Demographics of Halifax town, Massachusetts

Halifax town, Massachusetts had 7,845 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +99 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Halifax town, in four figures

7,845
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,748 ±17.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +99 people.; 41.9 ±4.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $118,556 ±$11,466
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.

Halifax town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Halifax 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

Halifax town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Halifax 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	7,746	100.0	100.0
2021	7,762	100.2	100.2
2022	7,739	99.9	100.7
2023	7,789	100.6	101.6
2024	7,840	101.2	102.5
2025	7,845	101.3	103.1

Population of Halifax town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,746	—
2021	7,762	+16
2022	7,739	−23
2023	7,789	+50
2024	7,840	+51
2025	7,845	+5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±4.7: for men 41.7 ±2.7 and for women 42.2 ±9.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Halifax town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	294 ±121	3.8% ±1.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,425 ±440	18.4% ±5.7	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	538 ±215	6.9% ±2.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,850 ±405	23.9% ±5.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,182 ±431	28.2% ±5.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,459 ±280	18.8% ±3.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $118,556 ±$11,466, and income per person $50,500 ±$5,820, 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 Halifax town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	82 to 334	2.8% to 11.3%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	322 ±131	10.9% ±4.4	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	389 ±149	13.2% ±4.9	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	204 ±97	6.9% ±3.2	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	837 ±261	28.3% ±8.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	407 ±159	13.8% ±5.3	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	588 ±212	19.9% ±7.0	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Halifax town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	67 to 343	0.9% to 4.4%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 33	0% to 1.9%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 73	0% to 1.8%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	53 to 297	3.0% to 15.1%	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 Halifax town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Halifax town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,102 ±220	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±2.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.8% to 8.7%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	95.5% ±3.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	2.0% to 7.0%	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$481,500 ±$51,447	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,804 ±$375	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	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 Halifax town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21 to 263	0.3% to 3.4%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,962 ±371	89.9% ±4.8	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.7%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	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 59	0% to 0.8%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	220 to 964	2.8% to 12.4%	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 Halifax town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	6,897 ±273	89.0% ±3.5	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	653 ±230	8.4% ±3.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 111	< 0.1% to 1.4%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8 to 276	0.1% to 3.6%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 66	0% to 0.9%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 245	0% to 3.2%	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%.

Halifax town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

220th 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 Halifax town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Middleborough Center CDP	8,155 ±596
Monson town	8,136 ±30
Adams town	8,074 ±19
Plymouth CDP	7,918 ±801
West Boylston town	7,782 ±21
Halifax town	7,748 ±17
West Bridgewater town	7,708 ±22
Clinton CDP	7,658 ±657
Hamilton town	7,600 ±42
Orange town	7,573 ±26
Mansfield Center CDP	7,222 ±895

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