CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Northfield

Massachusetts · 1,322 residents · 4.45 sq mi

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With 1,322 people, Northfield is a city in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 41% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 39.4, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.7% of locals. The typical home is worth $127,800.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,322

+16%vs 2000

vs 1,141 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

39.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 43.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(77)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(84)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(50)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(167)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.2%(241)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.2%(175)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(117)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(92)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,188

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,580 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,526

−35%vs 2000

vs $23,920 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$127,800

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $128,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$447

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $611 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.8%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

48.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(1,109)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(9)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(1,312)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(12)

Asian0.7%(9)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.3%(35)

Spaniard2%(21)

Ancestry

English21%(225)

French15%(160)

German10.7%(114)

Irish10.6%(113)

Polish9.6%(103)

Italian8.7%(93)

French Canadian4.1%(44)

Swedish3.8%(41)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(34)

Danish2.2%(24)

Scottish2.1%(23)

Austrian1%(11)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.7%(8)

Subsaharan African0.4%(4)

American0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.5%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.7%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married26%(110)

Married64.1%(271)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced9.9%(42)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(113)

Married56.5%(315)

Widowed8.4%(47)

Divorced14.9%(83)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 0.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.3%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.6%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 80.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.0%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.1%(23)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War26.8%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 41 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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