Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | December 23, 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 43 % growth Town 2010 2015 2020 2023 2010-2023 Acton 21,924 23,549 24,021 24,029 9.60% Ashburnham 6,081 6,209 6,315 6,415 5.49% Ashby 3,074 3,226 3,193 3,198 4.03% Ashland 16,593 17,573 18,832 18,591 12.04% Athol 11,584 11,654 11,945 11,937 3.05% Auburn 16,188 16,516 16,889 16,820 3.90% Ayer 7,427 8,001 8,479 8,546 15.07% Barre 5,398 5,496 5,530 5,536 2.56% Bellingham 16,332 16,891 16,945 17,556 7.49% Berlin 2,866 3,020 3,158 3,425 19.50% Blackstone 9,026 9,104 9,208 9,210 2.04% Bolton 4,897 5,180 5,665 5,738 17.17% Boxborough 4,996 5,206 5,506 5,451 9.11% Boylston 4,355 4,534 4,849 4,972 14.17% Brookfield 3,390 3,411 3,439 3,448 1.71% Charlton 12,981 13,406 13,315 13,391 3.16% Clinton 13,606 13,805 15,428 15,530 14.14% Douglas 8,471 8,728 8,983 9,241 9.09% Dudley 11,390 11,587 11,921 11,849 4.03% East Brookfield 2,183 2,187 2,224 2,202 0.87% Fitchburg 40,318 40,545 41,946 41,579 3.13% Framingham 68,318 71,209 72,362 71,875 5.21% Franklin 31,635 33,147 33,261 33,125 4.71% Gardner 20,228 20,333 21,287 20,974 3.69% Grafton 17,765 18,540 19,664 19,975 12.44% Groton 10,646 11,296 11,315 11,277 5.93% Hardwick 2,990 3,008 2,667 2,664 -10.90% Harvard 6,520 6,573 6,851 6,928 6.26% Holden 17,346 18,645 19,905 19,934 14.92% Holliston 13,547 14,525 14,996 15,015 10.84% Hopedale 5,911 5,955 6,017 6,028 1.98% Hopkinton 14,925 16,674 18,758 19,540 30.92% Hubbardston 4,382 4,596 4,328 4,346 -0.82% Hudson 19,063 19,864 20,092 19,904 4.41% Lancaster 8,055 8,166 8,441 8,802 9.27% Leicester 10,970 11,334 11,087 11,066 0.88% Leominster 40,759 41,569 43,782 43,627 7.04% Littleton 8,924 9,912 10,141 10,251 14.87% Lunenburg 10,086 11,241 11,782 11,851 17.50% Marlborough 38,499 39,818 41,793 41,179 6.96% Maynard 10,106 10,676 10,746 10,604 4.93% Medway 12,752 13,253 13,115 13,560 6.34% Mendon 5,839 6,024 6,228 6,331 8.43% Milford 27,999 28,614 30,379 30,257 8.06% Millbury 13,261 13,537 13,831 14,002 5.59% Millis 7,891 8,169 8,460 9,018 14.28% Millville 3,190 3,234 3,174 3,146 -1.38% Natick 33,006 36,262 37,006 36,518 10.64% New Braintree 999 1,022 996 993 -0.60% North Brookfield 4,680 4,749 4,735 4,724 0.94% Northborough 14,155 15,042 15,741 15,689 10.84% Oakham 1,902 1,929 1,851 1,886 -0.84% Oxford 13,709 13,916 13,347 13,306 -2.94% Paxton 4,806 4,884 5,004 5,016 4.37% Pepperell 11,497 12,165 11,604 11,710 1.85% Petersham 1,234 1,246 1,194 1,181 -4.29% Phillipston 1,682 1,747 1,726 1,724 2.50% Princeton 3,413 3,470 3,495 3,508 2.78% Royalston 1,258 1,274 1,250 1,276 1.43% Rutland 7,973 8,527 9,049 9,422 18.17% Sherborn 4,119 4,300 4,401 4,409 7.04% Shirley 7,211 7,400 7,431 6,851 -4.99% Shrewsbury 35,608 36,805 38,325 38,889 9.21% Southborough 9,767 10,038 10,450 10,429 6.78% Southbridge 16,719 16,865 17,740 17,880 6.94% Spencer 11,688 11,810 11,992 11,920 1.98% Sterling 7,808 7,992 7,985 8,204 5.07% Stow 6,590 7,125 7,174 7,088 7.56% Sturbridge 9,268 9,514 9,867 9,928 7.12% Sudbury 17,659 18,874 18,934 19,394 9.83% Sutton 8,963 9,272 9,357 9,436 5.28% Templeton 8,013 8,176 8,149 8,261 3.09% Townsend 8,926 9,515 9,127 9,004 0.87% Upton 7,542 7,725 8,000 8,311 10.20% Uxbridge 13,457 13,892 14,162 14,526 7.94% Warren 5,135 5,189 4,975 5,000 -2.63% Wayland 12,994 13,684 13,943 13,752 5.83% Webster 16,767 16,893 17,776 17,593 4.93% West Boylston 7,669 7,894 7,877 7,790 1.58% West Brookfield 3,701 3,780 3,833 3,844 3.86% Westborough 18,272 18,934 21,567 22,012 20.47% Westminster 7,277 7,570 8,213 8,377 15.12% Winchendon 10,300 10,698 10,364 10,441 1.37% Worcester 181,045 184,815 206,518 207,621 14.68% TOTAL 1,216,708 1,251,277 1,312,978 1,308,311 7.53% Source: U.S.Census Bureau, Decennial Census 2010 & 2020 and American Community Survey Estimates 2015 & 2023 Central Mass. population, by community Central Massachusetts total population grew 7.53% from 2010 to 2023. Acton Ashburnham Ashby Ashland Athol Auburn Ayer Barre Bellingham Berlin Blackstone Bolton Boxborough Boylston Brookfield Charlton Clinton Douglas Dudley East Brookfield Fitchburg Framingham Franklin Gardner Grafton Groton Hardwick Harvard Holden Holliston Hopedale Hopkinton Hubbardston Hudson Lancaster Leicester Leominster Littleton Lunenburg Marlborough Maynard Medway Mendon Milford Millbury Millis Millville Natick New Braintree North Brookfield Northborough Oakham Oxford Paxton Pepperell Petersham Phillipston Princeton Royalston Rutland Sherborn Shirley Shrewsbury Southborough Southbridge Spencer Sterling Stow Sturbridge Sudbury Sutton Templeton Townsend Upton Uxbridge Warren Wayland Webster West Boylston West Brookfield Westborough Westminster Winchendon Worcester TOTAL % growth Town 2010 2015 2020 2023 2010-2023 Retail

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