Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of North Attleborough
North Attleborough is a town of about 30,800 people on the Rhode Island border, a suburban community that grew up around jewelry factories and now spreads across roughly 19 square miles of neighborhoods, the Route 1 retail strip, and open space. Its households earn well above the state median, and most residents own their homes. 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: 20.6%
- Population (2020 Census): 30,834
- Land area: about 19 sq mi
- Households: 12,855
- Persons per household: 2.4
- Foreign-born: 8.5% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 16.6%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 86.6%
- Asian: 5.2%
- Two or more races: 4.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.6%
- Black or African American: 1.9%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 10.4%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $109,426
- Poverty rate: 5.4%
- Median home value: $462,700
- Median gross rent: $1,402
- Homeownership: 71.2% of units
- In the labor force: 72.4%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, North Attleborough’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 24,435
- Unenrolled (no party): 17,315 (70.9%)
- Democrats: 3,854 (15.8%)
- Republicans: 3,002 (12.3%)
Sources
See how North Attleborough fits into the broader Commonwealth.