Hanscom AFB vs Hopkinton

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

Hanscom AFB 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 1,745 in Hanscom AFB). Hopkinton has the higher median household income ($173,750 vs $101,194 in Hanscom AFB). Since 2019, Hopkinton's population has grown faster (+1.4% vs -14.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
Population	1,745	3,142
Median age	27.9 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,194	$173,750
Median home value	—	$601,900
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,053
Housing units	495	1,173
Homeownership rate	0.0%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	66.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
Population	2,045 → 1,745 (-14.7%)	3,098 → 3,142 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$108,056 → $101,194 (-6.4%)	$112,014 → $173,750 (+55.1%)
Median home value	—	$497,400 → $601,900 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,143 → $3,501 (+11.4%)	$1,653 → $1,053 (-36.3%)

Hanscom AFB

Population

2,0451,745

Median household income

$108,056$101,194

Median gross rent

$3,143$3,501

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)

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
Under 5	13.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	28.3%	20.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	4.0%
35 to 44	26.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	4.2%	26.3%
55 to 64	6.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.2%
75 and over	0.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
White (non-Hispanic)	34.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	6.6%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	53.6%	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
Drove alone	81.0%	77.5%
Carpooled	0.9%	2.2%
Public transit	2.2%	1.2%
Walked	1.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
1-unit, detached	29.7%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	40.2%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	30.1%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanscom AFB	Hopkinton
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.9%
Average household size	3.40	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	17	33
Median year structure built	1972	1954