Hopedale vs Upton

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

Hopedale and Upton 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 2,985 in Upton). Hopedale has the higher median household income ($111,016 vs $109,925 in Upton). Upton has the higher median home value ($474,600 vs $399,100 in Hopedale).

Population, income & housing

	Hopedale	Upton
Population	4,126	2,985
Median age	40.4 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$111,016	$109,925
Median home value	$399,100	$474,600
Median gross rent	$1,844	—
Housing units	1,590	1,181
Homeownership rate	69.4%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	46.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopedale	Upton
Population	3,363 → 4,126 (+22.7%)	2,292 → 2,985 (+30.2%)
Median household income	$107,278 → $111,016 (+3.5%)	$89,507 → $109,925 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$298,400 → $399,100 (+33.7%)	$363,500 → $474,600 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,342 → $1,844 (+37.4%)	$944 → $1,116 (+18.2%)

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

Upton

Population

2,2922,985

Median household income

$89,507$109,925

Median home value

$363,500$474,600

Median gross rent

$944$1,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopedale	Upton
Under 5	1.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.9%	9.9%
18 to 24	11.8%	10.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	18.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	19.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.9%
75 and over	8.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopedale	Upton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopedale	Upton
No high school diploma	5.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	29.2%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopedale	Upton
Drove alone	82.9%	66.8%
Carpooled	2.4%	11.0%
Public transit	0.6%	1.8%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopedale	Upton
1-unit, detached	38.4%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	31.4%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	17.0%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	8.4%
20 or more units	5.8%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopedale	Upton
Poverty rate	5.9%	3.1%
Average household size	2.73	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	30	39
Median year structure built	1938	1955