Demographics of Sturbridge town, Massachusetts

Sturbridge town, Massachusetts had 10,120 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +252 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sturbridge town, in four figures

10,120
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,960 ±20.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +252 people.; 47.2 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $136,759 ±$15,470
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.

Sturbridge town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sturbridge 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

Sturbridge town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sturbridge 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	9,868	100.0	100.0
2021	9,908	100.4	100.2
2022	9,967	101.0	100.7
2023	10,013	101.5	101.6
2024	10,109	102.4	102.5
2025	10,120	102.6	103.1

Population of Sturbridge town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,868	—
2021	9,908	+40
2022	9,967	+59
2023	10,013	+46
2024	10,109	+96
2025	10,120	+11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.2 ±2.6: for men 44.9 ±4.6 and for women 48.4 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sturbridge town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	410 ±132	4.1% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,654 ±264	16.6% ±2.7	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	428 ±149	4.3% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,250 ±298	22.6% ±3.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,250 ±369	32.6% ±3.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,968 ±303	19.8% ±3.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $136,759 ±$15,470, and income per person $61,320 ±$3,731, 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 Sturbridge town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	276 ±124	6.8% ±3.0	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	394 ±107	9.7% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	454 ±132	11.1% ±3.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	517 ±183	12.7% ±4.5	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	556 ±165	13.7% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	743 ±180	18.2% ±4.4	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,132 ±161	27.8% ±3.8	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 Sturbridge town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	367 ±141	3.7% ±1.4	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2 to 68	0.1% to 3.3%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	109 to 335	2.1% to 6.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	110 ±53	4.2% ±2.0	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 Sturbridge town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sturbridge town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	4,405 ±190	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±5.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±3.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.3% ±1.1	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.7% ±3.7	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$425,800 ±$17,927	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,193 ±$398	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±4	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Sturbridge town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	179 to 669	1.8% to 6.7%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,964 ±410	90.0% ±4.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	48 to 320	0.5% to 3.2%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	32 to 448	0.3% to 4.5%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	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 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	35 to 239	0.4% to 2.4%	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 Sturbridge town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	7,128 ±371	71.6% ±3.7	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,212 ±340	22.2% ±3.4	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 169	0.3% to 1.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	520 ±187	5.2% ±1.9	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	344 ±150	3.5% ±1.5	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	76 to 276	0.8% to 2.8%	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%.

Sturbridge town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

189th 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 Sturbridge town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brewster town	10,420 ±19
Littleton town	10,280 ±43
Hull CDP	10,138 ±18
Ware town	10,048 ±21
Nantucket CDP	10,017 ±739
Sturbridge town	9,960 ±20
Plainville town	9,943 ±47
Middleton town	9,816 ±20
Sutton town	9,452 ±24
Andover CDP	9,451 ±785
Rutland town	9,353 ±32

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