Demographics of Pembroke town, Massachusetts

Pembroke town, Massachusetts had 18,492 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +150 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pembroke town, in four figures

18,492
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,382 ±25.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +150 people.; 45.5 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $146,285 ±$16,854
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.

Pembroke town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pembroke 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

Pembroke town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pembroke 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	18,342	100.0	100.0
2021	18,430	100.5	100.2
2022	18,355	100.1	100.7
2023	18,421	100.4	101.6
2024	18,513	100.9	102.5
2025	18,492	100.8	103.1

Population of Pembroke town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,342	—
2021	18,430	+88
2022	18,355	−75
2023	18,421	+66
2024	18,513	+92
2025	18,492	−21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±3.3: for men 41.8 ±2.7 and for women 48.7 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pembroke town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,002 ±230	5.5% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,551 ±406	13.9% ±2.2	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,625 ±334	8.8% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,897 ±485	21.2% ±2.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,742 ±716	31.2% ±3.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,565 ±575	19.4% ±3.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $146,285 ±$16,854, and income per person $62,681 ±$4,434, 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 Pembroke town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	532 ±201	7.7% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	456 ±167	6.6% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	543 ±171	7.9% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	633 ±196	9.2% ±2.8	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,390 ±287	20.1% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	895 ±225	13.0% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,451 ±433	35.5% ±6.0	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 Pembroke town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	732 ±215	4.0% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 60	0% to 1.7%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	221 ±104	2.4% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	494 ±184	9.0% ±3.0	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 Pembroke town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pembroke town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	7,143 ±345	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±6.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.2% to 5.6%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.1% ±2.1	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.9% ±3.0	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$586,500 ±$27,892	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,464 ±$753	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	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 Pembroke town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	118 to 410	0.6% to 2.2%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,457 ±293	95.0% ±1.6	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 213	0% to 1.2%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 272	0% to 1.5%	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 71	0% to 0.4%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	410 ±188	2.2% ±1.0	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 Pembroke town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	15,454 ±532	84.1% ±2.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,232 ±542	12.1% ±2.9	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 126	0.1% to 0.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	625 ±232	3.4% ±1.3	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	514 ±195	2.8% ±1.1	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 202	0.1% to 1.1%	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%.

Pembroke town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

110th 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 Pembroke town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ashland town	18,873 ±26
Winthrop Town city	18,759 ±48
Newburyport city	18,652 ±47
Foxborough town	18,615 ±41
Sharon town	18,574 ±27
Pembroke town	18,382 ±25
Somerset CDP	18,298 ±45
Concord town	18,223 ±21
Southbridge Town city	17,928 ±32
South Hadley town	17,754 ±22
Webster town	17,748 ±66

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 5 Places by median rent
No. 7 Places in Massachusetts by homeownership rate
No. 27 Places in Massachusetts by median age
No. 29 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 64 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income

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