Townsend

Population: 1,082
Median household income: $56,726
Median home value: $344,400

Townsend is a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to 1,082 residents. At $56,726, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Townsend's population declined 17.4% from 1,310 to 1,082, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $234,000 to $344,400.

The median gross rent is $947. 29.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,082
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,726
Median home value: $344,400
Median gross rent: $947
Housing units: 471
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3101,082

Median household income

$72,500$56,726

Median home value

$234,000$344,400

Median gross rent

$773$947

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,310	$72,500	$234,000	$773
2020	1,276	$66,767	$250,300	$833
2021	1,084	$68,259	$267,000	$922
2022	1,131	$61,546	$340,500	$953
2023	1,082	$56,726	$344,400	$947

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5426.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	4.8%
5 to 17	147	13.6%
18 to 24	98	9.1%
25 to 34	116	10.7%
35 to 44	65	6.0%
45 to 54	285	26.3%
55 to 64	124	11.5%
65 to 74	113	10.4%
75 and over	82	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	823	76.1%
Black or African American	80	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	38	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	62	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	12.2%
High school graduate	197	25.1%
Some college or associate's	257	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	145	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	90	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone55.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit3.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.6%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	275	55.9%
Carpooled	45	9.1%
Public transit	15	3.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	136	27.6%
Other means	21	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	7.3%
15 to 29 min	165	46.3%
30 to 44 min	48	13.5%
45 to 59 min	27	7.6%
60+ min	90	25.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 15.2% (165 of 1,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	271	57.5%
Nonfamily households	200	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	471	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	234	49.7%
Renter-occupied	237	50.3%

1-unit, detached52.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units29.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	248	52.7%
1-unit, attached	9	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1	0.2%
5 to 19 units	75	15.9%
20 or more units	138	29.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2570325
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.6767, -71.7098