Editing Acton, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
{{Historical populations | type=USA | align=right
| 1850|1685
| 1860|1726
| 1870|1593
| 1880|1797
| 1890|1897
| 1900|2120
| 1910|2136
| 1920|2162
| 1930|2482
| 1940|2701
| 1950|3510
| 1960|7238
| 1970|14770
| 1980|17544
| 1990|17872
| 2000|20331
| 2010|21924
| 2020|24021
| 2023*|24029
| footnote=* = population estimate. {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}}<ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 23, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}
According to the 2020 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 24,021 residents, a 9.6% increase from 2010. The population density was {{convert|1,209.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, up from 1103.6. There were 8,931 households, up from 8,187.

In the 2010 Census of 8,187 households, 42.7% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 63.5% were husband-wife [[Marriage|married couples]] living together. 23.0% of all households were occupied by individuals 65 years of age or older living alone. The age distribution of the population was 29.5% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age eighteen and over, there were 94.2 males. For those age 25 years or older in Acton during the 2000 census, 97.2% had a high school degree or higher, 72.0% had a bachelor's degree or higher, and 40.5% had a graduate degree or higher. Also, 98.0% were employed with a mean commute time of 31.0 minutes.

The 2020 median income for a household in the town was $138,163, up from $133,532.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2007_3YR_G00_DP3YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_G00_&-tree_id=3307&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=06000US2501700380&-format=&-_lang=en |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210211011/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2007_3YR_G00_DP3YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_G00_&-tree_id=3307&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=06000US2501700380&-format=&-_lang=en |archive-date=February 10, 2020 }}</ref> In 2010 males had a median income of $109,371 versus $48,113 for females. The 2020 [[per capita income]] for the town was $65,952. About 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], up from  2.9% in 2010.
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! Race/ethnicity !! 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 US Census Acton, MA {{!}} Data USA|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/actontownmiddlesexcountymassachusetts|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>!! 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=October 15, 2019 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>!! 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mass Dept of public health website |url=https://www.mass.gov/doc/census-2000-1990-socio-demographic-trends-acton/download |access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic White]] ||63.4% ||77.3% ||88.3% 
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] ||23.7% ||18.6% ||9.1%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] ||5.7% ||1.7% ||NR
|-
|[[African Americans|Black]] ||4.2% ||1.1% ||0.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) ||3.5% ||2.6% ||1.8%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] ||0.2% ||0.1% ||0.1% 
|}

===Chinese and foreign-born populations===
{{see also|History of the Chinese in Boston}}
Acton had 2,041 [[Chinese Americans]] in 2010, a 151% increase from 2000 and the ninth largest Chinese population in Massachusetts.<ref name=BurgeActonChinese>Burge, Kathleen. "[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/03/30/drawn-schools-more-chinese-families-are-making-acton-their-home/zVZhyBGy2mY8n5kQNZFzhI/story.html One community's Asian connection]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150709054708/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/03/30/drawn-schools-more-chinese-families-are-making-acton-their-home/zVZhyBGy2mY8n5kQNZFzhI/story.html Archive]). ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. March 31, 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2015.</ref>

In 2014, 25% of the residents of Acton were born outside of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Acton Town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/POP645214/2501700380,25|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref> In 2000 this percentage was 14%.<ref name=SacchetiStretchsubp2>Sacchetti, Maria. "A melting pot stretches out to the suburbs." ''[[Boston Globe]]''. September 15, 2010. p. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/15/ethnic_melting_pot_stretches_to_suburbs/?page=2 2] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141111145537/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/15/ethnic_melting_pot_stretches_to_suburbs/?page=2 Archive]). Retrieved on September 23, 2014.</ref>

===Income===
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
Data is from the 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150117113227/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2015|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150105011252/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2015|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210258/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! ZIP Code (ZCTA)
! Per capita<br>income
! Median<br>household<br>income
! Median<br>family<br>income
! Population
! Number of<br>households
|-
| 1
| 01718 (Nagog Woods)
| $62,059
| $132,981
| $145,750
| 343
| 167
|-
| 
| ''Acton''
| $53,379
| $110,592
| $144,946
| 22,291
| 8,479
|-
| 2
| 01720
| $53,152
| $109,578
| $144,561
| 21,804
| 8,265
|-
| 
| ''[[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex County]]''
| $42,861
| $82,090
| $104,032
| 1,522,533
| 581,120
|-
| 
| ''[[Massachusetts]]''
| $35,763
| $66,866
| $84,900
| 6,605,058
| 2,530,147
|-
| 
| ''United States''
| $28,155
| $53,046
| $64,719
| 311,536,594
| 115,610,216
|-
|}