What is the population of Wellesley, Massachusetts?

The population of Wellesley, Massachusetts is 29,757.

What is the median household income in Wellesley, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Wellesley, Massachusetts is $200,000, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Wellesley, Massachusetts is $977,614, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Wellesley, Massachusetts is 3.4%.

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	Wellesley	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	29,757	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2825.9	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.46%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	35.7	40.0	37.1
Households	9,101	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Wellesley

Group	Share

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

Metric	Wellesley	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$200,000	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	2.05%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Wellesley	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$977,614	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,848	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	84.0%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Wellesley	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	27.5	25.7	22.5
Work from home	30.8%	16.7%	13.4%

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

Metric	Wellesley	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.4%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.45	2.54

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

Metric	Wellesley	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	85.6	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	6.9%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	7.5%	13.9%	19.0%