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Wakefield, Massachusetts Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 24,804. Estimated population in July 2024: 24,575 (-0.9% change)
Males: 11,762 (47.4%), Females: 13,042 (52.6%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $66,117
Median house value: $242,400

Population by Race

Races in Wakefield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (33.0%), Italian (28.5%), English (13.4%), French (6.3%), German (5.5%), French Canadian (4.8%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 7.5 square miles

Map of Wakefield, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wakefield

  • High school or higher: 90.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wakefield town

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

5.0% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.2% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wakefield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wakefield:

  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 12 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 15 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • MANCHESTER (about 39 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wakefield:

  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 14 miles; BEVERLY, MA; Abbreviation: BVY)
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 16 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; Abbreviation: LWM)
  • MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 17 miles; METHUEN, MA; Abbreviation: MA2)

Amtrak stations near Wakefield:

  • 5 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.
  • 10 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
  • 11 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wakefield:

  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,638)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 20,531)
  • LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,700)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 10 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 9,895)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 5,291)
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)

Schools

Public high schools in Wakefield:

  • NORTHEAST METRO REG VOC (Students: 1,190; Location: 100 HEMLOCK RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WAKEFIELD MEMORIAL HIGH (Students: 995; Location: 60 FARM STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Wakefield:

  • OUR LADY OF NAZARETH ACADEMY (Students: 168; Location: 14 WINSHIP DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in Wakefield:

  • GALVIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,083; Location: 525 MAIN STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • DOLBEARE (Students: 490; Location: 340 LOWELL STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
  • WOODVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 463; Location: 30 FARM STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
  • GREENWOOD (Students: 247; Location: 1030 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
  • WALTON (Students: 175; Location: 28 DAVIDSON ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)

Private primary/middle schools in Wakefield:

  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 270; Location: 15 GOULD STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • CANTERBURY CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 133; Location: 5 BRYANT STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
  • ODYSSEY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 20A DEL CARMINE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • THE CHILDRENS GATHERING INC (Students: 62; Location: 101CEDAR STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CHILDRENS CENTER OF WAKEFIELD (Students: 43; Location: 483 WATER STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
  • 735 HOUSE (Students: 14; Location: LAFAYETTE STREET; Grades: UG – UG; Boys only)

Libraries

Library in Wakefield:

  • LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,047,183; Location: 345 MAIN STREET; 107,234 books; 2,709 audio materials; 3,186 video materials; 224 serial subscriptions)

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