Massachusetts · Census place 72600
Waltham city, MA
Quick answer
Waltham city has 64,723 residents, ranking #17 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $116,560, the median home is worth $705,700 and median gross rent runs $2,232 a month.
- Population
- 64,723Waltham city residents
- Median household income
- $116,560Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $705,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,232Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waltham city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waltham city median would spend about 23% 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 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.6% of residents and 48.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Framingham city 72,013
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- Taunton city 59,719
- Medford city 59,062
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