Sandwich is home to 2,890 people in Massachusetts. The median age is 59.1, about 20 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 63% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $584,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $117,321, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
63% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sandwich
What changed most since 1990
Median age43.6 → 59.1(+15.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree33.0% → 62.6%(+29.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share96.8% → 91.8%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)25.2%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.4%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49%(99)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 202 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
Sandwich, decade by decade
Sandwich 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
2,998
$82,423
$381,611
33.0%
7.9
2000
3,058
$102,348
$318,425
41.1%
6.0
2010
2,962
$118,604
$540,183
41.4%
8.3
2020
2,998
$116,596
$467,483
56.7%
15.0
2024
2,890
$117,321
$584,300
62.6%
19.3
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.
