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Wellesley School District

Wellesley School District is a unified school district in Massachusetts with a community population of 30,347. The median household income is $250,001 and the median age is 37.1.

30,347

Population

3028

People / sq mi

$250,001

Median Income

37.1

Median Age

Wellesley School District covers 10 sq mi of land at 3028.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White69.7%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian52.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%

Economy & Income

$250,001

Median Household Income

$111,798

Per Capita Income

2.3%

Poverty Rate

2.6%

Unemployment

Housing

$1,582,700

Median Home Value

$2,886

Median Rent

84.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

98.8%

High School+

89.0%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Wellesley School District serves a community with a population of 30,347 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Massachusetts.

The median household income in Wellesley School District is $250,001, with a per capita income of $111,798. The poverty rate is 2.3%.

Wellesley School District is 69.7% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 52.0% Asian, and 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Wellesley School District, 98.8% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 89.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Wellesley School District is $1,582,700, with a median rent of $2,886. The homeownership rate is 84.4%.

Data for Wellesley School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2512270).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.