With 6,251 people, Foxborough is a city in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $538,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. Density works out to 2,172 people per square mile. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 16%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,871, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Foxborough
What changed most since 1990
White share97.7% → 63.9%(−33.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share0.5% → 14.5%(+14.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree24.2% → 51.3%(+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)10.5%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(55)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(66)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 190 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
Foxborough, decade by decade
Foxborough 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
5,706
$87,303
$390,251
24.2%
5.7
2000
5,509
$91,868
$326,258
29.4%
10.7
2010
5,625
$93,624
$504,507
31.9%
25.7
2020
6,227
$80,530
$462,635
47.1%
44.0
2024
6,251
$86,871
$538,500
51.3%
69.4
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.
