Needham

Population: 32,059
Median household income: $212,241
Median home value: $1,146,000

Needham, a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has 32,059 residents. At $212,241, its median household income sits above Norfolk County's $126,497.

Between 2019 and 2023, Needham's population grew 3.5% from 30,970 to 32,059, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $855,300 to $1,146,000.

The median resident is 43.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,059
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $212,241
Median home value: $1,146,000
Median gross rent: $2,412
Housing units: 11,754
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,97032,059

Median household income

$165,547$212,241

Median home value

$855,300$1,146,000

Median gross rent

$1,483$2,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,970	$165,547	$855,300	$1,483
2020	31,177	$174,707	$900,200	$1,604
2021	31,808	$182,813	$939,800	$1,826
2022	31,957	$206,261	$1,076,900	$2,133
2023	32,059	$212,241	$1,146,000	$2,412

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 344.8%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,496	4.7%
5 to 17	7,525	23.5%
18 to 24	1,987	6.2%
25 to 34	1,534	4.8%
35 to 44	4,587	14.3%
45 to 54	4,969	15.5%
55 to 64	4,337	13.5%
65 to 74	2,990	9.3%
75 and over	2,634	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,927	80.9%
Black or African American	470	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	3,359	10.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.1%
Some other race	30	0.1%
Two or more races	1,036	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,188	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's9.5%

Bachelor's degree29.7%

Graduate or professional degree51.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	558	2.7%
High school graduate	1,482	7.0%
Some college or associate's	1,992	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,248	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10,771	51.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone57.5%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit7.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,830	57.5%
Carpooled	590	3.8%
Public transit	1,159	7.6%
Walked	293	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,428	28.8%
Other means	50	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,486	22.8%
15 to 29 min	3,148	28.8%
30 to 44 min	2,696	24.7%
45 to 59 min	1,699	15.6%
60+ min	893	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 3.8% (1,177 of 31,369)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,126	80.0%
Nonfamily households	2,275	20.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,401	97.0%
Vacant	353	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,612	84.3%
Renter-occupied	1,789	15.7%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,084	77.3%
1-unit, attached	548	4.7%
2 to 4 units	427	3.6%
5 to 19 units	373	3.2%
20 or more units	1,310	11.1%
Mobile home & other	12	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2544140
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 42.2816, -71.2424