Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Braintree
Braintree has changed more than its quiet reputation suggests. More than one in five residents is of Asian descent, and nearly one in five was born outside the United States, a sharp shift over a single generation in a town that long read as a streetcar suburb. It is a prosperous place, with a median household income well above the state figure, anchored by homeowners. The numbers below come from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Under 18: 20.3%
- Population (2020 Census): 39,143
- Land area: about 14 sq mi
- Households: 14,339
- Persons per household: 2.7
- Foreign-born: 19.4% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 17.8%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 70.2%
- Asian: 21.2%
- Black or African American: 3.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.1%
- Two or more races: 4.8%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 25.8%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $125,305
- Poverty rate: 5.2%
- Median home value: $623,200
- Median gross rent: $1,925
- Homeownership: 77.1% of units
- In the labor force: 69.8%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Braintree’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 28,707
- Unenrolled (no party): 19,300 (67.23%)
- Democrats: 6,793 (23.66%)
- Republicans: 2,411 (8.40%)
Sources
See how Braintree fits into the broader Commonwealth.