Demographics of Whitman town, Massachusetts

Whitman town, Massachusetts had 15,526 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +402 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Whitman town, in four figures

15,526
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,295 ±47.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +402 people.; 40.4 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,933 ±$13,577
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.

Whitman town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Whitman 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Whitman town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Whitman 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	15,124	100.0	100.0
2021	15,288	101.1	100.2
2022	15,303	101.2	100.7
2023	15,412	101.9	101.6
2024	15,514	102.6	102.5
2025	15,526	102.7	103.1

Population of Whitman town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,124	—
2021	15,288	+164
2022	15,303	+15
2023	15,412	+109
2024	15,514	+102
2025	15,526	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±1.8: for men 40.5 ±3.3 and for women 40.3 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Whitman town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	837 ±212	5.5% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,386 ±484	15.6% ±3.2	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,669 ±299	10.9% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,027 ±410	26.3% ±2.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,010 ±431	26.2% ±2.8	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,366 ±324	15.5% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,933 ±$13,577, and income per person $46,106 ±$2,691, 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 Whitman town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	554 ±205	9.6% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	622 ±189	10.8% ±3.2	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	699 ±168	12.2% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	702 ±173	12.2% ±3.0	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,289 ±253	22.4% ±4.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,066 ±239	18.6% ±4.1	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	810 ±198	14.1% ±3.4	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 Whitman town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,209 ±400	7.9% ±2.6	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	132 to 390	8.1% ±3.9	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	607 ±207	7.1% ±2.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	82 to 600	2.5% to 17.1%	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 Whitman town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Whitman town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	5,980 ±284	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±0.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.0% to 6.0%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.4% ±2.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.6% ±4.2	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$472,700 ±$11,725	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,771 ±$151	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±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 Whitman town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	821 ±295	5.4% ±1.9	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,660 ±664	82.8% ±4.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	128 to 432	0.8% to 2.8%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	49 to 195	0.3% to 1.3%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to 0.5%	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 542	0% to 3.5%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	561 to 1,711	3.7% to 11.2%	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 Whitman town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	12,712 ±444	83.1% ±2.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,253 ±228	8.2% ±1.5	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	105 to 363	0.7% to 2.4%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,096 ±452	7.2% ±3.0	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	512 ±210	3.3% ±1.4	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	223 to 945	1.5% to 6.2%	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%.

Whitman town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

139th 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 Whitman town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Seekonk town	15,694 ±29
Clinton town	15,563 ±33
Raynham town	15,505 ±25
Belchertown town	15,393 ±34
Mashpee town	15,384 ±29
Whitman town	15,295 ±47
Swampscott CDP	15,277 ±21
Holliston town	15,094 ±24
Dennis town	14,868 ±24
Hanover town	14,845 ±36
Bedford town	14,727 ±35

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026