Waltham

Population & Demographics

Waltham, MA

Waltham is home to 64,902 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,060 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,902
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Population

64,902 residents

Median age 34.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Waltham population & demographics

Who lives in Waltham — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
64,902
Median age
34.4yrs
Median household income
$120,216
Median home value
$748,700
Median gross rent
$2,268/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
57.3%
Poverty rate
9.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Waltham

How Waltham breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White57.6%
Hispanic or Latino15.9%
Asian12.6%
Black8.3%
Two or more races4.3%
Some other race0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Waltham

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Waltham.

Waltham at a glance
Employed Residents
33,060
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
19.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
24.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Waltham proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Waltham commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

58 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Waltham

33,060 commutes, one dot at a time

Waltham

Where 33,060 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Waltham, by worker count.

1Boston8.7 mi6,775
2Waltham0.0 mi6,313
3Cambridge6.4 mi2,413
4Newton3.4 mi1,860
5Watertown3.0 mi969
6Lexington4.4 mi800
7Framingham11.1 mi696
8Burlington8.7 mi635

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Waltham.

1Boston8.7 mi7,221
2Waltham0.0 mi6,313
3Newton3.4 mi1,966
4Cambridge6.4 mi1,440
5Framingham11.1 mi1,382
6Somerville6.9 mi1,316
7Watertown3.0 mi1,161
8Arlington4.5 mi979

Top industries

The sectors that employ Waltham’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services24.1%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises9.4%
EDEducational Services9.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.1%
FIFinance and Insurance6.1%
INInformation5.9%
MFManufacturing4.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Waltham

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Waltham

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