Northfield

Population: 908
Median household income: $74,875
Median home value: $279,300

Northfield, a community in Franklin County, Massachusetts, has 908 residents. At $74,875, its median household income sits in line with Franklin County's $72,584.

Between 2019 and 2023, Northfield's population declined 12.0% from 1,032 to 908, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $227,400 to $279,300.

Owners occupy 76.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 908
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,875
Median home value: $279,300
Median gross rent: $1,071
Housing units: 570
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,032908

Median household income

$82,000$74,875

Median home value

$227,400$279,300

Median gross rent

$649$1,071

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,032	$82,000	$227,400	$649
2020	970	$49,643	$224,500	$780
2021	900	$51,163	$230,500	$937
2022	908	$62,969	$273,200	$915
2023	908	$74,875	$279,300	$1,071

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 179.9%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	1.2%
5 to 17	90	9.9%
18 to 24	20	2.2%
25 to 34	132	14.5%
35 to 44	124	13.7%
45 to 54	165	18.2%
55 to 64	98	10.8%
65 to 74	141	15.5%
75 and over	127	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	839	92.4%
Black or African American	6	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree26.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	5.5%
High school graduate	218	27.7%
Some college or associate's	180	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	134	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	212	26.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone60.4%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	322	60.4%
Carpooled	68	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	24.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	13.0%
15 to 29 min	190	47.4%
30 to 44 min	119	29.7%
45 to 59 min	40	10.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 13.3% (121 of 908)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	68.9%
Nonfamily households	149	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	479	84.0%
Vacant	91	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	367	76.6%
Renter-occupied	112	23.4%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	448	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	67	11.8%
5 to 19 units	47	8.2%
20 or more units	8	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2547800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.7132, -72.4227