Hopkinton vs Pepperell

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

Hopkinton and Pepperell 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 1,887 in Pepperell). Hopkinton has the higher median household income ($173,750 vs $76,196 in Pepperell). Hopkinton has the higher median home value ($601,900 vs $399,700 in Pepperell).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
Population	3,142	1,887
Median age	50.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$173,750	$76,196
Median home value	$601,900	$399,700
Median gross rent	$1,053	$1,117
Housing units	1,173	960
Homeownership rate	80.1%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
Population	3,098 → 3,142 (+1.4%)	2,826 → 1,887 (-33.2%)
Median household income	$112,014 → $173,750 (+55.1%)	$81,675 → $76,196 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$497,400 → $601,900 (+21.0%)	$289,600 → $399,700 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,653 → $1,053 (-36.3%)	$986 → $1,117 (+13.3%)

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

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)

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
Under 5	3.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	20.9%	10.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	4.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	7.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	26.3%	14.9%
55 to 64	11.7%	18.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.0%
75 and over	9.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
No high school diploma	0.9%	2.6%
High school graduate	17.6%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	29.7%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
Drove alone	77.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	2.2%	6.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
1-unit, detached	70.7%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	10.7%
20 or more units	3.6%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hopkinton	Pepperell
Poverty rate	3.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.63	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1954	1972