Demographics of North Reading town, Massachusetts

North Reading town, Massachusetts had 16,553 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,050 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

North Reading town, in four figures

16,553
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,765 ±39.; +6.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,050 people.; 43.0 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $147,768 ±$24,518
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.

North Reading town, Massachusetts's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of North Reading 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

North Reading town, Massachusetts's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of North Reading 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	15,503	100.0	100.0
2021	15,376	99.2	100.2
2022	15,605	100.7	100.7
2023	15,833	102.1	101.6
2024	16,254	104.8	102.5
2025	16,553	106.8	103.1

Population of North Reading town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,503	—
2021	15,376	−127
2022	15,605	+229
2023	15,833	+228
2024	16,254	+421
2025	16,553	+299

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±2.8: for men 41.1 ±2.6 and for women 44.8 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in North Reading town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	824 ±203	5.2% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,699 ±323	17.1% ±2.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,030 ±224	6.5% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,783 ±474	24.0% ±3.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,804 ±613	30.5% ±3.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,625 ±313	16.7% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $147,768 ±$24,518, and income per person $77,099 ±$9,911, 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 North Reading town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	89 to 495	1.5% to 8.5%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	663 ±270	11.4% ±4.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	560 ±164	9.6% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	535 ±217	9.2% ±3.7	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	875 ±246	15.0% ±4.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	880 ±254	15.1% ±4.3	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,020 ±241	34.7% ±3.9	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 North Reading town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	195 to 643	1.2% to 4.1%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 42	0% to 1.2%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	144 ±69	1.7% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	58 to 480	1.6% to 12.6%	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 North Reading town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	North Reading town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	5,933 ±236	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.2% ±1.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.3% to 3.4%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.3% ±1.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.7% ±4.4	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$710,500 ±$24,272	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,259 ±$356	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±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 North Reading town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	157 to 517	1.0% to 3.3%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,619 ±549	86.4% ±3.5	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 121	0% to 0.8%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	795 ±291	5.0% ±1.8	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 745	0% to 4.7%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	589 ±258	3.7% ±1.6	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 North Reading town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	12,167 ±599	77.2% ±3.8	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,390 ±472	15.2% ±3.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	61 to 253	0.4% to 1.6%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,051 ±271	6.7% ±1.7	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	878 ±254	5.6% ±1.6	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	173 ±74	1.1% ±0.5	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%.

North Reading town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

130th 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 North Reading town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Longmeadow town	16,425 ±22
Westwood town	16,318 ±45
Duxbury town	16,185 ±44
Easthampton city	16,086 ±43
Fairhaven town	15,903 ±42
North Reading town	15,765 ±39
Northborough town	15,750 ±26
Hudson CDP	15,719 ±705
Longmeadow CDP	15,696 ±41
Seekonk town	15,694 ±29
Clinton town	15,563 ±33

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 20 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income
No. 22 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 31 Places in Massachusetts by homeownership rate
No. 38 Places in Massachusetts by median age
No. 56 Places in Massachusetts by median home value

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