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Devens, MA

Demographic and economic profile of Devens, MA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

1,871

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$189,250

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

Devens lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,248 (72.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone328 (19.0%)
  • Asian Alone69 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races29 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone28 (1.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone11 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish209
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)113
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)101
  4. 4.Other Indo-European44
  5. 5.Arabic14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

77.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

176

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$30,905

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management125
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care110
  3. 3.Manufacturing89
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation82
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate34

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations191
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations84
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations53
  4. 4.Service Occupations30

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 2.01×)125
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)110

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$464,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,628/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99980 (33.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99977 (32.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99968 (28.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99916 (6.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

29.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone310 (61.6%)
  • Carpooled120 (23.9%)
  • Worked at Home54 (10.7%)
  • Walked11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other8 (1.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.