%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,023 ±249	16.4% ±4.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	112 to 378	1.8% to 6.0%	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,256 ±304	20.1% ±4.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,722 ±328	27.5% ±5.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,746 ±360	27.9% ±5.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,438 ±$7,763, and income per person $48,844 ±$4,620, 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 Dalton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	493 ±215	17.0% ±7.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	329 ±139	11.3% ±4.7	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	461 ±221	15.9% ±7.5	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	480 ±176	16.5% ±5.9	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	322 ±159	11.1% ±5.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	410 ±158	14.1% ±5.3	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	412 ±158	14.2% ±5.3	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 Dalton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	212 to 708	3.4% to 11.4%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	56 to 326	5.2% to 24.5%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	64 to 254	2.4% to 9.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	36 to 184	1.8% to 8.3%	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 Dalton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dalton town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,096 ±290	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±11.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.5% to 11.7%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.7% ±4.9	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.3% ±9.1	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$295,700 ±$25,547	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$872 ±$70	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±3	1964 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Dalton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	60 to 432	1.0% to 6.9%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,850 ±213	93.5% ±3.4	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 1.6%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11 to 213	0.2% to 3.4%	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 Dalton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	4,497 ±351	71.9% ±5.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,528 ±326	24.4% ±5.2	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 125	< 0.1% to 2.0%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	75 to 259	1.2% to 4.1%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 184	0.3% to 2.9%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 128	< 0.1% to 2.0%	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%.

Dalton town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

250th 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 Dalton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ashburnham town	6,415 ±17
Orleans town	6,415 ±16
Northborough CDP	6,392 ±679
Ware CDP	6,369 ±677
Mendon town	6,325 ±19
Dalton town	6,256 ±30
Foxborough CDP	6,251 ±924
Rowley town	6,251 ±17
East Falmouth CDP	6,245 ±840
Sharon CDP	6,232 ±622
Southampton town	6,230 ±36

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