Demographics of Wareham town, Massachusetts

Wareham town, Massachusetts had 23,689 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +414 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wareham town, in four figures

23,689
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,302 ±24.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +414 people.; 52.1 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,383 ±$10,660
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.

Wareham town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wareham 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

About this chart

The figures

Wareham town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wareham 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	23,275	100.0	100.0
2021	23,318	100.2	100.2
2022	23,230	99.8	100.7
2023	23,321	100.2	101.6
2024	23,643	101.6	102.5
2025	23,689	101.8	103.1

Population of Wareham town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,275	—
2021	23,318	+43
2022	23,230	−88
2023	23,321	+91
2024	23,643	+322
2025	23,689	+46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.1 ±3.1: for men 51.4 ±4.8 and for women 53.2 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Wareham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	820 ±311	3.5% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,226 ±470	9.6% ±2.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,726 ±415	7.4% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,038 ±644	21.6% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,393 ±823	31.7% ±3.5	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,099 ±898	26.2% ±3.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,383 ±$10,660, and income per person $49,607 ±$3,719, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Wareham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	835 ±265	8.0% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,695 ±469	16.3% ±4.4	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,861 ±508	17.9% ±4.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,199 ±304	11.5% ±2.9	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,134 ±439	20.5% ±4.1	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,658 ±425	15.9% ±4.0	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,013 ±276	9.7% ±2.6	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Wareham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,555 ±518	6.7% ±2.2	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	82 to 412	2.9% to 13.4%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	763 ±306	6.6% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	545 ±240	6.4% ±2.7	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

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Wareham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wareham town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	12,752 ±594	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.5% ±5.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.5% ±3.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±4.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±4.0	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$424,500 ±$20,571	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,504 ±$180	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Wareham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	29 to 757	0.1% to 3.2%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,706 ±1,147	80.3% ±4.9	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	130 to 936	0.6% to 4.0%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	199 to 797	0.9% to 3.4%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 81	0% to 0.3%	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	590 to 2,324	2.5% to 10.0%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,683 ±551	7.2% ±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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Wareham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	18,915 ±715	81.2% ±3.1	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,886 ±500	12.4% ±2.1	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 265	< 0.1% to 1.1%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,368 ±434	5.9% ±1.9	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	998 ±374	4.3% ±1.6	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	171 to 569	0.7% to 2.4%	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%.

Wareham town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

91st 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 Wareham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Acton town	24,155 ±34
Mansfield town	23,931 ±27
Winchester CDP	23,406 ±65
Stoneham CDP	23,355 ±48
Wilmington CDP	23,336 ±47
Wareham town	23,302 ±24
Westborough town	21,944 ±31
Gardner city	21,148 ±23
Ludlow town	20,904 ±23
Sandwich town	20,522 ±41
Marblehead CDP	20,413 ±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