Deerfield

In Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Population: 441

Deerfield, a community in Franklin County, Massachusetts, has 441 residents.

Between 2019 and 2023, Deerfield's population declined 29.0% from 621 to 441.

Households average 2.06 people. 70.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 441
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 162
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

621441

Median home value

$231,000$246,600

Year	Population	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	621	$231,000	$2,453
2020	525	$246,600	—
2021	470	—	—
2022	486	—	—
2023	441	—	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4423.1%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6422.0%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.5%
5 to 17	47	10.7%
18 to 24	66	15.0%
25 to 34	22	5.0%
35 to 44	102	23.1%
45 to 54	81	18.4%
55 to 64	97	22.0%
65 to 74	24	5.4%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	301	68.3%
Black or African American	24	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate4.3%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree47.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	14	4.3%
Some college or associate's	82	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	74	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	156	47.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone29.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked62.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	87	29.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	186	62.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	8.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	222	81.3%
15 to 29 min	51	18.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 17.4% (70 of 403)

	Count	Share
Family households	114	70.4%
Nonfamily households	48	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	162	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72	44.4%
Renter-occupied	90	55.6%

1-unit, detached49.4%

1-unit, attached14.8%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units15.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	80	49.4%
1-unit, attached	24	14.8%
2 to 4 units	10	6.2%
5 to 19 units	23	14.2%
20 or more units	25	15.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2516635
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.5479, -72.6024