Demographics of Pepperell town, Massachusetts

Pepperell town, Massachusetts had 11,762 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +203 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pepperell town, in four figures

11,762
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,663 ±31.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +203 people.; 42.4 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $124,073 ±$11,540
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.

Pepperell town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pepperell 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

Pepperell town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pepperell 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	11,559	100.0	100.0
2021	11,504	99.5	100.2
2022	11,620	100.5	100.7
2023	11,700	101.2	101.6
2024	11,779	101.9	102.5
2025	11,762	101.8	103.1

Population of Pepperell town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,559	—
2021	11,504	−55
2022	11,620	+116
2023	11,700	+80
2024	11,779	+79
2025	11,762	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±3.3: for men 41.3 ±2.1 and for women 43.3 ±6.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pepperell town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	670 ±282	5.7% ±2.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,670 ±266	14.3% ±2.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	864 ±227	7.4% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,899 ±357	24.9% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,438 ±347	29.5% ±3.0	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,122 ±268	18.2% ±2.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $124,073 ±$11,540, and income per person $54,774 ±$5,058, 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 Pepperell town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	388 ±167	9.0% ±3.8	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	393 ±124	9.1% ±2.8	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	570 ±168	13.2% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	492 ±142	11.4% ±3.2	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	834 ±195	19.2% ±4.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	530 ±140	12.2% ±3.1	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,127 ±163	26.0% ±3.4	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 Pepperell town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	929 ±364	8.0% ±3.1	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	83 to 361	3.9% to 15.7%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	472 ±186	7.8% ±3.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	99 to 371	3.1% to 11.2%	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 Pepperell town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pepperell town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	4,472 ±267	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.9% ±2.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 5.3%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.3% ±7.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.7% ±4.5	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$482,100 ±$13,960	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,295 ±$238	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	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 Pepperell town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	461 ±178	4.0% ±1.5	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,755 ±578	83.6% ±5.0	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	113 to 759	1.0% to 6.5%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	199 to 1,163	1.7% to 10.0%	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 47	0% to 0.4%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	310 ±126	2.7% ±1.1	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 Pepperell town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	7,987 ±602	68.5% ±5.2	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,540 ±385	21.8% ±3.3	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	33 to 197	0.3% to 1.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,021 ±483	8.8% ±4.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	507 ±197	4.3% ±1.7	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	59 to 969	0.5% to 8.3%	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%.

Pepperell town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

172nd 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 Pepperell town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lakeville town	11,944 ±53
Dudley town	11,929 ±17
Lunenburg town	11,902 ±24
Carver town	11,712 ±37
Norfolk town	11,673 ±45
Pepperell town	11,663 ±31
Weston town	11,579 ±21
South Yarmouth CDP	11,552 ±765
Groton town	11,390 ±37
Holbrook CDP	11,380 ±22
Norwell town	11,361 ±30

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