Acushnet Center

Population: 2,792
Median household income: $69,159
Median home value: $313,100

Acushnet Center is a community in Bristol County, Massachusetts, home to 2,792 residents. At $69,159, its median household income sits below Bristol County's $84,198.

From 2019 to 2023, Acushnet Center's population declined 12.1% from 3,177 to 2,792, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $251,800 to $313,100.

9.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,792
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,159
Median home value: $313,100
Median gross rent: $935
Housing units: 1,392
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1772,792

Median household income

$81,375$69,159

Median home value

$251,800$313,100

Median gross rent

$798$935

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,177	$81,375	$251,800	$798
2020	3,403	$58,075	$249,700	$777
2021	3,351	$62,578	$262,200	$908
2022	3,164	$67,333	$285,100	$959
2023	2,792	$69,159	$313,100	$935

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	4.5%
5 to 17	287	10.3%
18 to 24	344	12.3%
25 to 34	219	7.8%
35 to 44	288	10.3%
45 to 54	364	13.0%
55 to 64	422	15.1%
65 to 74	316	11.3%
75 and over	427	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,650	94.9%
Black or African American	18	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.3%
Asian	10	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	75	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	311	15.3%
High school graduate	936	46.0%
Some college or associate's	589	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	171	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,053	79.1%
Carpooled	120	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	134	10.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	391	32.7%
15 to 29 min	427	35.7%
30 to 44 min	122	10.2%
45 to 59 min	163	13.6%
60+ min	94	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 8.4% (235 of 2,792)

	Count	Share
Family households	759	55.4%
Nonfamily households	612	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,371	98.5%
Vacant	21	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,139	83.1%
Renter-occupied	232	16.9%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,129	81.1%
1-unit, attached	18	1.3%
2 to 4 units	167	12.0%
5 to 19 units	71	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2500530
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.6850, -70.9067