Wellesley

Population: 29,906
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,513,400

Wellesley is a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, home to 29,906 residents. Its median household income of $250,001 runs above the Norfolk County figure of $126,497.

From 2019 to 2023, Wellesley's population grew 4.0% from 28,747 to 29,906, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $1,149,100 to $1,513,400.

The median gross rent is $2,849. 87.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,906
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,513,400
Median gross rent: $2,849
Housing units: 9,428
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 87.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,74729,906

Median household income

$197,132$250,001

Median home value

$1,149,100$1,513,400

Median gross rent

$1,938$2,849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,747	$197,132	$1,149,100	$1,938
2020	28,747	$213,684	$1,212,100	$2,177
2021	29,365	$226,250	$1,251,800	$2,329
2022	29,862	$250,001	$1,424,400	$2,637
2023	29,906	$250,001	$1,513,400	$2,849

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2419.8%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,531	5.1%
5 to 17	5,566	18.6%
18 to 24	5,911	19.8%
25 to 34	1,197	4.0%
35 to 44	2,873	9.6%
45 to 54	3,957	13.2%
55 to 64	4,072	13.6%
65 to 74	2,484	8.3%
75 and over	2,315	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,443	71.7%
Black or African American	539	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	4,171	13.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	111	0.4%
Two or more races	1,817	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,799	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate3.9%

Some college or associate's7.4%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree55.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	1.5%
High school graduate	664	3.9%
Some college or associate's	1,258	7.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,412	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9,314	55.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone49.0%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit4.9%

Walked10.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home30.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,451	49.0%
Carpooled	532	4.0%
Public transit	640	4.9%
Walked	1,394	10.6%
Bicycle	21	0.2%
Worked from home	4,053	30.8%
Other means	81	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,352	25.8%
15 to 29 min	2,425	26.6%
30 to 44 min	2,167	23.8%
45 to 59 min	1,239	13.6%
60+ min	936	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 3.2% (811 of 25,261)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,017	77.1%
Nonfamily households	2,084	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,101	96.5%
Vacant	327	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,642	84.0%
Renter-occupied	1,459	16.0%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,734	82.0%
1-unit, attached	254	2.7%
2 to 4 units	558	5.9%
5 to 19 units	196	2.1%
20 or more units	686	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2574210
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 42.3059, -71.2829