South Deerfield

Population: 1,822
Median household income: $97,250
Median home value: $419,100

Located in Franklin County, Massachusetts, South Deerfield is a community with a population of 1,822. At $97,250, its median household income sits above Franklin County's $72,584.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Deerfield's population declined 10.7% from 2,041 to 1,822, while its median home value rose 27.9% from $327,700 to $419,100.

The median gross rent is $1,333. 42.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,822
Median age: 56.2 yrs
Median household income: $97,250
Median home value: $419,100
Median gross rent: $1,333
Housing units: 1,006
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0411,822

Median household income

$78,462$97,250

Median home value

$327,700$419,100

Median gross rent

$996$1,333

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,041	$78,462	$327,700	$996
2020	2,150	$78,594	$347,400	$959
2021	2,244	$77,944	$397,700	$954
2022	1,953	$81,577	$436,800	$1,271
2023	1,822	$97,250	$419,100	$1,333

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 242.0%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6429.7%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	1.0%
5 to 17	245	13.4%
18 to 24	36	2.0%
25 to 34	145	8.0%
35 to 44	165	9.1%
45 to 54	247	13.6%
55 to 64	541	29.7%
65 to 74	196	10.8%
75 and over	229	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,624	89.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	9	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	189	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree20.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	3.0%
High school graduate	267	17.5%
Some college or associate's	556	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	345	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	309	20.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit4.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	775	66.3%
Carpooled	143	12.2%
Public transit	49	4.2%
Walked	18	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	184	15.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	493	50.1%
15 to 29 min	427	43.4%
30 to 44 min	39	4.0%
45 to 59 min	17	1.7%
60+ min	9	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 3.2% (59 of 1,822)

	Count	Share
Family households	512	50.9%
Nonfamily households	494	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,006	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	684	68.0%
Renter-occupied	322	32.0%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	589	58.5%
1-unit, attached	65	6.5%
2 to 4 units	211	21.0%
5 to 19 units	123	12.2%
20 or more units	18	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2563620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 42.4814, -72.5898