Bourne is home to 1,806 people in Massachusetts. The median age is 61.2, about 22 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $735,500, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. 81% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,847, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 61.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bourne
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.7 → 61.2(+23.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants65.7% → 81.2%(+15.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree31.4% → 58.5%(+27.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.1%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era65.7%(46)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.1%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 70 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bourne, decade by decade
Bourne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,325
$83,594
$377,051
31.4%
8.8
2000
1,443
$81,665
$362,874
31.5%
13.4
2010
1,418
$75,721
$721,012
43.7%
16.1
2020
1,497
$63,632
$529,419
53.7%
19.8
2024
1,806
$97,847
$735,500
58.5%
3.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
