Winthrop Town

Population: 18,807
Median household income: $106,357
Median home value: $606,900

Winthrop Town is a community in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, home to 18,807 residents. Its median household income of $106,357 runs above the Suffolk County figure of $92,859.

From 2019 to 2023, Winthrop Town's population grew 1.4% from 18,542 to 18,807, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $439,800 to $606,900.

31.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,807
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $106,357
Median home value: $606,900
Median gross rent: $1,909
Housing units: 8,467
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,54218,807

Median household income

$74,069$106,357

Median home value

$439,800$606,900

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,542	$74,069	$439,800	$1,415
2020	18,558	$76,996	$461,000	$1,578
2021	19,088	$86,780	$516,700	$1,656
2022	19,031	$98,901	$563,100	$1,841
2023	18,807	$106,357	$606,900	$1,909

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	828	4.4%
5 to 17	2,790	14.8%
18 to 24	1,093	5.8%
25 to 34	2,245	11.9%
35 to 44	2,688	14.3%
45 to 54	2,844	15.1%
55 to 64	2,620	13.9%
65 to 74	2,113	11.2%
75 and over	1,586	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,408	71.3%
Black or African American	589	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	322	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	257	1.4%
Two or more races	488	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,720	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	705	5.0%
High school graduate	3,720	26.4%
Some college or associate's	3,624	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,799	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,248	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone57.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit14.8%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,697	57.0%
Carpooled	849	8.5%
Public transit	1,480	14.8%
Walked	264	2.6%
Bicycle	57	0.6%
Worked from home	1,505	15.0%
Other means	151	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,400	16.5%
15 to 29 min	2,513	29.6%
30 to 44 min	1,975	23.2%
45 to 59 min	1,389	16.3%
60+ min	1,221	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 7.1% (1,323 of 18,759)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,431	56.0%
Nonfamily households	3,487	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,918	93.5%
Vacant	549	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,399	55.6%
Renter-occupied	3,519	44.4%

1-unit, detached31.5%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units37.3%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units16.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,663	31.5%
1-unit, attached	259	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3,157	37.3%
5 to 19 units	990	11.7%
20 or more units	1,398	16.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2581005
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 6.33 sq mi
Center point: 42.3755, -70.9706