What is the population of Housatonic CDP?

Housatonic CDP has 1,054 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #225 of 248 in Massachusetts.

What is the median household income in Housatonic CDP?

Median household income in Housatonic CDP is $86,920 a year, 10.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Housatonic CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,259 a month and the median home value is $429,200, so rent absorbs about 17.4% of median household income.

Is Housatonic CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Housatonic CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

Aerial view of a dense city center, illustrating the US cities ZIP code directory

Massachusetts · Census place 31295

Housatonic, MA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Housatonic, Massachusetts (Housatonic, MA — Census place “Housatonic CDP”) is 1,054 residents, ranking #225 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $86,920, the median home is worth $429,200 and median gross rent runs $1,259 a month. Looking for the Housatonic Massachusetts ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Housatonic, MA: 01230, 01236.

Population: 1,054Housatonic CDP residents
Median household income: $86,920Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $429,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,259Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 46.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66.9%Owner-occupied households

Housatonic ZIP codes (Massachusetts)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Housatonic.

The Housatonic MA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Housatonic CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Housatonic CDP median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.5% of residents and 66.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Housatonic CDP, MA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Housatonic CDP is a small town in Massachusetts, with 1,054 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #225 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 9% of them. The median age here is 46.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Housatonic CDP earn a median of $86,920 a year, 10.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 13% below the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 4.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Housatonic CDP is valued at $429,200, 41.5% above the national figure and 14% below the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,259 a month, 10.5% below the national figure, or roughly $15,108 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 66.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in Massachusetts.

More Massachusetts coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Housatonic CDP?: Housatonic CDP has 1,054 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #225 of 248 in Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in Housatonic CDP?: Median household income in Housatonic CDP is $86,920 a year, 10.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Housatonic CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,259 a month and the median home value is $429,200, so rent absorbs about 17.4% of median household income.
Is Housatonic CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Housatonic CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Housatonic CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.