What is the population of Needham CDP?

Needham CDP has 32,059 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #46 of 248 in Massachusetts.

What is the median household income in Needham CDP?

Median household income in Needham CDP is $212,241 a year, 170.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $2,412 a month and the median home value is $1,146,000, so rent absorbs about 13.6% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Needham CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Needham, MA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Needham, Massachusetts (Needham, MA — Census place “Needham CDP”) is 32,059 residents, ranking #46 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $212,241, the median home is worth $1,146,000 and median gross rent runs $2,412 a month. Looking for the Needham Massachusetts ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Needham, MA: 02492, 02494.

Population: 32,059Needham CDP residents
Median household income: $212,241Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $1,146,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,412Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 84.3%Owner-occupied households

Needham ZIP codes (Massachusetts)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Needham.

The Needham 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 Needham CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Needham CDP median would spend about 13.6% 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 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 84.3% of households own their home.

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

Needham CDP, MA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Needham CDP is a small city in Massachusetts, with 32,059 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #46 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 81% of them. The median age here is 43 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 Needham CDP earn a median of $212,241 a year, 170.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 113% above the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Needham CDP is valued at $1,146,000, 277.7% above the national figure and 130% above the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,412 a month, 71.6% above the national figure, or roughly $28,944 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.6% 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 5.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 84.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Needham CDP?: Needham CDP has 32,059 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #46 of 248 in Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in Needham CDP?: Median household income in Needham CDP is $212,241 a year, 170.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Needham CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,412 a month and the median home value is $1,146,000, so rent absorbs about 13.6% of median household income.
Is Needham CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Needham CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Needham 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.