Marlborough

Population: 41,398
Median household income: $95,047
Median home value: $485,400

Marlborough is a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to 41,398 residents. The median household income of $95,047 is below the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

From 2019 to 2023, Marlborough's population grew 4.2% from 39,736 to 41,398, while its median home value rose 39.3% from $348,500 to $485,400.

40.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,398
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $95,047
Median home value: $485,400
Median gross rent: $1,721
Housing units: 17,370
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,73641,398

Median household income

$80,943$95,047

Median home value

$348,500$485,400

Median gross rent

$1,482$1,721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,736	$80,943	$348,500	$1,482
2020	39,663	$83,469	$365,200	$1,498
2021	41,505	$86,230	$382,900	$1,527
2022	41,391	$94,199	$439,600	$1,648
2023	41,398	$95,047	$485,400	$1,721

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,063	7.4%
5 to 17	5,533	13.4%
18 to 24	3,494	8.4%
25 to 34	6,992	16.9%
35 to 44	5,799	14.0%
45 to 54	4,985	12.0%
55 to 64	5,427	13.1%
65 to 74	3,746	9.0%
75 and over	2,359	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,276	58.6%
Black or African American	1,462	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	2,027	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,620	3.9%
Two or more races	5,015	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,975	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,180	10.9%
High school graduate	7,803	26.6%
Some college or associate's	6,438	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	6,875	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,012	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,797	66.6%
Carpooled	2,370	10.7%
Public transit	163	0.7%
Walked	446	2.0%
Bicycle	18	0.1%
Worked from home	3,574	16.1%
Other means	860	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,117	27.4%
15 to 29 min	5,197	27.9%
30 to 44 min	4,156	22.3%
45 to 59 min	1,476	7.9%
60+ min	2,708	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 9.2% (3,769 of 40,877)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,417	62.6%
Nonfamily households	6,232	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,649	95.8%
Vacant	721	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,352	56.2%
Renter-occupied	7,297	43.8%

1-unit, detached44.5%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units14.4%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,724	44.5%
1-unit, attached	1,333	7.7%
2 to 4 units	2,933	16.9%
5 to 19 units	2,306	13.3%
20 or more units	2,493	14.4%
Mobile home & other	581	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2538715
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 1.24 sq mi
Center point: 42.3496, -71.5472