How long do people stay in their homes in Whitinsville, MA?

Name: How long people stay in Whitinsville, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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17.7% (±8.1 points) of households in Whitinsville, MA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

17.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 17.7% (±8.1 points)
Since before 2000: 17.5%

When households in Whitinsville moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Whitinsville	Worcester County	Massachusetts	United States
2023 or later	1.4% (±1.8 points)	3.3%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.3% (±7.9 points)	17.4%	18.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	42.6% (±8.2 points)	40.0%	38.6%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	22.0% (±7.6 points)	16.4%	16.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	7.7% (±4.0 points)	11.0%	10.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	9.8% (±4.2 points)	12.0%	12.0%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Whitinsville, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Worcester County (20.7%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (22.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Whitinsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitinsville
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Whitinsville	—	17.7% (±8.1 points)	—
East Douglas	3.5 mi	21.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sutton	4.1 mi	14.0% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Uxbridge	4.2 mi	17.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Upton	5.3 mi	10.5% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Upton (community)	5.4 mi	10.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Douglas	6.1 mi	17.6% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Grafton	6.3 mi	19.5% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mendon	6.8 mi	12.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Worcester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
10	Athol (community)	21.5% (±6.0 points)
11	East Douglas	21.2% (±9.2 points)
12	Milford (community)	19.8% (±3.4 points)
13 (tie)	Lunenburg (community)	18.2% (±13.1 points)
13 (tie)	North Brookfield (community)	18.2% (±9.5 points)
15 (tie)	South Ashburnham	17.7% (±14.9 points)
15 (tie)	Whitinsville	17.7% (±8.1 points)
17	Spencer (community)	17.4% (±8.6 points)
18	Sturbridge (community)	15.2% (±9.2 points)
19	Rutland (community)	14.5% (±9.3 points)
20	Hopedale (community)	14.3% (±7.7 points)
21	Oxford (community)	13.3% (±6.6 points)
22	Baldwinville	13.2% (±7.2 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Worcester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Whitinsville is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Northbridge, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Whitinsville

How often do people move in Whitinsville?

17.7% of households in Whitinsville, MA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Whitinsville have?

17.5% of households in Whitinsville have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Whitinsville CDP, Massachusetts

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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