Demographics of Rowley town, Massachusetts

Rowley town, Massachusetts had 6,356 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +194 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rowley town, in four figures

6,356
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,251 ±17.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +194 people.; 50.0 ±6.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $132,734 ±$32,311
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Rowley 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Rowley town, Massachusetts's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rowley 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	6,162	100.0	100.0
2021	6,136	99.6	100.2
2022	6,310	102.4	100.7
2023	6,348	103.0	101.6
2024	6,348	103.0	102.5
2025	6,356	103.1	103.1

Population of Rowley town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,162	—
2021	6,136	−26
2022	6,310	+174
2023	6,348	+38
2024	6,348	0
2025	6,356	+8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.0 ±6.3: for men 45.2 ±5.6 and for women 54.5 ±4.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rowley town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	200 ±94	3.2% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,004 ±264	16.1% ±4.2	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	367 ±166	5.9% ±2.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,304 ±266	20.9% ±4.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,023 ±368	32.4% ±5.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,353 ±258	21.6% ±4.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $132,734 ±$32,311, and income per person $71,507 ±$11,798, 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 Rowley town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	33 to 195	1.3% to 8.0%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	298 ±144	12.2% ±5.9	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	40 to 224	1.7% to 9.1%	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	329 ±130	13.4% ±5.2	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	551 ±219	22.5% ±8.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	370 ±121	15.1% ±4.9	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	653 ±149	26.7% ±5.9	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 Rowley town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	61 to 325	1.0% to 5.2%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 70	0% to 5.8%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4 to 134	0.1% to 4.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	12 to 176	0.7% to 9.2%	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 Rowley town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rowley town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	2,447 ±150	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	100.0% ±<0.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 0.8%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.7% ±4.5	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.3% ±6.3	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$667,300 ±$52,392	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,603 ±$520	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±7	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 Rowley town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 38	0% to 0.6%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,831 ±272	93.3% ±4.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 267	< 0.1% to 4.3%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	36 to 506	0.6% to 8.1%	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 Rowley town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	4,864 ±429	77.8% ±6.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,199 ±427	19.2% ±6.8	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	54 to 320	0.9% to 5.1%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	42 to 272	0.7% to 4.4%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 64	0% to 1.0%	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%.

Rowley town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

252nd 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 Rowley town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Northborough CDP	6,392 ±679
Ware CDP	6,369 ±677
Mendon town	6,325 ±19
Dalton town	6,256 ±30
Foxborough CDP	6,251 ±924
Rowley town	6,251 ±17
East Falmouth CDP	6,245 ±840
Sharon CDP	6,232 ±622
Southampton town	6,230 ±36
West Yarmouth CDP	6,194 ±814
Granby town	6,080 ±21

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026