Demographics of Ludlow town, Massachusetts

Ludlow town, Massachusetts had 21,279 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +515 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ludlow town, in four figures

21,279
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,904 ±23.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +515 people.; 44.3 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,838 ±$6,856
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.

Ludlow town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ludlow 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

Ludlow town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ludlow 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	20,764	100.0	100.0
2021	20,851	100.4	100.2
2022	20,888	100.6	100.7
2023	20,895	100.6	101.6
2024	21,091	101.6	102.5
2025	21,279	102.5	103.1

Population of Ludlow town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,764	—
2021	20,851	+87
2022	20,888	+37
2023	20,895	+7
2024	21,091	+196
2025	21,279	+188

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±1.8: for men 43.1 ±2.0 and for women 46.1 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ludlow town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	656 ±187	3.1% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,762 ±469	13.2% ±2.2	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,961 ±418	9.4% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,324 ±652	25.5% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,643 ±596	27.0% ±2.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,558 ±517	21.8% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,838 ±$6,856, and income per person $45,424 ±$3,362, 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 Ludlow town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	1,044 ±260	12.3% ±3.0	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,170 ±308	13.8% ±3.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,552 ±364	18.3% ±4.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,228 ±236	14.4% ±2.7	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,499 ±282	17.6% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	870 ±209	10.2% ±2.4	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,141 ±317	13.4% ±3.7	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 Ludlow town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,387 ±392	6.8% ±1.9	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	58 to 334	1.8% to 9.7%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	736 ±261	6.8% ±2.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	455 ±174	7.3% ±2.7	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 Ludlow town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ludlow town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	9,154 ±369	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±5.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±2.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.5% ±2.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.5% ±3.3	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$335,300 ±$9,917	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,223 ±$82	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±4	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Ludlow town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,868 ±474	8.9% ±2.3	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,016 ±574	86.2% ±2.7	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	105 to 575	0.5% to 2.8%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68 to 296	0.3% to 1.4%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	141 to 811	0.7% to 3.9%	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 Ludlow town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	15,250 ±813	73.0% ±3.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,755 ±345	8.4% ±1.7	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	200 to 934	1.0% to 4.5%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,332 ±641	15.9% ±3.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,493 ±494	11.9% ±2.4	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	839 ±380	4.0% ±1.8	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%.

Ludlow town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

94th 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 Ludlow town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Stoneham CDP	23,355 ±48
Wilmington CDP	23,336 ±47
Wareham town	23,302 ±24
Westborough town	21,944 ±31
Gardner city	21,148 ±23
Ludlow town	20,904 ±23
Sandwich town	20,522 ±41
Marblehead CDP	20,413 ±24
Bourne town	20,323 ±24
Hudson town	20,077 ±37
Holden town	20,064 ±26

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