Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Needham
Needham is a compact suburb where the numbers tell a clear story: it is one of the most educated and highest-income towns in Massachusetts, with a median household income above 200,000 dollars and home values well past a million. About one in six residents is 65 or older, and roughly one in six was 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
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Under 18: 28.1%
- Population (2020 Census): 32,091
- Land area: about 12.5 sq mi
- Households: 11,401
- Persons per household: 2.8
- Foreign-born: 16.7% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 17.5%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 81.7%
- Black or African American: 1.5%
- Asian: 10.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.7%
- Two or more races: 5.7%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 20.1%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $212,241
- Poverty rate: 3.8%
- Median home value: $1,146,000
- Median gross rent: $2,412
- Homeownership: 84.3% of units
- In the labor force: 67.7%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Needham’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 25,105
- Unenrolled (no party): 15,390 (61.3%)
- Democrats: 7,725 (30.8%)
- Republicans: 1,846 (7.4%)
Sources
See how Needham fits into the broader Commonwealth.