Wakefield

Population: 27,284
Median household income: $130,320
Median home value: $670,100

Wakefield, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 27,284 residents. At $130,320, its median household income sits in line with Middlesex County's $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, Wakefield's population grew 1.1% from 26,993 to 27,284, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $505,800 to $670,100.

The typical home was built around 1956. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,284
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $130,320
Median home value: $670,100
Median gross rent: $1,872
Housing units: 11,526
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,99327,284

Median household income

$100,278$130,320

Median home value

$505,800$670,100

Median gross rent

$1,364$1,872

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,993	$100,278	$505,800	$1,364
2020	27,041	$103,696	$557,800	$1,513
2021	27,041	$110,372	$585,500	$1,643
2022	27,054	$125,592	$646,400	$1,742
2023	27,284	$130,320	$670,100	$1,872

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,853	6.8%
5 to 17	3,604	13.2%
18 to 24	1,553	5.7%
25 to 34	3,428	12.6%
35 to 44	4,018	14.7%
45 to 54	3,356	12.3%
55 to 64	4,219	15.5%
65 to 74	2,810	10.3%
75 and over	2,443	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,756	87.1%
Black or African American	208	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	1,317	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	96	0.4%
Two or more races	1,235	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	668	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's17.8%

Bachelor's degree31.9%

Graduate or professional degree25.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	847	4.2%
High school graduate	4,267	21.0%
Some college or associate's	3,602	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,464	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,094	25.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone62.9%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit6.9%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,290	62.9%
Carpooled	733	5.0%
Public transit	1,022	6.9%
Walked	349	2.4%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	3,280	22.2%
Other means	86	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,297	20.0%
15 to 29 min	3,553	30.9%
30 to 44 min	2,440	21.2%
45 to 59 min	1,491	13.0%
60+ min	1,708	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 4.6% (1,244 of 26,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,115	64.3%
Nonfamily households	3,951	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,066	96.0%
Vacant	460	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,795	70.4%
Renter-occupied	3,271	29.6%

1-unit, detached54.9%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units22.4%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units12.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,323	54.9%
1-unit, attached	580	5.0%
2 to 4 units	2,580	22.4%
5 to 19 units	664	5.8%
20 or more units	1,379	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2572250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.6 sq mi
Center point: 42.5044, -71.0641