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Wellesley, MA
Demographic Data




Wellesley Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wellesley Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

30,524

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
20.0%
18 - 24:
19.1%
25 - 34:
3.9%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
13.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
15.6%
15.6%
98.4%
98.4%
86.2%
86.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wellesley
USA
$111,690
$111,690
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wellesley
USA
$250,001
$250,001
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.1%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Finance
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Information Technology
Arts
Accommodation
Real estate
Public Service
Administration
Other
Construction
20.9%
20.9%
17.8%
17.8%
14.1%
14.1%
13.3%
13.3%
4.9%
4.9%
4.7%
4.7%
4.2%
4.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
73.6%
73.6%
13.3%
13.3%
5.6%
5.6%
5.3%
5.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
Italian
German
Polish
Scottish
French
European
British
Russian
French Canadian
Swedish
Armenian
Norwegian
Austrian
Eastern European
Greek
Ukrainian
Dutch
Danish
17.6%
17.6%
13.6%
13.6%
11.2%
11.2%
9.4%
9.4%
3.5%
3.5%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Chinese
Spanish
Langs. of India
German/Yiddish
French
Greek
Korean
Slavic languages
African languages
Russian
Other Indo-European
Other Asian languages
Portuguese
Arabic
Persian
Polish
Italian
West Germanic languages
French Creole
80.8%
80.8%
6.6%
6.6%
3.2%
3.2%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wellesley Residents

17.4%


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