Demographics of Webster town, Massachusetts

Webster town, Massachusetts had 17,835 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +91 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Webster town, in four figures

17,835
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,748 ±66.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +91 people.; 39.9 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,895 ±$5,958
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.

Webster town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Webster 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

Webster town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Webster 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	17,744	100.0	100.0
2021	17,697	99.7	100.2
2022	17,721	99.9	100.7
2023	17,732	99.9	101.6
2024	17,837	100.5	102.5
2025	17,835	100.5	103.1

Population of Webster town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,744	—
2021	17,697	−47
2022	17,721	+24
2023	17,732	+11
2024	17,837	+105
2025	17,835	−2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±2.9: for men 38.1 ±2.9 and for women 42.2 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Webster town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,000 ±259	5.6% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,471 ±447	13.9% ±2.5	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,417 ±309	8.0% ±1.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,932 ±571	27.8% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,451 ±509	25.1% ±2.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,477 ±452	19.6% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,895 ±$5,958, and income per person $42,499 ±$2,980, 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 Webster town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	1,183 ±264	15.4% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,252 ±331	16.3% ±4.3	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,502 ±310	19.6% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	855 ±223	11.1% ±2.9	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,573 ±315	20.5% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	595 ±215	7.8% ±2.8	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	717 ±193	9.3% ±2.5	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 Webster town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	2,216 ±582	12.7% ±3.3	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	297 to 941	9.1% to 26.9%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,104 ±322	11.5% ±3.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	493 ±169	11.2% ±3.6	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 Webster town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Webster town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	8,229 ±356	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±5.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±2.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.8% ±4.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.2% ±4.0	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$361,500 ±$11,766	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,228 ±$81	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±4	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

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People in Webster town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,238 ±652	18.2% ±3.7	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,701 ±784	71.6% ±4.4	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	637 ±274	3.6% ±1.5	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	136 to 600	0.8% to 3.4%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 334	0% to 1.9%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	622 ±292	3.5% ±1.6	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 Webster town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	12,746 ±605	71.8% ±3.4	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,524 ±434	14.2% ±2.4	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	725 ±253	4.1% ±1.4	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,753 ±452	9.9% ±2.5	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,170 ±376	6.6% ±2.1	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	583 ±257	3.3% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Webster town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

115th 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 Webster town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pembroke town	18,382 ±25
Somerset CDP	18,298 ±45
Concord town	18,223 ±21
Southbridge Town city	17,928 ±32
South Hadley town	17,754 ±22
Webster town	17,748 ±66
Rockland town	17,701 ±36
Greenfield city	17,664 ±24
Bellingham town	17,410 ±19
Amesbury city	17,403 ±31
Swansea town	17,359 ±20

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