Pepperell

Population: 1,887
Median household income: $76,196
Median home value: $399,700

Pepperell, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 1,887 residents. Its median household income of $76,196 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pepperell's population declined 33.2% from 2,826 to 1,887, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $289,600 to $399,700.

37.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,887
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $76,196
Median home value: $399,700
Median gross rent: $1,117
Housing units: 960
Homeownership rate: 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8261,887

Median household income

$81,675$76,196

Median home value

$289,600$399,700

Median gross rent

$986$1,117

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,826	$81,675	$289,600	$986
2020	2,685	$81,538	$300,000	$929
2021	2,288	$83,850	$315,400	$686
2022	2,205	$91,406	$389,900	$894
2023	1,887	$76,196	$399,700	$1,117

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6418.9%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	2.3%
5 to 17	193	10.2%
18 to 24	212	11.2%
25 to 34	250	13.2%
35 to 44	199	10.5%
45 to 54	282	14.9%
55 to 64	356	18.9%
65 to 74	245	13.0%
75 and over	106	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,482	78.5%
Black or African American	33	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	154	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	45	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	2.6%
High school graduate	381	26.5%
Some college or associate's	476	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	299	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	244	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	754	81.6%
Carpooled	58	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	12.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	16.6%
15 to 29 min	222	27.3%
30 to 44 min	185	22.8%
45 to 59 min	140	17.2%
60+ min	130	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 10.6% (194 of 1,837)

	Count	Share
Family households	442	47.7%
Nonfamily households	484	52.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	926	96.5%
Vacant	34	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	473	51.1%
Renter-occupied	453	48.9%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units19.2%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	486	50.6%
1-unit, attached	63	6.6%
2 to 4 units	184	19.2%
5 to 19 units	103	10.7%
20 or more units	110	11.5%
Mobile home & other	14	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2552770
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.6755, -71.5921