Demographics of Medfield town, Massachusetts

Medfield town, Massachusetts had 13,248 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +449 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Medfield town, in four figures

13,248
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,068 ±31.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +449 people.; 42.4 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $235,800 ±$31,636
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.

Medfield town, Massachusetts's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Medfield 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

Medfield town, Massachusetts's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Medfield 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	12,799	100.0	100.0
2021	12,911	100.9	100.2
2022	13,117	102.5	100.7
2023	13,148	102.7	101.6
2024	13,234	103.4	102.5
2025	13,248	103.5	103.1

Population of Medfield town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,799	—
2021	12,911	+112
2022	13,117	+206
2023	13,148	+31
2024	13,234	+86
2025	13,248	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±3.0: for men 40.7 ±4.2 and for women 44.6 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Medfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	924 ±277	7.1% ±2.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,757 ±437	21.1% ±3.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	657 ±212	5.0% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,668 ±401	20.4% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,052 ±457	31.0% ±3.5	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,010 ±316	15.4% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $235,800 ±$31,636, and income per person $107,234 ±$11,710, 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 Medfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	122 to 456	2.6% to 9.7%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	88 to 268	1.9% to 5.7%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	422 ±135	9.0% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	89 to 273	1.9% to 5.8%	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	576 ±187	12.3% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	389 ±149	8.3% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,645 ±263	56.5% ±5.0	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 Medfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	107 to 437	0.8% to 3.4%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 75	0% to 2.0%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	35 to 239	0.5% to 3.7%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	17 to 187	0.6% to 6.4%	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 Medfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Medfield town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	4,820 ±206	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±1.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.8% to 5.1%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.1% ±3.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.9% ±4.2	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$911,100 ±$32,356	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,035 ±$559	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±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 Medfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	208 to 690	1.6% to 5.3%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,121 ±365	85.1% ±2.8	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	25 to 551	0.2% to 4.2%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	571 ±183	4.4% ±1.4	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 341	0% to 2.6%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	486 ±188	3.7% ±1.4	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 Medfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	8,529 ±432	65.3% ±3.3	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,498 ±387	26.8% ±3.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 195	0.2% to 1.5%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	929 ±250	7.1% ±1.9	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	725 ±207	5.5% ±1.6	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	78 to 330	0.6% to 2.5%	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%.

Medfield town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

157th 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 Medfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wayland town	13,914 ±32
Harwich town	13,598 ±18
Medway town	13,436 ±25
Charlton town	13,435 ±19
Oxford town	13,385 ±34
Medfield town	13,068 ±31
Lynnfield CDP	13,064 ±19
Rehoboth town	13,022 ±27
North Adams city	12,606 ±27
Tyngsborough town	12,550 ±24
Palmer Town city	12,381 ±35

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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