Ayer vs East Pepperell

A side-by-side comparison of Ayer and East Pepperell: population, income, housing, and more.

Ayer and East Pepperell are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ayer has the higher population (3,012 vs 1,984 in East Pepperell). East Pepperell has the higher median household income ($111,736 vs $81,286 in Ayer). Ayer has the higher median home value ($417,300 vs $415,200 in East Pepperell).

Population, income & housing

	Ayer	East Pepperell
Population	3,012	1,984
Median age	48.0 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,286	$111,736
Median home value	$417,300	$415,200
Median gross rent	$1,228	$1,612
Housing units	1,564	801
Homeownership rate	61.8%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ayer	East Pepperell
Population	2,910 → 3,012 (+3.5%)	1,811 → 1,984 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$74,659 → $81,286 (+8.9%)	$74,821 → $111,736 (+49.3%)
Median home value	$316,600 → $417,300 (+31.8%)	$313,200 → $415,200 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,228 (+22.1%)	$922 → $1,612 (+74.8%)

Ayer

Population

2,9103,012

Median household income

$74,659$81,286

Median home value

$316,600$417,300

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,228

East Pepperell

Population

1,8111,984

Median household income

$74,821$111,736

Median home value

$313,200$415,200

Median gross rent

$922$1,612

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ayer	East Pepperell
Under 5	8.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	11.2%	8.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.7%	18.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	13.8%
55 to 64	26.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.7%
75 and over	6.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ayer	East Pepperell
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	89.9%
Black or African American	6.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ayer	East Pepperell
No high school diploma	12.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	22.1%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ayer	East Pepperell
Drove alone	80.5%	82.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.3%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ayer	East Pepperell
1-unit, detached	48.6%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	16.6%
2 to 4 units	33.4%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	9.2%
20 or more units	5.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ayer	East Pepperell
Poverty rate	9.0%	1.5%
Average household size	2.05	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1950	1974