East Pepperell vs Pepperell

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

East Pepperell and Pepperell 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 1,887 in Pepperell). East Pepperell has the higher median household income ($111,736 vs $76,196 in Pepperell). East Pepperell has the higher median home value ($415,200 vs $399,700 in Pepperell).

Population, income & housing

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
Population	1,984	1,887
Median age	42.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$111,736	$76,196
Median home value	$415,200	$399,700
Median gross rent	$1,612	$1,117
Housing units	801	960
Homeownership rate	81.1%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
Population	1,811 → 1,984 (+9.6%)	2,826 → 1,887 (-33.2%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $111,736 (+49.3%)	$81,675 → $76,196 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $415,200 (+32.6%)	$289,600 → $399,700 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,612 (+74.8%)	$986 → $1,117 (+13.3%)

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

Pepperell

Population

2,8261,887

Median household income

$81,675$76,196

Median home value

$289,600$399,700

Median gross rent

$986$1,117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
Under 5	5.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	8.6%	10.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.2%
25 to 34	18.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	18.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	13.0%
75 and over	4.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
No high school diploma	4.6%	2.6%
High school graduate	25.5%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
Drove alone	82.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	2.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	12.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
1-unit, detached	57.1%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	16.6%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	10.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	East Pepperell	Pepperell
Poverty rate	1.5%	10.6%
Average household size	2.48	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1974	1972