Hopkinton vs Pinehurst

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

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

Pinehurst has the higher population (6,737 vs 3,142 in Hopkinton). Hopkinton has the higher median household income ($173,750 vs $136,406 in Pinehurst). Hopkinton has the higher median home value ($601,900 vs $585,600 in Pinehurst).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
Population	3,142	6,737
Median age	50.2 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$173,750	$136,406
Median home value	$601,900	$585,600
Median gross rent	$1,053	$1,759
Housing units	1,173	2,374
Homeownership rate	80.1%	97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
Population	3,098 → 3,142 (+1.4%)	7,283 → 6,737 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$112,014 → $173,750 (+55.1%)	$107,159 → $136,406 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$497,400 → $601,900 (+21.0%)	$413,200 → $585,600 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,653 → $1,053 (-36.3%)	$1,728 → $1,759 (+1.8%)

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

Pinehurst

Population

7,2836,737

Median household income

$107,159$136,406

Median home value

$413,200$585,600

Median gross rent

$1,728$1,759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
Under 5	3.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	20.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	4.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	26.3%	15.5%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.3%
75 and over	9.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	12.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
No high school diploma	0.9%	9.8%
High school graduate	17.6%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29.7%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
Drove alone	77.5%	67.9%
Carpooled	2.2%	9.0%
Public transit	1.2%	4.4%
Walked	2.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
1-unit, detached	70.7%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopkinton	Pinehurst
Poverty rate	3.9%	4.2%
Average household size	2.63	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1954	1973