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Mansfield Center, MA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mansfield Center, Massachusetts (Mansfield Center, MA — Census place “Mansfield Center CDP”) is 7,232 residents, ranking #95 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $101,546, the median home is worth $449,200 and median gross rent runs $1,601 a month. Looking for the Mansfield Center Massachusetts ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mansfield Center, MA: 02048.
- Population
- 7,232Mansfield Center CDP residents
- Median household income
- $101,546Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $449,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,601Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.4%Owner-occupied households
Mansfield Center ZIP codes (Massachusetts)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mansfield Center.
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What the numbers mean in Mansfield Center CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mansfield Center CDP median would spend about 18.9% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.8% of residents and 61.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Mansfield Center CDP, MA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mansfield Center CDP is a mid-size town in Massachusetts, with 7,232 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #95 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 61% of them. The median age here is 42.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Mansfield Center CDP earn a median of $101,546 a year, 29.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 2.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mansfield Center CDP is valued at $449,200, 48.1% above the national figure and 10% below the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,601 a month, 13.9% above the national figure, or roughly $19,212 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.9% 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 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 61.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Clinton CDP 6,908
- Whitinsville CDP 7,250
- Pinehurst CDP 6,737
- Plymouth CDP 7,852
- Northborough CDP 6,720
- Middleborough Center CDP 8,064
- Cochituate CDP 6,688
- Athol CDP 8,711
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mansfield Center CDP?
- Mansfield Center CDP has 7,232 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #95 of 248 in Massachusetts.
- What is the median household income in Mansfield Center CDP?
- Median household income in Mansfield Center CDP is $101,546 a year, 29.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mansfield Center CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,601 a month and the median home value is $449,200, so rent absorbs about 18.9% of median household income.
- Is Mansfield Center CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mansfield Center CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mansfield Center CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.