Demographics of Walpole town, Massachusetts

Walpole town, Massachusetts had 26,237 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −285 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Walpole town, in four figures

26,237
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,388 ±34.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −285 people.; 40.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $171,500 ±$15,740
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Walpole 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

Walpole town, Massachusetts's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Walpole 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	26,522	100.0	100.0
2021	26,454	99.7	100.2
2022	26,393	99.5	100.7
2023	26,106	98.4	101.6
2024	26,218	98.9	102.5
2025	26,237	98.9	103.1

Population of Walpole town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	26,522	—
2021	26,454	−68
2022	26,393	−61
2023	26,106	−287
2024	26,218	+112
2025	26,237	+19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±1.2: for men 39.2 ±1.8 and for women 43.4 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Walpole town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,388 ±236	5.3% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,228 ±583	19.8% ±2.2	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,775 ±329	6.7% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,492 ±611	24.6% ±2.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,034 ±546	26.7% ±2.1	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,471 ±450	16.9% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $171,500 ±$15,740, and income per person $74,270 ±$4,640, 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 Walpole town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	583 ±169	6.2% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	707 ±175	7.5% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	548 ±216	5.8% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	700 ±175	7.5% ±1.9	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,456 ±273	15.5% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,318 ±262	14.1% ±2.8	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,060 ±358	43.3% ±3.6	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 Walpole town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	944 ±367	3.6% ±1.4	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	45 to 259	0.7% to 3.9%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	532 ±243	3.9% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	260 ±127	4.4% ±2.1	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 Walpole town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Walpole town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	9,801 ±305	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±4.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.9% to 6.9%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±1.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±2.7	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$687,100 ±$19,657	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,205 ±$222	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±5	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 Walpole town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	449 to 1,427	1.7% to 5.4%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,449 ±806	85.1% ±3.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	375 to 1,497	1.4% to 5.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,159 ±295	4.4% ±1.1	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 195	0% to 0.7%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	823 ±311	3.1% ±1.2	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 Walpole town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	19,074 ±738	72.3% ±2.8	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,305 ±541	16.3% ±2.1	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	107 to 343	0.4% to 1.3%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,784 ±565	10.6% ±2.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,809 ±444	6.9% ±1.7	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	975 ±474	3.7% ±1.8	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%.

Walpole town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

75th 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 Walpole town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bridgewater Town city	28,471 ±32
Danvers CDP	28,098 ±33
Wakefield CDP	27,793 ±23
Milford CDP	27,731 ±382
Belmont CDP	27,175 ±44
Walpole town	26,388 ±34
Burlington CDP	26,274 ±26
Marshfield town	25,879 ±28
Reading CDP	25,612 ±25
Easton town	25,316 ±51
Dedham CDP	25,237 ±39

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Walpole town, Massachusetts

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