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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Needham, MA compare?
| Figure | Needham, MA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 32,091 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 2,609 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 5.5 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 13.5% |
| Measure | Needham, MA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 32,459±33 |
| Median age | 43.1±1.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6%±1.2 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 80.8%±2.3 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 1.5%±0.7 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 9.9%±2.0 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 16.8%±2.4 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 81.9%±2.2 pts |
| Median household income | $214,308±$13,048 |
| Per capita income | $102,328±$5,735 |
| People below the poverty line | 3.7%±1.0 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4%±1.4 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $1,188,500±$43,035 |
| Median gross rent | $2,409±$183 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 46.9%±9.8 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 83.1%±2.1 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.7%±0.9 pts |
| Worked from home | 32.4%±2.6 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 52.7%±3.0 pts |
| Public transportation | 7.6%±1.6 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 27.7 min±1.5 |
| No health insurance coverage | 1.2%±0.7 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov