Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of New Braintree
New Braintree spreads 996 people across about 20.8 square miles of farm and hill country, roughly 48 residents to the square mile, and the census numbers describe a town of homeowners: 85.8 percent of its housing units are owner-occupied, households average 2.4 people, and the median household income is $99,375. About a quarter of residents are 65 or over, and roughly one in six is under 18. 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): 996
- Households: 380
- Persons per household: 2.4
- Foreign-born: 7.6% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 24.9%
- Under 18: 17.6%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 93.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Black or African American: 2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 0.3%
- Two or more races: 3.1%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 3.8%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $99,375
- Poverty rate: 11.8%
- Median home value: $387,200
- Median gross rent: $1,094
- Homeownership: 85.8% of units
- In the labor force: 62.8%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, New Braintree’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 844
- Unenrolled (no party): 651 (77.13%)
- Democrats: 106 (12.56%)
- Republicans: 81 (9.60%)
Sources
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