East Douglas vs Hopedale

A side-by-side comparison of East Douglas and Hopedale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hopedale has the higher population (4,126 vs 2,842 in East Douglas). East Douglas has the higher median household income ($141,042 vs $111,016 in Hopedale). East Douglas has the higher median home value ($400,900 vs $399,100 in Hopedale).

Population, income & housing

	East Douglas	Hopedale
Population	2,842	4,126
Median age	42.5 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$141,042	$111,016
Median home value	$400,900	$399,100
Median gross rent	$1,249	$1,844
Housing units	1,159	1,590
Homeownership rate	61.4%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.5%	43.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Douglas	Hopedale
Population	2,592 → 2,842 (+9.6%)	3,363 → 4,126 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$73,841 → $141,042 (+91.0%)	$107,278 → $111,016 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$287,100 → $400,900 (+39.6%)	$298,400 → $399,100 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$948 → $1,249 (+31.8%)	$1,342 → $1,844 (+37.4%)

East Douglas

Population

2,5922,842

Median household income

$73,841$141,042

Median home value

$287,100$400,900

Median gross rent

$948$1,249

Hopedale

Population

3,3634,126

Median household income

$107,278$111,016

Median home value

$298,400$399,100

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Douglas	Hopedale
Under 5	2.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	17.6%	22.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	11.8%
25 to 34	19.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	18.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.7%
75 and over	8.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Douglas	Hopedale
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	91.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Douglas	Hopedale
No high school diploma	0.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	16.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	22.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Douglas	Hopedale
Drove alone	80.3%	82.9%
Carpooled	3.5%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Douglas	Hopedale
1-unit, detached	59.2%	38.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	31.4%
2 to 4 units	20.4%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	7.4%
20 or more units	6.2%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Douglas	Hopedale
Poverty rate	8.3%	5.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1941	1938