Demographics of Upton town, Massachusetts

Upton town, Massachusetts had 8,560 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +557 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Upton town, in four figures

8,560
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,189 ±38.; +7.0%
Change since July 2020: +557 people.; 46.4 ±4.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $155,508 ±$33,339
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.

Upton town, Massachusetts's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Upton 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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Upton town, Massachusetts's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Upton 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	8,003	100.0	100.0
2021	8,086	101.0	100.2
2022	8,160	102.0	100.7
2023	8,290	103.6	101.6
2024	8,479	105.9	102.5
2025	8,560	107.0	103.1

Population of Upton town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,003	—
2021	8,086	+83
2022	8,160	+74
2023	8,290	+130
2024	8,479	+189
2025	8,560	+81

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.4 ±4.8: for men 43.5 ±3.4 and for women 48.1 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Upton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	383 ±173	4.7% ±2.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,518 ±329	18.5% ±4.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	375 ±164	4.6% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,773 ±298	21.7% ±3.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,447 ±399	29.9% ±4.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,693 ±399	20.7% ±4.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $155,508 ±$33,339, and income per person $68,055 ±$7,430, 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 Upton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	89 to 355	3.0% to 11.8%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	111 to 335	3.7% to 11.1%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	205 to 659	6.9% to 21.9%	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	58 to 212	1.9% to 7.0%	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	462 ±182	15.4% ±6.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	398 ±175	13.3% ±5.8	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,131 ±179	37.7% ±5.5	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 Upton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	112 to 410	1.4% to 5.0%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 33	0% to 1.7%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9 to 161	0.2% to 4.1%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	58 to 294	2.6% to 12.2%	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 Upton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Upton town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	3,055 ±199	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.3% ±8.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 4.4%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.7% ±2.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.3% ±4.9	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$576,700 ±$41,103	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$349 to $1,547	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±6	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 Upton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	145 to 697	1.8% to 8.5%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,925 ±341	84.6% ±4.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 1.3%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	226 to 702	2.8% to 8.6%	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 315	0% to 3.8%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	59 to 307	0.7% to 3.7%	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 Upton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	5,253 ±411	64.1% ±5.0	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,975 ±407	24.1% ±5.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 138	0.3% to 1.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	879 ±311	10.7% ±3.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	656 ±286	8.0% ±3.5	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	68 to 378	0.8% to 4.6%	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%.

Upton town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

213th 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 Upton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cohasset town	8,427 ±19
Westminster town	8,374 ±19
Templeton town	8,252 ±19
Boxford town	8,208 ±17
Dighton town	8,193 ±42
Upton town	8,189 ±38
Sterling town	8,183 ±23
Middleborough Center CDP	8,155 ±596
Monson town	8,136 ±30
Adams town	8,074 ±19
Plymouth CDP	7,918 ±801

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