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Natick Demographics

A Portrait of Natick

Natick sits at the center of MetroWest, a town of about 37,000 people on the Charles River between Boston and Worcester. It is wealthier and more educated than the state as a whole, with a fast-growing Asian community and roughly one in five residents born outside the United States. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.

Key Figures

37,006Population (2020)
20.5%Foreign-born
$139kMedian household income
20.4%Age 65 and over

Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).

Population & Households

  • Under 18: 21.2%
  • Population (2020 Census): 37,006
  • Recent estimate: about 36,627
  • Households: 15,287
  • Persons per household: 2.4
  • Foreign-born: 20.5% of residents
  • Age 65 and over: 20.4%

Race & Ethnicity

  • White: 75.8%
  • Asian: 13.5%
  • Two or more races: 6.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race): 4.6%
  • Black or African American: 1.5%
  • Speak a language other than English at home: 23.2%

Economy & Housing

  • Median household income: $138,538
  • Poverty rate: 5.8%
  • Median home value: $821,000
  • Median gross rent: $2,134
  • Homeownership: 68.2% of units
  • In the labor force: 69.9%

Registered Voters

Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Natick’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.

  • Total registered: 26,446
  • Unenrolled (no party): 17,139 (64.8%)
  • Democrats: 7,274 (27.5%)
  • Republicans: 1,842 (7.0%)
  • Political designations: 191 (0.7%)

Sources

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Massachusetts Demographics

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Updated as of September 13, 2026.

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