Monson Center vs Wilbraham

A side-by-side comparison of Monson Center and Wilbraham: population, income, housing, and more.

Monson Center and Wilbraham are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilbraham has the higher population (4,247 vs 1,794 in Monson Center). Wilbraham has the higher median household income ($88,409 vs $58,603 in Monson Center). Wilbraham has the higher median home value ($361,600 vs $279,500 in Monson Center).

Population, income & housing

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
Population	1,794	4,247
Median age	47.3 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,603	$88,409
Median home value	$279,500	$361,600
Median gross rent	$770	$1,148
Housing units	906	1,608
Homeownership rate	59.8%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	16.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
Population	1,881 → 1,794 (-4.6%)	3,466 → 4,247 (+22.5%)
Median household income	$64,673 → $58,603 (-9.4%)	$111,100 → $88,409 (-20.4%)
Median home value	$220,000 → $279,500 (+27.0%)	$320,100 → $361,600 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $770 (-14.7%)	$777 → $1,148 (+47.7%)

Monson Center

Population

1,8811,794

Median household income

$64,673$58,603

Median home value

$220,000$279,500

Median gross rent

$903$770

Wilbraham

Population

3,4664,247

Median household income

$111,100$88,409

Median home value

$320,100$361,600

Median gross rent

$777$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
Under 5	5.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	11.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	8.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	17.2%	20.3%
75 and over	7.3%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	85.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
No high school diploma	9.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	41.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	25.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
Drove alone	75.2%	82.1%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	5.4%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
1-unit, detached	50.2%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	34.8%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Monson Center	Wilbraham
Poverty rate	26.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.11	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	44	25
Median year structure built	1938	1959