Ayer vs Hopkinton

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

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

Hopkinton has the higher population (3,142 vs 3,012 in Ayer). Hopkinton has the higher median household income ($173,750 vs $81,286 in Ayer). Hopkinton has the higher median home value ($601,900 vs $417,300 in Ayer).

Population, income & housing

	Ayer	Hopkinton
Population	3,012	3,142
Median age	48.0 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,286	$173,750
Median home value	$417,300	$601,900
Median gross rent	$1,228	$1,053
Housing units	1,564	1,173
Homeownership rate	61.8%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	66.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ayer	Hopkinton
Population	2,910 → 3,012 (+3.5%)	3,098 → 3,142 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$74,659 → $81,286 (+8.9%)	$112,014 → $173,750 (+55.1%)
Median home value	$316,600 → $417,300 (+31.8%)	$497,400 → $601,900 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,228 (+22.1%)	$1,653 → $1,053 (-36.3%)

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

Hopkinton

Population

3,0983,142

Median household income

$112,014$173,750

Median home value

$497,400$601,900

Median gross rent

$1,653$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ayer	Hopkinton
Under 5	8.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	11.2%	20.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.7%
25 to 34	16.7%	4.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	26.3%
55 to 64	26.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.2%
75 and over	6.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ayer	Hopkinton
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	6.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ayer	Hopkinton
No high school diploma	12.2%	0.9%
High school graduate	22.1%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ayer	Hopkinton
Drove alone	80.5%	77.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.2%
Public transit	3.8%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ayer	Hopkinton
1-unit, detached	48.6%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	33.4%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	6.6%
20 or more units	5.9%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ayer	Hopkinton
Poverty rate	9.0%	3.9%
Average household size	2.05	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1950	1954