Attleboro, Massachusetts Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Attleboro, MA Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
  • B
    Income Around average
  • C
    Education Below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Population

Metric Attleboro Massachusetts Avg U.S. Average
Population 46,761 7,031,620 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 1683.7 666.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.78% 0.53% 0.59%
Median age 38.7 39.0 37.3
Households 17,933 2,777,931 130,235,071

Population in Attleboro grew by 7.9% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 46,761 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Attleboro is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 23.1% of residents. That is 1.2 points above Massachusetts as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Massachusetts, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 51.2% of the people living in Attleboro and men 48.8%.

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Economy

Attleboro has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Attleboro Massachusetts Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $98,711 $104,336 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.39% 4.91% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.7% 5.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Attleboro is about 5% lower than in Massachusetts.

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Housing

Metric Attleboro Massachusetts Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $431,249 $494,523 $248,835
Median rent $1,590 $1,761 $1,407
Homeownership rate 66.2% 62.5% 65.2%

The median home price in Attleboro is about 22.6 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,590 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Attleboro spend about 55 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 230 hours, about 9.6 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Attleboro Massachusetts Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 27.6 25.6 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 55.3 51.1 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 230 213 187
Estimated yearly cost $7,141 $6,603 $5,790
Work from home 14.5% 18.6% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 25,163 14,741 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 2,774 2,164 1,355

The average commute time in Attleboro is 28 minutes, longer than the 26 minutes in Massachusetts.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Attleboro has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric Attleboro Massachusetts Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 31.4% 42.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.57 2.44 2.53

Health

Attleboro has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Attleboro Massachusetts Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 78.0 80.5 78.3
Self-rated poor health 12.9% 11.8% 16.3%
Smokers 16.1% 13.9% 19.0%

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Attleboro, MA Compared With Nearby Cities

Attleboro, MA is the 2nd largest of the 4 cities compared here, 46,761 residents against a local median of 30,984. Where Attleboro, MA breaks from the cities next to it is median home price, sitting 72% above the local median of $250,546 at $431,249.

Median household income tells the same story from another angle: $98,711 against a local median of $69,228, 43% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is median household income, and at 43% above the local median it puts Attleboro, MA at the better end of the local range. The cities themselves spread $175,001 on median home price, so Attleboro, MA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Attleboro, MA has the highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Attleboro, MA 46,761 $98,711 #2/4 $431,249 #1/4 27.6 min #3/4
North Attleborough Town, MA 30,984 $112,039 $400,000 28.4 min
Pawtucket, RI 75,796 $69,228 $250,546 21.7 min
Central Falls, RI 22,570 $49,176 $225,000 26.2 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Attleboro, Massachusetts.

How big is Attleboro, Massachusetts by population?

About 46,761 people live in Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 17,933 households of 2.6 people on average. The median age is 38.7, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

Is Attleboro, Massachusetts mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Attleboro, Massachusetts has 1,684 people per square mile, a density typical of urban and suburban areas. That is about 19 times the U.S. average of 86.

Is Attleboro, Massachusetts an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 4.4 times the median household income ($431,249 against $98,711), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,590 a month takes about 19% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

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