Demographics of Freetown town, Massachusetts

Freetown town, Massachusetts had 9,443 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +239 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Freetown town, in four figures

9,443
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,285 ±27.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +239 people.; 40.9 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $143,884 ±$14,974
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.

Freetown town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Freetown 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Freetown town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Freetown 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	9,204	100.0	100.0
2021	9,228	100.3	100.2
2022	9,263	100.6	100.7
2023	9,357	101.7	101.6
2024	9,416	102.3	102.5
2025	9,443	102.6	103.1

Population of Freetown town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,204	—
2021	9,228	+24
2022	9,263	+35
2023	9,357	+94
2024	9,416	+59
2025	9,443	+27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±3.2: for men 39.2 ±2.5 and for women 43.4 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Freetown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	397 ±123	4.3% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,562 ±261	16.8% ±2.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	667 ±186	7.2% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,388 ±338	25.7% ±3.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,620 ±289	28.2% ±3.1	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,651 ±203	17.8% ±2.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $143,884 ±$14,974, and income per person $51,188 ±$3,240, 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 Freetown town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	143 ±65	4.4% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	233 ±114	7.1% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	412 ±123	12.6% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	385 ±124	11.8% ±3.8	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	509 ±125	15.6% ±3.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	878 ±173	26.9% ±5.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	703 ±142	21.5% ±4.2	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 Freetown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	287 ±115	3.1% ±1.3	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 41	0% to 2.2%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	67 to 229	1.4% to 4.6%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	55 to 193	2.4% to 8.2%	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 Freetown town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Freetown town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,388 ±188	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±6.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 6.5%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.1% ±4.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.9% ±4.5	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$518,200 ±$29,605	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,891 ±$363	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Freetown town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	76 to 390	0.8% to 4.2%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,692 ±261	93.6% ±2.8	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23 to 181	0.2% to 1.9%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23 to 277	0.2% to 3.0%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6 to 106	0.1% to 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 Freetown town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	7,427 ±310	80.0% ±3.3	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,412 ±290	15.2% ±3.1	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 31	0% to 0.3%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	434 ±168	4.7% ±1.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	398 ±153	4.3% ±1.6	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.8%	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%.

Freetown town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

195th 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 Freetown town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Plainville town	9,943 ±47
Middleton town	9,816 ±20
Sutton town	9,452 ±24
Andover CDP	9,451 ±785
Rutland town	9,353 ±32
Freetown town	9,285 ±27
Salisbury town	9,281 ±18
Blackstone town	9,255 ±21
Southwick town	9,217 ±33
Douglas town	9,207 ±19
Williamstown town	9,150 ±37

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in Massachusetts by homeownership rate
No. 20 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 31 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 51 Places in Massachusetts by median age
No. 111 Places in Massachusetts by poverty rate
No. 132 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026