Wilmington

Population: 23,195
Median household income: $161,473
Median home value: $646,200

Wilmington, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 23,195 residents. The median household income of $161,473 is above the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilmington's population held roughly steady from 23,377 to 23,195, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $473,800 to $646,200.

Households average 2.92 people. The median gross rent is $2,412.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,195
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $161,473
Median home value: $646,200
Median gross rent: $2,412
Housing units: 8,032
Homeownership rate: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,37723,195

Median household income

$125,922$161,473

Median home value

$473,800$646,200

Median gross rent

$1,981$2,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,377	$125,922	$473,800	$1,981
2020	23,390	$133,873	$495,500	$2,009
2021	23,311	$146,250	$542,600	$2,186
2022	23,191	$151,034	$614,500	$2,293
2023	23,195	$161,473	$646,200	$2,412

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,367	5.9%
5 to 17	3,952	17.0%
18 to 24	1,898	8.2%
25 to 34	2,103	9.1%
35 to 44	3,131	13.5%
45 to 54	3,239	14.0%
55 to 64	4,088	17.6%
65 to 74	2,130	9.2%
75 and over	1,287	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,975	86.1%
Black or African American	295	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	993	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	70	0.3%
Two or more races	1,284	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	578	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	482	3.0%
High school graduate	3,868	24.2%
Some college or associate's	3,760	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,922	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,946	18.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit3.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home17.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,953	71.2%
Carpooled	528	4.2%
Public transit	470	3.7%
Walked	107	0.9%
Bicycle	18	0.1%
Worked from home	2,245	17.9%
Other means	251	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,077	20.1%
15 to 29 min	3,482	33.7%
30 to 44 min	2,471	23.9%
45 to 59 min	1,115	10.8%
60+ min	1,182	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 3.0% (687 of 22,855)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,118	77.7%
Nonfamily households	1,753	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,871	98.0%
Vacant	161	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,841	86.9%
Renter-occupied	1,030	13.1%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,711	83.6%
1-unit, attached	283	3.5%
2 to 4 units	225	2.8%
5 to 19 units	541	6.7%
20 or more units	272	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2580195
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 42.5646, -71.1645