Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Townsend
Townsend covers about 33 square miles in the northwest corner of Middlesex County, along the New Hampshire border, and its population has held near 9,000 for a generation. Four in five of its homes are owner-occupied, households average 2.6 people, and about one resident in seven 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): 9,127
- Households: 3,436
- Persons per household: 2.6
- Foreign-born: 4.8% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 16.4%
- Under 18: 21.0%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 88.3%
- Asian: 3.3%
- Black or African American: 3.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.9%
- Two or more races: 4.3%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 7.1%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $120,238
- Poverty rate: 7.2%
- Median home value: $391,700
- Median gross rent: $1,206
- Homeownership: 84.0% of units
- In the labor force: 68.6%
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, Townsend’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 7,219
- Unenrolled (no party): 5,302 (73.45%)
- Republicans: 956 (13.24%)
- Democrats: 867 (12.01%)
Sources
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