What is the population of Wakefield, Massachusetts?

The population of Wakefield, Massachusetts is 27,570.

What is the median household income in Wakefield, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Wakefield, Massachusetts is $129,317, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Wakefield, Massachusetts is $112,529, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Wakefield, Massachusetts is 4.5%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Wakefield	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	27,570	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3448.0	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.47%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	40.8	40.0	37.1
Households	11,065	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Wakefield

Group	Share

Wakefield has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Wakefield	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$129,317	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.12%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Wakefield	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$112,529	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$1,871	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	70.4%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Wakefield	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	28.5	25.7	22.5
Work from home	22.2%	16.7%	13.4%

Wakefield has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Wakefield	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.1%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.45	2.54

Wakefield has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Wakefield	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.4	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	8.2%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	10.3%	13.9%	19.0%