Demographics of Dudley town, Massachusetts

Dudley town, Massachusetts had 11,972 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +69 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dudley town, in four figures

11,972
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,929 ±17.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +69 people.; 40.2 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,604 ±$11,774
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.

Dudley town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dudley 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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Dudley town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dudley 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	11,903	100.0	100.0
2021	11,921	100.2	100.2
2022	11,921	100.2	100.7
2023	11,933	100.3	101.6
2024	11,993	100.8	102.5
2025	11,972	100.6	103.1

Population of Dudley town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,903	—
2021	11,921	+18
2022	11,921	0
2023	11,933	+12
2024	11,993	+60
2025	11,972	−21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±2.4: for men 39.9 ±1.8 and for women 41.2 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dudley town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	534 ±159	4.5% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,923 ±361	16.1% ±3.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,704 ±278	14.3% ±2.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,463 ±332	20.6% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,290 ±411	27.6% ±3.4	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,015 ±361	16.9% ±3.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,604 ±$11,774, and income per person $37,787 ±$3,363, 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 Dudley town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	699 ±250	16.0% ±5.6	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	563 ±205	12.9% ±4.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	694 ±217	15.9% ±4.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	667 ±182	15.2% ±4.0	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	815 ±186	18.6% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	485 ±142	11.1% ±3.1	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	452 ±146	10.3% ±3.2	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 Dudley town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	703 ±287	6.4% ±2.6	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	59 to 245	2.6% to 10.0%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	283 ±127	5.0% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	73 to 463	2.6% to 15.6%	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 Dudley town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dudley town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	4,474 ±348	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.8% ±1.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.8% to 3.6%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.1% ±2.4	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.9% ±5.7	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$392,600 ±$18,917	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,217 ±$182	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±5	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 Dudley town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	292 to 872	2.4% to 7.3%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,174 ±476	85.3% ±4.0	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	192 to 802	1.6% to 6.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	120 to 370	1.0% to 3.1%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 215	0% to 1.8%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	333 ±135	2.8% ±1.1	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 Dudley town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	8,891 ±418	74.5% ±3.5	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,830 ±286	15.3% ±2.4	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79 to 409	0.7% to 3.4%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	964 ±281	8.1% ±2.4	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	585 ±165	4.9% ±1.4	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	157 to 601	1.3% to 5.0%	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%.

Dudley town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

168th 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 Dudley town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wrentham town	12,297 ±44
Webster CDP	12,228 ±505
Athol town	12,011 ±63
Spencer town	12,008 ±28
Lakeville town	11,944 ±53
Dudley town	11,929 ±17
Lunenburg town	11,902 ±24
Carver town	11,712 ±37
Norfolk town	11,673 ±45
Pepperell town	11,663 ±31
Weston town	11,579 ±21

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