Devens vs South Lancaster

A side-by-side comparison of Devens and South Lancaster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Lancaster has the higher population (1,991 vs 1,871 in Devens). Devens has the higher median household income ($113,125 vs $104,745 in South Lancaster). Devens has the higher median home value ($464,000 vs $370,200 in South Lancaster).

Population, income & housing

	Devens	South Lancaster
Population	1,871	1,991
Median age	46.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$113,125	$104,745
Median home value	$464,000	$370,200
Median gross rent	$1,628	—
Housing units	326	830
Homeownership rate	79.0%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	64.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Devens	South Lancaster
Population	1,969 → 1,871 (-5.0%)	1,630 → 1,991 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$92,426 → $113,125 (+22.4%)	$66,786 → $104,745 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$330,000 → $464,000 (+40.6%)	$277,700 → $370,200 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$357 → $379 (+6.2%)

Devens

Population

1,9691,871

Median household income

$92,426$113,125

Median home value

$330,000$464,000

South Lancaster

Population

1,6301,991

Median household income

$66,786$104,745

Median home value

$277,700$370,200

Median gross rent

$357$379

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Devens	South Lancaster
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	10.5%	22.3%
18 to 24	12.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	22.9%	8.7%
55 to 64	19.2%	16.6%
65 to 74	6.5%	4.6%
75 and over	5.1%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Devens	South Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	51.4%	84.1%
Black or African American	24.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	8.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Devens	South Lancaster
No high school diploma	18.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	29.4%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	54.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Devens	South Lancaster
Drove alone	61.6%	52.2%
Carpooled	23.9%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	35.8%
Other means	1.6%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Devens	South Lancaster
1-unit, detached	63.8%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	11.6%
20 or more units	19.6%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Devens	South Lancaster
Poverty rate	17.2%	4.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	35	40
Median year structure built	1979	1956