Demographics of Stow town, Massachusetts

Stow town, Massachusetts had 7,248 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +103 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Stow town, in four figures

7,248
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,165 ±33.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +103 people.; 44.1 ±4.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $185,809 ±$22,387
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.

Stow town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stow 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

Stow town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stow 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	7,145	100.0	100.0
2021	7,071	99.0	100.2
2022	7,104	99.4	100.7
2023	7,138	99.9	101.6
2024	7,271	101.8	102.5
2025	7,248	101.4	103.1

Population of Stow town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,145	—
2021	7,071	−74
2022	7,104	+33
2023	7,138	+34
2024	7,271	+133
2025	7,248	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±4.4: for men 39.4 ±5.4 and for women 48.3 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stow town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	384 ±110	5.4% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,213 ±276	16.9% ±3.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	320 ±112	4.5% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,748 ±360	24.4% ±5.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,128 ±268	29.7% ±3.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,372 ±249	19.1% ±3.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $185,809 ±$22,387, and income per person $86,307 ±$9,250, 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 Stow town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	70 to 394	2.6% to 14.2%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	171 ±78	6.2% ±2.8	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	260 ±106	9.4% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	63 to 207	2.3% to 7.4%	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	200 ±72	7.2% ±2.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	473 ±206	17.1% ±7.3	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,302 ±164	47.0% ±4.7	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 Stow town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	38 to 700	0.5% to 9.8%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 312	0% to 19.6%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	62 to 376	1.8% to 10.4%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 59	0% to 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 Stow town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stow town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	2,820 ±206	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.3% ±2.0	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	< 0.1% to 3.3%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.4% ±0.9	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	7.4% to 21.9%	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$729,600 ±$38,580	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,782 ±$126	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Stow town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	207 ±101	2.9% ±1.4	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,096 ±440	85.1% ±6.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 480	0% to 6.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	78 to 800	1.1% to 11.2%	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 22	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	60 to 306	0.8% to 4.3%	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 Stow town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	4,118 ±350	57.5% ±4.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,124 ±306	29.6% ±4.3	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 143	0.5% to 2.0%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	834 ±346	11.6% ±4.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	417 ±126	5.8% ±1.8	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	77 to 757	1.1% to 10.6%	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%.

Stow town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

227th 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 Stow town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Clinton CDP	7,658 ±657
Hamilton town	7,600 ±42
Orange town	7,573 ±26
Mansfield Center CDP	7,222 ±895
Great Barrington town	7,202 ±19
Stow town	7,165 ±33
Whitinsville CDP	7,115 ±733
Rockport town	7,009 ±23
Shirley town	6,976 ±15
Lincoln town	6,948 ±19
Harvard town	6,927 ±38

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