Housing density: 311 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,068,910.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,702 (lower quartile is $615, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median gross rent in Wayland, MA in 2022: $1,963
Housing units in Wayland with a mortgage: 2,914 (355 second mortgage, 584 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,079
In family households: 1,161,600 (250,263 male householders, 116,393 female householders)
287,332 spouses, 410,462 children (392,286 natural, 9,871 adopted, 8,305 stepchildren), 16,644 grandchildren, 14,569 brothers or sisters, 15,064 parents, foster children, 15,023 other relatives, 25,838 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 286,073 (95,244 male householders (67,197 living alone)), 118,788 female householders (94,319 living alone)), 72,041 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 55,412 (13,773 institutionalized population)
252,928 married couples with children.
55,356 single-parent households (9,721 men, 45,635 women).
88.6% of residents of Wayland speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 1,939 (13.4%)
(81.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wayland, Massachusetts
651995 to March 2000
591990 to 1994
1901985 to 1989
1391980 to 1984
971975 to 1979
1551970 to 1974
661965 to 1969
390Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 2,797 (17.4%)
Irish: 2,531 (15.8%)
English: 2,053 (12.8%)
Italian: 1,962 (12.2%)
German: 1,434 (8.9%)
Russian: 919 (5.7%)
Polish: 706 (4.4%)
French: 582 (3.6%)
Scottish: 437 (2.7%)
United States: 423 (2.6%)
French Canadian: 360 (2.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 282 (1.8%)
Norwegian: 197 (1.2%)
Swedish: 196 (1.2%)
Dutch: 182 (1.1%)
Ukrainian: 162 (1.0%)
Lithuanian: 154 (1.0%)
Czech: 115 (0.7%)
Greek: 107 (0.7%)
Hungarian: 103 (0.6%)
Welsh: 88 (0.5%)
Danish: 73 (0.5%)
Swiss: 47 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 45 (0.3%)
Arab: 44 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African: 24 (0.1%)
Slovak: 13 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wayland:
11.2% (130)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Canada
Wayland:
9.7% (113)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Hong Kong
Wayland:
8.7% (101)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,937)
Poland
Wayland:
7.8% (91)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
India
Wayland:
7.8% (91)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Germany
Wayland:
7.3% (85)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
United Kingdom
Wayland:
7.2% (84)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Korea
Wayland:
5.3% (61)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Italy
Wayland:
4.9% (57)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Russia
Wayland:
3.4% (40)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Greece
Wayland:
2.0% (23)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Honduras
Wayland:
2.0% (23)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (6,023)
Netherlands
Wayland:
1.9% (22)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,470)
Other Eastern Europe
Wayland:
1.8% (21)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Other South America
Wayland:
1.7% (20)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,729)
Australia
Wayland:
1.6% (19)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,855)
Colombia
Wayland:
1.6% (18)
Massachusetts:
2.0% (15,286)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,669
Other state: 4,147
Northeast: 2,505
Midwest: 725
South: 590
West: 327
68% of Wayland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 397
Less than 1 year of college: 88
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 250
Associate degree: 205
Bachelor's degree: 1,188
Master's degree: 1,056
Professional school degree: 439
Doctorate degree: 380
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 628
Less than 1 year of college: 171
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 447
Associate degree: 338
Bachelor's degree: 1,540
Master's degree: 1,135
Professional school degree: 244
Doctorate degree: 146
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,066
One, attached: 328
Two: 130
3 or 4: 94
5 to 9: 32
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 21
50 or more: 56
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%