COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wellesley vs Needham
PLACE A
Wellesley, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Needham, Indiana
A side-by-side look at Wellesley and Needham across the core Census metrics.
WELLESLEYNEEDHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population30,3470+0% vs Needham
Population density3,0280+3,028
Population growth5.6%––
Median age37.1––
Male43.5%43.8%−0.2 pts
Female56.5%56.3%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born18.1%0.0%+18.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.6%100.0%−32.4 pts
Black2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%0.0%+7.4 pts
Asian15.9%0.0%+15.9 pts
Other7.0%0.0%+7.0 pts
Median household income$250,001––
Per capita income$111,798––
Poverty rate4.0%0.0%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.488––
Bachelor's degree or higher89.0%0.0%+89.0 pts
Graduate degree56.7%0.0%+56.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation58.6%43.8%+14.8 pts
Median home value$1,582,700––
Median gross rent$2,886––
Owner-occupied84.4%100.0%−15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%––
Average commute27.2––
Worked from home32.0%0.0%+32.0 pts
Public transit to work5.1%0.0%+5.1 pts
Uninsured1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024