Hopedale is home to 4,360 people in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.7% of people here. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. There are 2,494 people per square mile. People stay put here: 96% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,909, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hopedale
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$371,771 → $424,800(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.5% → 86.0%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.5% → 5.2%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)6.3%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(64)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era59.4%(152)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 256 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
Hopedale, decade by decade
Hopedale 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
3,961
$105,613
$371,771
28.1%
8.4
2000
4,158
$107,022
$314,235
25.6%
8.8
2010
3,753
$124,963
$460,774
36.9%
13.5
2020
3,939
$131,641
$383,974
33.5%
28.6
2024
4,360
$107,909
$424,800
42.4%
31.7
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.
