What is the population of Waltham, Massachusetts?

The population of Waltham, Massachusetts is 63,256.

What is the median household income in Waltham, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Waltham, Massachusetts is $116,233, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Waltham, Massachusetts is $642,161, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Waltham, Massachusetts is 3.5%.

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

Health A+

Income B

Education A+

Metric	Waltham	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	63,256	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	4596.5	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.43%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	35.2	40.0	37.1
Households	25,725	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Waltham

Group	Share

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

Metric	Waltham	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$116,233	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.31%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Waltham	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$642,161	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,232	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	48.8%	62.6%	65.1%

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

Metric	Waltham	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.4	25.7	22.5
Work from home	20.0%	16.7%	13.4%

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

Metric	Waltham	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.3%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.45	2.54

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

Metric	Waltham	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.6	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	8.7%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	10.0%	13.9%	19.0%