Fitchburg vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Fitchburg and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fitchburg has the higher population (41,633 vs 12,300 in Webster). Fitchburg has the higher median household income ($70,659 vs $60,384 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($303,900 vs $295,500 in Fitchburg).

Population, income & housing

	Fitchburg	Webster
Population	41,633	12,300
Median age	37.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,659	$60,384
Median home value	$295,500	$303,900
Median gross rent	$1,131	$1,112
Housing units	17,945	5,541
Homeownership rate	56.4%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fitchburg	Webster
Population	40,702 → 41,633 (+2.3%)	11,943 → 12,300 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$57,207 → $70,659 (+23.5%)	$49,051 → $60,384 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$196,600 → $295,500 (+50.3%)	$202,900 → $303,900 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,016 → $1,131 (+11.3%)	$909 → $1,112 (+22.3%)

Fitchburg

Population

40,70241,633

Median household income

$57,207$70,659

Median home value

$196,600$295,500

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,131

Webster

Population

11,94312,300

Median household income

$49,051$60,384

Median home value

$202,900$303,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fitchburg	Webster
Under 5	5.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	13.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.8%
75 and over	5.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fitchburg	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	62.1%
Black or African American	5.7%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	2.1%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fitchburg	Webster
No high school diploma	12.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	32.5%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fitchburg	Webster
Drove alone	73.4%	79.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	5.9%
Public transit	2.3%	0.9%
Walked	3.4%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.3%	5.7%
Other means	1.3%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fitchburg	Webster
1-unit, detached	44.5%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	29.2%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	14.5%
20 or more units	10.6%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Fitchburg	Webster
Poverty rate	15.5%	19.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1950	1953