Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Charlton
Charlton is a town of about thirteen thousand people that owns its own houses: 83.1 percent of its occupied units are lived in by the people who own them, and the median household income is $119,809. Nearly a quarter of residents are under 18 and 17.3 percent are 65 or over, which is a younger balance than much of the Commonwealth. Households average 2.7 people. Figures below are 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
- Population (2020 Census): 13,315
- Households: 4,977
- Persons per household: 2.7
- Foreign-born: 2.9% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 17.3%
- Under 18: 24.5%
- Under 5: 5.7%
- Veterans: 8.7%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 92.6%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Black or African American: 0.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 4.2%
- Two or more races: 5.9%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 7.8%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $119,809
- Poverty rate: 3.3%
- Median home value: $405,200
- Median gross rent: $1,215
- Homeownership: 83.1% of units
- In the labor force: 66.1%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the counts below are the state’s enrollment snapshot from February 1, 2025. As in most of the state, Charlton’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all. On May 2, 2026 the town certified 1,317 ballots cast across its four precincts, and those ballots filled thirteen different elected bodies, which tells you what a single vote is worth in a town election.
- Total registered: 10,744
- Unenrolled (no party): 7,834 (72.92%)
- Democrats: 1,333 (12.41%)
- Republicans: 1,467 (13.65%)
- Political designations: 110 (1.02%)
- Precincts: four, voting at Heritage School
Sources
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