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Wakefield, MA
Demographic Data




Wakefield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wakefield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,069

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
13.8%
18 - 24:
6.0%
25 - 34:
12.1%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
15.7%
Over 65 Years:
19.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.1%
3.1%
95.6%
95.6%
56.9%
56.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wakefield
USA
$64,988
$64,988
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wakefield
USA
$125,592
$125,592
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.2%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Finance
Construction
Manufacturing
Other
Accommodation
Public Service
Transportation
Wholesale
Information Technology
Administration
16.8%
16.8%
14.7%
14.7%
11.8%
11.8%
8.9%
8.9%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
7.9%
7.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
89.0%
89.0%
4.1%
4.1%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
English
German
Polish
French Canadian
French
Portuguese
Scottish
Swedish
Greek
Canadian
Russian
Lithuanian
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
Ukrainian
European
Brazilian
Armenian
30.1%
30.1%
25.6%
25.6%
12.1%
12.1%
5.4%
5.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.1%
4.1%
3.4%
3.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
Arabic
Chinese
Langs. of India
Vietnamese
African languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Russian
Polish
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Armenian
Persian
Slavic languages
French
Serbo-Croatian
88.4%
88.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wakefield Residents

9.1%


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