Demographics of Topsfield town, Massachusetts

Topsfield town, Massachusetts had 6,626 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +71 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Topsfield town, in four figures

6,626
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,564 ±18.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +71 people.; 42.2 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $195,718 ±$15,683
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.

Topsfield town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Topsfield 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

Topsfield town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Topsfield 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	6,555	100.0	100.0
2021	6,539	99.8	100.2
2022	6,530	99.6	100.7
2023	6,596	100.6	101.6
2024	6,634	101.2	102.5
2025	6,626	101.1	103.1

Population of Topsfield town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,555	—
2021	6,539	−16
2022	6,530	−9
2023	6,596	+66
2024	6,634	+38
2025	6,626	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±1.8: for men 42.0 ±2.7 and for women 42.3 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Topsfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	434 ±181	6.6% ±2.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,197 ±253	18.2% ±3.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	117 to 379	1.8% to 5.8%	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,667 ±329	25.4% ±5.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,546 ±273	23.6% ±4.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,472 ±253	22.4% ±3.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $195,718 ±$15,683, and income per person $70,904 ±$7,600, 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 Topsfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	40 to 274	1.9% to 12.5%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	69 to 297	3.2% to 13.6%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	30 to 142	1.4% to 6.5%	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	29 to 135	1.3% to 6.2%	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	254 ±110	11.6% ±5.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	406 ±127	18.6% ±5.8	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,018 ±171	46.6% ±7.6	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 Topsfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	191 to 785	3.0% to 12.1%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4 to 290	0.5% to 17.6%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	105 to 429	3.6% to 14.2%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4 to 144	0.3% to 7.8%	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 Topsfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Topsfield town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	2,263 ±135	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±7.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 7.4%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.4% ±3.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.6% ±4.1	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$853,400 ±$40,281	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,115 ±$538	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±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 Topsfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	131 to 593	2.0% to 9.0%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,690 ±387	86.7% ±5.9	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 159	0.2% to 2.4%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31 to 581	0.5% to 8.9%	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	34 to 206	0.5% to 3.1%	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 Topsfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	4,251 ±360	64.8% ±5.5	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,836 ±318	28.0% ±4.8	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 292	0.5% to 4.4%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	157 to 475	2.4% to 7.2%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	64 to 336	1.0% to 5.1%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 215	0.3% to 3.3%	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%.

Topsfield town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

241st 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 Topsfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Groveland town	6,777 ±17
Newbury town	6,777 ±23
Merrimac town	6,748 ±17
Chatham town	6,681 ±19
Mattapoisett town	6,634 ±22
Topsfield town	6,564 ±18
North Scituate CDP	6,492 ±698
Cochituate CDP	6,471 ±522
Walpole CDP	6,461 ±736
Ashburnham town	6,415 ±17
Orleans town	6,415 ±16

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Massachusetts by homeownership rate
No. 3 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 27 Places in Massachusetts by median home value
No. 30 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income
No. 32 Places by median household income
No. 53 Places in Massachusetts by median age

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