Census-designated place · Massachusetts

Lunenburg CDP, Massachusetts

Lunenburg CDP, census-designated place, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lunenburg CDP had 1,789 residents in the 2020 Census, a full count; the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,057 (±456). GEOID 2537385.

Residents, 2020 Census

1,789

Census count or controlled total
ACS 2020-2024 estimate: 2,057 ±456

Median household income

$109,662

±$10,470 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $103,960

Median home value

$494,800

±$73,255 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $562,100

Median gross rent

not published


Massachusetts: $1,762

Where is Lunenburg CDP and what county is it in?

Lunenburg CDP is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It covers 3.8 square miles of land, 471 residents per square mile in 2020.

Lunenburg CDP is in the Worcester, MA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Lunenburg CDP lies entirely within Lunenburg, a town with its own local government (2020 census blocks).

Lunenburg CDP (marked with a dot) in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Lunenburg CDP, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 1,789 residents in Lunenburg CDP, a full count rather than a sample. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a sample, estimates 2,057 (±456).

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Lunenburg CDP is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Lunenburg CDPWorcester CountyMassachusetts Change since 2015-2019
Total population 2,057 ±456 867,788 7,044,056 no clear change
Households 780 ±177 335,826 2,785,042 no clear change
Average household size 2.63 ±0.33 2.50 2.44 no clear change
Housing units 819 ±176 355,185 3,030,406 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Lunenburg CDP?

The median resident of Lunenburg CDP is 42.7 years old; 26.0% are under 18 and 18.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 80.0%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 9.5%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Lunenburg CDPWorcester CountyMassachusetts Change since 2015-2019
Median age 42.7 ±6.2 40.2 40.0 no clear change
Under 18 years 26.0% ±6.2 pts 20.6% 19.4% –
65 years and over 18.9% ±9.5 pts 17.0% 17.9% –
Male 48.6% ±6.7 pts 49.7% 48.9% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3% ±2.9 pts 13.7% 13.3% –
White alone, not Hispanic 80.0% ±7.7 pts 70.3% 66.6% −14.8 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 3.6% ±5.5 pts 4.8% 6.4% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 3.6% ±3.0 pts 5.3% 7.3% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.0 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.0 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 9.5% ±6.2 pts 4.7% 5.1% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.0 pts 1.1% 1.2% –
Born outside the United States 7.7% ±6.6 pts 14.5% 18.0% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 9.7% ±6.9 pts 22.3% 25.1% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 2.1% ±2.1 pts 5.0% 4.3% –
With a disability 6.7% ±4.3 pts 13.4% 12.3% –
No health insurance coverage 0.0% ±2.0 pts 2.5% 2.6% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 93.9% ±5.3 pts 91.2% 91.4% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 50.0% ±11.8 pts 39.7% 47.3% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 23.7% ±11.1 pts 16.8% 21.8% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.1% ±6.4 pts 88.8% 88.3% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.5% ±0.9 pts 1.7% 2.2% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Lunenburg CDP earn?

Half of Lunenburg CDP's 780 households earn less than $109,662 a year (±$10,470), against $95,939 in Worcester County and $103,960 in Massachusetts. In 2015-2019 it was $139,991 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Lunenburg CDPWorcester CountyMassachusetts Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $109,662 ±$10,470 $95,939 $103,960 no clear change
Mean household income $132,833 ±$24,668 $124,653 $144,950 –
Per capita income $50,791 ±$9,107 $48,914 $57,897 no clear change
People below the poverty line 1.5% ±2.0 pts 10.3% 10.0% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±7.7 pts 12.1% 11.7% –
Households receiving SNAP 3.6% ±4.3 pts 15.9% 14.7% –
Households with a computer 87.2% ±10.6 pts 95.7% 95.7% –
Households with a broadband subscription 92.3% ±8.4 pts 92.9% 92.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Lunenburg CDP?

Owners occupy 95.6% of Lunenburg CDP's occupied homes and renters 4.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $494,800 by its owner (±$73,255).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Lunenburg CDPWorcester CountyMassachusetts Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $494,800 ±$73,255 $423,700 $562,100 +$175,804
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 100.0% ±100.0 pts 40.5% 41.8% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,311 ±$206 $2,387 $2,726 –
Owner-occupied homes 95.6% ±4.3 pts 65.8% 62.5% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 4.4% ±4.3 pts 34.2% 37.5% –
Housing units 819 ±176 355,185 3,030,406 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±5.5 pts 0.5% 0.6% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±58.2 pts 3.3% 3.5% –
Single-family detached homes 84.5% ±11.9 pts 56.7% 51.1% –
Mobile homes 0.0% ±5.1 pts 0.8% 0.8% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±5.1 pts 0.7% 1.0% –
Built 2010 to 2019 4.0% ±4.4 pts 5.0% 6.2% –
Built 1939 or earlier 28.2% ±13.5 pts 27.5% 30.5% –
Households with no vehicle 5.9% ±7.9 pts 8.3% 11.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Lunenburg CDP work and get to work?

72.9% of Lunenburg CDP's workers drive alone and 17.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 31.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Lunenburg CDPWorcester CountyMassachusetts Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 70.6% ±9.9 pts 66.5% 67.0% –
Unemployment rate 1.3% ±1.6 pts 5.3% 5.2% –
Drove alone to work 72.9% ±7.6 pts 70.5% 61.2% –
Carpooled 8.9% ±6.4 pts 7.8% 7.0% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±3.9 pts 1.5% 6.5% –
Walked 1.2% ±2.0 pts 2.2% 4.1% –
Worked from home 17.0% ±8.1 pts 15.6% 18.6% –
Mean travel time to work 31.0 min ±5.4 29.2 min 29.1 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Lunenburg CDP?

No census tract lies mostly in Lunenburg CDP; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Lunenburg CDP, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Lunenburg CDP
Tract 7121.01Worcester County7,932 $104,236 $443,10011%
Tract 7121.02Worcester County3,970 $149,063 $529,2005%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Lunenburg CDP) · Census block assignment files

How does Lunenburg CDP compare with other places in Massachusetts?

Lunenburg CDP ranks 229th of 453 places in Massachusetts with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Lunenburg CDP's rank in Massachusetts (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population (ACS 2020-2024)382nd460
Residents per square mile324th461
Median household income229th453
Per capita income304th460
Median home value250th459
Bachelor's degree or higher196th459
Median age301st461
Owner-occupied share19th460
Work from home241st429
Travel time to work195th459

Lunenburg CDP's figures with every place in Massachusetts (CSV)

Every place in Massachusetts, sortable · Compare Lunenburg CDP with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Lunenburg CDP?

26 of the 56 figures for Lunenburg CDP on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Lunenburg CDP are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.