Demographics of Hanson town, Massachusetts

Hanson town, Massachusetts had 10,927 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +303 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hanson town, in four figures

10,927
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,660 ±28.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +303 people.; 42.8 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $132,200 ±$9,787
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.

Hanson town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hanson 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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Hanson town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hanson 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	10,624	100.0	100.0
2021	10,684	100.6	100.2
2022	10,620	100.0	100.7
2023	10,661	100.3	101.6
2024	10,762	101.3	102.5
2025	10,927	102.9	103.1

Population of Hanson town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,624	—
2021	10,684	+60
2022	10,620	−64
2023	10,661	+41
2024	10,762	+101
2025	10,927	+165

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±3.0: for men 43.7 ±4.5 and for women 42.6 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hanson town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	489 ±166	4.6% ±1.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,810 ±354	17.0% ±3.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,066 ±320	10.0% ±3.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,256 ±333	21.2% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,943 ±385	27.6% ±3.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,096 ±316	19.7% ±3.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $132,200 ±$9,787, and income per person $61,274 ±$10,011, 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 Hanson town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	283 ±122	7.4% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	163 to 505	4.3% to 13.1%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	392 ±116	10.2% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	514 ±186	13.4% ±4.8	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	843 ±246	21.9% ±6.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	543 ±155	14.1% ±3.9	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	939 ±239	24.4% ±6.0	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 Hanson town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	281 ±115	2.7% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 54	0% to 2.4%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	28 to 112	0.5% to 2.0%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	91 to 295	3.4% to 10.4%	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 Hanson town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hanson town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,900 ±235	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.7% ±8.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	< 0.1% to 2.7%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	89.0% ±2.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.0% ±4.7	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$533,900 ±$36,323	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,821 ±$860	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Hanson town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	69 to 213	0.6% to 2.0%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,678 ±554	90.8% ±5.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.4%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6 to 96	0.1% to 0.9%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.5%	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 94	0% to 0.9%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	145 to 1,271	1.4% to 11.9%	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 Hanson town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	9,200 ±344	86.3% ±3.2	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,016 ±297	9.5% ±2.8	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 67	0% to 0.6%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	84 to 740	0.8% to 6.9%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	72 to 450	0.7% to 4.2%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 310	0% to 2.9%	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%.

Hanson town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

180th 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 Hanson town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Groton town	11,390 ±37
Holbrook CDP	11,380 ±22
Norwell town	11,361 ±30
Leicester town	11,113 ±35
Maynard CDP	10,712 ±23
Hanson town	10,660 ±28
Acushnet town	10,624 ±26
Southborough town	10,493 ±23
Winchendon town	10,440 ±55
Brewster town	10,420 ±19
Littleton town	10,280 ±43

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