Hopkinton vs West Concord

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

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

West Concord has the higher population (5,997 vs 3,142 in Hopkinton). West Concord has the higher median household income ($178,979 vs $173,750 in Hopkinton). West Concord has the higher median home value ($881,800 vs $601,900 in Hopkinton).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkinton	West Concord
Population	3,142	5,997
Median age	50.2 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$173,750	$178,979
Median home value	$601,900	$881,800
Median gross rent	$1,053	$2,444
Housing units	1,173	2,498
Homeownership rate	80.1%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	69.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkinton	West Concord
Population	3,098 → 3,142 (+1.4%)	7,394 → 5,997 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$112,014 → $173,750 (+55.1%)	$114,440 → $178,979 (+56.4%)
Median home value	$497,400 → $601,900 (+21.0%)	$669,200 → $881,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,653 → $1,053 (-36.3%)	$2,065 → $2,444 (+18.4%)

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

West Concord

Population

7,3945,997

Median household income

$114,440$178,979

Median home value

$669,200$881,800

Median gross rent

$2,065$2,444

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopkinton	West Concord
Under 5	3.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	4.0%	7.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	26.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.1%
75 and over	9.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkinton	West Concord
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	78.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkinton	West Concord
No high school diploma	0.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	17.6%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	10.6%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	29.7%	45.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkinton	West Concord
Drove alone	77.5%	58.2%
Carpooled	2.2%	1.5%
Public transit	1.2%	6.8%
Walked	2.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	16.5%	27.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkinton	West Concord
1-unit, detached	70.7%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	12.1%
20 or more units	3.6%	24.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopkinton	West Concord
Poverty rate	3.9%	4.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1954	1973