Mansfield Center is home to 7,222 people in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 2,620 people per square mile. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.1% of people here. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $480,000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,798, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mansfield Center
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants49.8% → 62.9%(+13.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$364,330 → $480,000(+32%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age31.1 → 40.4(+9.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)0.5%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.1%(79)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.6%(78)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 219 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
Mansfield Center, decade by decade
Mansfield Center 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
7,170
$96,279
$364,330
27.6%
9.0
2000
7,320
$93,054
$323,890
29.8%
16.4
2010
7,360
$95,871
$491,704
37.9%
20.6
2020
7,830
$111,311
$430,274
51.7%
37.8
2024
7,222
$97,798
$480,000
45.7%
42.4
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.
