Walpole

Population: 5,989
Median household income: $132,411
Median home value: $572,000

Walpole, a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has 5,989 residents. At $132,411, its median household income sits above Norfolk County's $126,497.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walpole's population declined 3.4% from 6,197 to 5,989, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $418,000 to $572,000.

62.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,989
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $132,411
Median home value: $572,000
Median gross rent: $1,952
Housing units: 2,695
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1975,989

Median household income

$94,375$132,411

Median home value

$418,000$572,000

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,952

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,197	$94,375	$418,000	$1,201
2020	6,211	$98,795	$434,100	$1,520
2021	6,188	$97,344	$457,100	$1,551
2022	6,373	$121,210	$515,700	$1,604
2023	5,989	$132,411	$572,000	$1,952

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	461	7.7%
5 to 17	692	11.6%
18 to 24	271	4.5%
25 to 34	1,040	17.4%
35 to 44	360	6.0%
45 to 54	822	13.7%
55 to 64	1,119	18.7%
65 to 74	605	10.1%
75 and over	619	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,444	90.9%
Black or African American	54	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	238	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	212	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate14.6%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree41.0%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	1.3%
High school graduate	666	14.6%
Some college or associate's	998	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,872	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	971	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit5.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home23.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,181	68.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	163	5.1%
Walked	18	0.6%
Bicycle	7	0.2%
Worked from home	750	23.7%
Other means	48	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	397	16.4%
15 to 29 min	567	23.5%
30 to 44 min	687	28.4%
45 to 59 min	331	13.7%
60+ min	435	18.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 5.9% (351 of 5,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,633	63.2%
Nonfamily households	951	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,584	95.9%
Vacant	111	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,112	81.7%
Renter-occupied	472	18.3%

1-unit, detached49.3%

1-unit, attached23.2%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,329	49.3%
1-unit, attached	625	23.2%
2 to 4 units	244	9.1%
5 to 19 units	346	12.8%
20 or more units	151	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2572460
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 42.1339, -71.2403