Stoneham

Population: 22,986
Median household income: $112,635
Median home value: $629,000

Located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Stoneham is a community with a population of 22,986. At $112,635, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, Stoneham's population declined 1.0% from 23,223 to 22,986, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $494,600 to $629,000.

54.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,986
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $112,635
Median home value: $629,000
Median gross rent: $1,878
Housing units: 9,832
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,22322,986

Median household income

$101,549$112,635

Median home value

$494,600$629,000

Median gross rent

$1,483$1,878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,223	$101,549	$494,600	$1,483
2020	23,625	$103,104	$526,800	$1,522
2021	23,077	$105,541	$549,600	$1,661
2022	22,992	$112,935	$609,300	$1,843
2023	22,986	$112,635	$629,000	$1,878

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,584	6.9%
5 to 17	3,081	13.4%
18 to 24	1,040	4.5%
25 to 34	2,999	13.0%
35 to 44	3,903	17.0%
45 to 54	2,611	11.4%
55 to 64	3,016	13.1%
65 to 74	2,484	10.8%
75 and over	2,268	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,865	82.1%
Black or African American	185	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	1,626	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.3%
Two or more races	1,167	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,067	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	716	4.1%
High school graduate	4,066	23.5%
Some college or associate's	3,175	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,471	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,853	22.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit4.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,868	70.5%
Carpooled	597	4.7%
Public transit	522	4.1%
Walked	66	0.5%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	2,477	19.7%
Other means	39	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,137	21.1%
15 to 29 min	3,171	31.4%
30 to 44 min	2,418	23.9%
45 to 59 min	1,051	10.4%
60+ min	1,329	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 4.6% (1,043 of 22,880)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,990	62.9%
Nonfamily households	3,530	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,520	96.8%
Vacant	312	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,769	71.1%
Renter-occupied	2,751	28.9%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units20.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,316	54.1%
1-unit, attached	375	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1,145	11.6%
5 to 19 units	942	9.6%
20 or more units	2,054	20.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2567700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 42.4742, -71.0977