Devens

Population: 1,871
Median household income: $113,125
Median home value: $464,000

Devens is a community in Worcester County, Massachusetts, home to 1,871 residents. At $113,125, its median household income sits above Worcester County's $93,561.

Between 2019 and 2023, Devens's population declined 5.0% from 1,969 to 1,871, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $330,000 to $464,000.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 22.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,871
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $113,125
Median home value: $464,000
Median gross rent: $1,628
Housing units: 326
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9691,871

Median household income

$92,426$113,125

Median home value

$330,000$464,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,969	$92,426	$330,000	—
2020	2,007	$96,500	$329,000	—
2021	2,071	$120,777	$346,500	—
2022	1,763	$106,875	$397,800	—
2023	1,871	$113,125	$464,000	$1,628

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5422.9%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	196	10.5%
18 to 24	225	12.0%
25 to 34	199	10.6%
35 to 44	245	13.1%
45 to 54	429	22.9%
55 to 64	359	19.2%
65 to 74	122	6.5%
75 and over	96	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	962	51.4%
Black or African American	464	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	1.3%
Asian	156	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	248	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	266	18.3%
High school graduate	427	29.4%
Some college or associate's	355	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	268	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	134	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone61.6%

Carpooled23.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	310	61.6%
Carpooled	120	23.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	10.7%
Other means	8	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	25.2%
15 to 29 min	80	17.8%
30 to 44 min	53	11.8%
45 to 59 min	118	26.3%
60+ min	85	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 17.2% (161 of 937)

	Count	Share
Family households	194	63.6%
Nonfamily households	111	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	305	93.6%
Vacant	21	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	241	79.0%
Renter-occupied	64	21.0%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units19.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	208	63.8%
1-unit, attached	15	4.6%
2 to 4 units	18	5.5%
5 to 19 units	21	6.4%
20 or more units	64	19.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2516840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 42.5434, -71.6140