Leominster

Population: 43,697
Median household income: $81,556
Median home value: $345,000

Leominster, a community in Worcester County, Massachusetts, has 43,697 residents. Its median household income of $81,556 runs below the Worcester County figure of $93,561.

From 2019 to 2023, Leominster's population grew 5.0% from 41,606 to 43,697, while its median home value rose 42.7% from $241,800 to $345,000.

Owners occupy 62.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,697
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $81,556
Median home value: $345,000
Median gross rent: $1,282
Housing units: 18,957
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,60643,697

Median household income

$61,825$81,556

Median home value

$241,800$345,000

Median gross rent

$973$1,282

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,606	$61,825	$241,800	$973
2020	41,581	$63,119	$261,300	$1,006
2021	43,478	$69,525	$275,300	$1,064
2022	43,620	$75,620	$323,400	$1,171
2023	43,697	$81,556	$345,000	$1,282

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,327	5.3%
5 to 17	6,524	14.9%
18 to 24	3,259	7.5%
25 to 34	5,873	13.4%
35 to 44	5,418	12.4%
45 to 54	5,694	13.0%
55 to 64	6,627	15.2%
65 to 74	4,660	10.7%
75 and over	3,315	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,842	68.3%
Black or African American	2,142	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	1,329	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	486	1.1%
Two or more races	2,382	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,490	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,076	9.7%
High school graduate	9,730	30.8%
Some college or associate's	8,571	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,240	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,970	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,836	79.4%
Carpooled	1,785	7.9%
Public transit	224	1.0%
Walked	84	0.4%
Bicycle	75	0.3%
Worked from home	2,393	10.7%
Other means	63	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,678	33.3%
15 to 29 min	5,342	26.6%
30 to 44 min	4,256	21.2%
45 to 59 min	1,678	8.4%
60+ min	2,113	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 10.1% (4,373 of 43,449)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,566	63.5%
Nonfamily households	6,644	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,210	96.1%
Vacant	747	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,446	62.9%
Renter-occupied	6,764	37.1%

1-unit, detached48.7%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units11.6%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,238	48.7%
1-unit, attached	902	4.8%
2 to 4 units	3,740	19.7%
5 to 19 units	2,713	14.3%
20 or more units	2,208	11.6%
Mobile home & other	156	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2535075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.86 sq mi
Center point: 42.5209, -71.7706