Northborough, MA

Census Place

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2022 Population

6,677

1.33% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

48.3

1.26% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

2.17%

8.88% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$147,456

4.96% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$497,300

12.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Northborough, MA had a population of 6.68k people with a median age of 48.3 and a median household income of $147,456. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Northborough, MA declined from 6,767 to 6,677, a −1.33% decrease and its median household income grew from $140,482 to $147,456, a 4.96% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Northborough, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.62%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.13%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.65%).

None of the households in Northborough, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Northborough, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Northborough, MA was $497,300, and the homeownership rate was 84.8%.

Most people in Northborough, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Northborough, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Northborough, MA is home to a population of 6.68k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.99% of Northborough, MA residents were born outside of the country (667 people).

In 2022, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.51k people) in Northborough, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 514 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 175 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97%

2022 Citizenship

96.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97% of Northborough, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Northborough, MA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Northborough, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Northborough, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.51k ± 686
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
514 ± 238
Two+ (Hispanic)
175 ± 212

5.06%

Hispanic Population

338 people

5.06% of the people in Northborough, MA are hispanic (338 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Northborough, MA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

9.99%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

667 people

10.9%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

736 people

As of 2022, 9.99% of Northborough, MA residents (667 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Northborough, MA was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Northborough, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
110 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
55 ± 52
Gulf War (2001-)
21 ± 38

Northborough, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Northborough, MA employs 3.77k people. The largest industries in Northborough, MA are Health Care & Social Assistance (729 people), Educational Services (527 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (512 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($187,572), Manufacturing ($179,231), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,664).

Employment

Occupations

3.77k

2022 Value

± 524

1.15%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Northborough, MA grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 3.73k employees to 3.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northborough, MA, are Management Occupations (709 people), Sales & Related Occupations (440 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (352 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Northborough, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.77k

2022 Value

± 524

1.15%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Northborough, MA grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 3.73k employees to 3.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northborough, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (729 people), Educational Services (527 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (512 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Northborough, MA, though some of these residents may live in Northborough, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$120,658

Median earning men ± $22,642

$51,086

Median earning women ± $12,224

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($188,293), Manufacturing ($182,500), and Public Administration ($125,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($179,231), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,150), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,946).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (65.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (31.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.29%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.17% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.24% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.35M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.03M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Northborough, MA was $497,300 in 2022, which is 1.76 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $441,600 to $497,300, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Northborough, MA is 84.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Northborough, MA have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Northborough, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Northborough, MA is $147,456. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Northborough, MA was Census Tract 7401.02 with a value of $176,486, followed by Census Tract 7401.01 and Census Tract 7402, with respective values of $161,159 and $118,875.

Property

$497,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$30,765

$2,190

Median Property Taxes

±$320

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Northborough, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Northborough, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.8%

Homeownership

2022

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 84.8% of the housing units in Northborough, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Northborough, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 7401.02
Census Tract 7401.01
Census Tract 7402

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Northborough, MA was Census Tract 7401.02 with a value of $176,486, followed by Census Tract 7401.01 and Census Tract 7402, with respective values of $161,159 and $118,875.

The following map shows all of the places in Northborough, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$147,456

Median Household Income

± $28,285

2.58k

Number of Households

± 374

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.58k households in Northborough, MA grew to $147,456 from the previous year's value of $140,482.

The following chart displays the households in Northborough, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Northborough, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2021 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2022, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.047% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (67.9%)
Worked At Home (21.8%)
Carpooled (4.12%)

In 2022, 67.9% of workers in Northborough, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Northborough, MA have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.54% of the workforce in Northborough, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Northborough, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Northborough, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Northborough, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northborough, MA (142 out of 6.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Northborough, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.9% of the population of Northborough, MA has health coverage, with 72.4% on employee plans, 6.68% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 6.01% on non-group plans, and 0.0459% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Worcester County, MA see 997 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.499% decrease from the previous year (1002 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1326 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 181 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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997 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Worcester County, MA

Primary care physicians in Worcester County, MA see an average of 997 patients per year. This represents a 0.499% decrease from the previous year (1,002 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Worcester County, MA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 46.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.09%

Uninsured

72.4%

Employer Coverage

6.68%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

6.01%

Non-Group

0.0459%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Northborough, MA declined by 42.9% from 1.9% to 1.09%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Northborough, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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