East Pepperell vs Shirley

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

East Pepperell and Shirley 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 1,256 in Shirley). East Pepperell has the higher median home value ($415,200 vs $378,700 in Shirley). Since 2019, East Pepperell's population has grown faster (+9.6% vs -32.5%).

Population, income & housing

	East Pepperell	Shirley
Population	1,984	1,256
Median age	42.2 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$111,736	—
Median home value	$415,200	$378,700
Median gross rent	$1,612	—
Housing units	801	583
Homeownership rate	81.1%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	41.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pepperell	Shirley
Population	1,811 → 1,984 (+9.6%)	1,861 → 1,256 (-32.5%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $111,736 (+49.3%)	$65,507 → $85,119 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $415,200 (+32.6%)	$258,600 → $378,700 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,612 (+74.8%)	$777 → $927 (+19.3%)

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

Shirley

Population

1,8611,256

Median household income

$65,507$85,119

Median home value

$258,600$378,700

Median gross rent

$777$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pepperell	Shirley
Under 5	5.7%	8.4%
5 to 17	8.6%	9.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	4.9%
25 to 34	18.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	20.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	6.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	25.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.5%
75 and over	4.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pepperell	Shirley
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pepperell	Shirley
No high school diploma	4.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.5%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pepperell	Shirley
Drove alone	82.7%	65.2%
Carpooled	2.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	25.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pepperell	Shirley
1-unit, detached	57.1%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	16.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	33.6%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pepperell	Shirley
Poverty rate	1.5%	4.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1974	1938