East Pepperell vs Hanscom AFB

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

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

East Pepperell has the higher population (1,984 vs 1,745 in Hanscom AFB). East Pepperell has the higher median household income ($111,736 vs $101,194 in Hanscom AFB). Since 2019, East Pepperell's population has grown faster (+9.6% vs -14.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
Population	1,984	1,745
Median age	42.2 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$111,736	$101,194
Median home value	$415,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,612	$3,501
Housing units	801	495
Homeownership rate	81.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
Population	1,811 → 1,984 (+9.6%)	2,045 → 1,745 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $111,736 (+49.3%)	$108,056 → $101,194 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $415,200 (+32.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,612 (+74.8%)	$3,143 → $3,501 (+11.4%)

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

Hanscom AFB

Population

2,0451,745

Median household income

$108,056$101,194

Median gross rent

$3,143$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
Under 5	5.7%	13.9%
5 to 17	8.6%	28.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	18.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	26.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	4.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	6.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	0.0%
75 and over	4.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	34.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	42.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
No high school diploma	4.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.5%	6.6%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
Drove alone	82.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	2.3%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	0.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	13.5%	13.9%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
1-unit, detached	57.1%	29.7%
1-unit, attached	16.6%	40.2%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	30.1%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pepperell	Hanscom AFB
Poverty rate	1.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	3.40
Mean commute (minutes)	34	17
Median year structure built	1974	1972