Demographics of Townsend town, Massachusetts

Townsend town, Massachusetts had 9,143 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +33 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Townsend town, in four figures

9,143
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,100 ±19.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +33 people.; 40.9 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $121,528 ±$22,520
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.

Townsend town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Townsend 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

Townsend town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Townsend 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	9,110	100.0	100.0
2021	9,015	99.0	100.2
2022	9,049	99.3	100.7
2023	9,101	99.9	101.6
2024	9,162	100.6	102.5
2025	9,143	100.4	103.1

Population of Townsend town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,110	—
2021	9,015	−95
2022	9,049	+34
2023	9,101	+52
2024	9,162	+61
2025	9,143	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±3.3: for men 39.8 ±5.2 and for women 40.9 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Townsend town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	454 ±138	5.0% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,458 ±252	16.0% ±2.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	811 ±194	8.9% ±2.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,261 ±293	24.8% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,563 ±317	28.2% ±3.5	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,553 ±188	17.1% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $121,528 ±$22,520, and income per person $47,078 ±$3,456, 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 Townsend town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	406 ±132	12.2% ±3.9	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	198 ±72	5.9% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	438 ±144	13.1% ±4.3	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	390 ±106	11.7% ±3.1	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	681 ±144	20.4% ±4.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	615 ±139	18.4% ±4.1	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	611 ±148	18.3% ±4.4	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 Townsend town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	809 ±284	8.9% ±3.1	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	78 to 310	4.3% to 16.3%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	462 ±164	9.4% ±3.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	52 to 254	2.4% to 11.1%	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 Townsend town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Townsend town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,404 ±165	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.1% ±6.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 4.4%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.0% ±3.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.0% ±3.9	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$433,200 ±$22,070	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,469 ±$313	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Townsend town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	405 ±188	4.5% ±2.1	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,884 ±357	86.6% ±3.9	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	29 to 309	0.3% to 3.4%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11 to 567	0.1% to 6.2%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	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	353 ±153	3.9% ±1.7	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 Townsend town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	6,817 ±441	74.9% ±4.8	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,855 ±415	20.4% ±4.6	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 98	0.2% to 1.1%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	371 ±145	4.1% ±1.6	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	327 ±139	3.6% ±1.5	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 84	< 0.1% to 0.9%	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%.

Townsend town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

201st 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 Townsend town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Salisbury town	9,281 ±18
Blackstone town	9,255 ±21
Southwick town	9,217 ±33
Douglas town	9,207 ±19
Williamstown town	9,150 ±37
Townsend town	9,100 ±19
Millis town	8,888 ±24
Athol CDP	8,801 ±568
Ayer town	8,645 ±27
Lancaster town	8,606 ±19
Montague town	8,482 ±24

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