CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Northborough

Massachusetts · 5,761 residents · 3.29 sq mi

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Northborough is a city of 5,761 people in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 39% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $164,400. Median household income runs $52,612, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Households here earn about 42% more than in Massachusetts as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

39% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,761

−8%vs 2000

vs 6,257 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.29 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(433)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(510)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(279)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(356)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(355)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(1,053)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.6%(1,071)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(618)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(513)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.8%(279)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(202)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,612

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,292 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,431

−29%vs 2000

vs $28,600 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$164,400

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $197,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$690

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $745 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(5,806)

Black0.7%(42)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(76)

Asian4.2%(262)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(5,536)

Black0.3%(17)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(68)

Asian3%(171)

Other0.6%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.4%(216)

Panamanian2.7%(170)

Puerto Rican2.5%(158)

Salvadoran0.7%(46)

Mexican0.2%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.1%(198)

Pakistani1%(63)

Chinese0.7%(46)

Korean0.3%(19)

Japanese0.3%(16)

Uzbek0.2%(10)

Ancestry

Irish25.4%(1,623)

Italian16.4%(1,050)

English15.5%(993)

French8.4%(538)

Polish4.6%(292)

German3.3%(209)

Brazilian3.1%(200)

Russian2.8%(178)

Scottish2.7%(174)

West Indian2.7%(170)

Jamaican2.7%(170)

French Canadian2.6%(165)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

American2%(125)

Swedish1.7%(108)

Norwegian1.6%(104)

Greek1.3%(85)

Arab1.2%(75)

Slovak1.1%(72)

British1.1%(69)

Lebanese1%(65)

Lithuanian0.9%(59)

Portuguese0.7%(46)

Subsaharan African0.7%(46)

Ukrainian0.7%(44)

Armenian0.4%(28)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(27)

Canadian0.3%(21)

Syrian0.2%(15)

Iranian0.2%(15)

Turkish0.2%(15)

Egyptian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

38.9%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.8%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.3%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 19.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.5%(621)

Married61.5%(1,559)

Widowed1.1%(27)

Divorced12.9%(328)

Women 15+

Never married17%(476)

Married56%(1,569)

Widowed8.8%(248)

Divorced18.2%(510)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 1.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 81.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.4%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 89.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.3%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)7.4%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.7%(160)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.6%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 282 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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