Hanscom AFB vs Pepperell

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

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

Pepperell has the higher population (1,887 vs 1,745 in Hanscom AFB). Hanscom AFB has the higher median household income ($101,194 vs $76,196 in Pepperell). Since 2019, Hanscom AFB's population has grown faster (-14.7% vs -33.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
Population	1,745	1,887
Median age	27.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,194	$76,196
Median home value	—	$399,700
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,117
Housing units	495	960
Homeownership rate	0.0%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
Population	2,045 → 1,745 (-14.7%)	2,826 → 1,887 (-33.2%)
Median household income	$108,056 → $101,194 (-6.4%)	$81,675 → $76,196 (-6.7%)
Median home value	—	$289,600 → $399,700 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,143 → $3,501 (+11.4%)	$986 → $1,117 (+13.3%)

Hanscom AFB

Population

2,0451,745

Median household income

$108,056$101,194

Median gross rent

$3,143$3,501

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)

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
Under 5	13.9%	2.3%
5 to 17	28.3%	10.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	11.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	26.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	4.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	6.0%	18.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.0%
75 and over	0.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
White (non-Hispanic)	34.9%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	6.6%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	53.6%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
Drove alone	81.0%	81.6%
Carpooled	0.9%	6.3%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
1-unit, detached	29.7%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	40.2%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	30.1%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hanscom AFB	Pepperell
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.6%
Average household size	3.40	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	17	34
Median year structure built	1972	1972