Cochituate

Population: 6,688
Median household income: $190,938
Median home value: $862,000

Located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Cochituate is a community with a population of 6,688. The median household income of $190,938 is above the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cochituate's population declined 7.4% from 7,226 to 6,688, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $648,600 to $862,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,688
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $190,938
Median home value: $862,000
Median gross rent: $1,705
Housing units: 2,529
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2266,688

Median household income

$162,390$190,938

Median home value

$648,600$862,000

Median gross rent

$784$1,705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,226	$162,390	$648,600	$784
2020	6,730	$175,729	$670,200	—
2021	6,966	$176,458	$698,600	—
2022	6,937	$181,494	$808,600	$1,739
2023	6,688	$190,938	$862,000	$1,705

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	319	4.8%
5 to 17	1,345	20.1%
18 to 24	331	4.9%
25 to 34	429	6.4%
35 to 44	943	14.1%
45 to 54	850	12.7%
55 to 64	1,176	17.6%
65 to 74	777	11.6%
75 and over	518	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,079	75.9%
Black or African American	40	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	993	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.3%
Some other race	38	0.6%
Two or more races	202	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	319	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate7.4%

Some college or associate's14.9%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree45.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	176	3.8%
High school graduate	345	7.4%
Some college or associate's	697	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,332	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,143	45.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone60.0%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home34.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,904	60.0%
Carpooled	104	3.3%
Public transit	58	1.8%
Walked	8	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,087	34.3%
Other means	10	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	351	16.8%
15 to 29 min	639	30.7%
30 to 44 min	641	30.8%
45 to 59 min	331	15.9%
60+ min	122	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 3.4% (225 of 6,625)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,835	75.9%
Nonfamily households	584	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,419	95.7%
Vacant	110	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,137	88.3%
Renter-occupied	282	11.7%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,012	79.6%
1-unit, attached	181	7.2%
2 to 4 units	191	7.6%
5 to 19 units	112	4.4%
20 or more units	33	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2514570
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 42.3277, -71.3523