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Race and Ethnicity Distribution in Wellesley

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 21,571

    White (Non-Hispanic)

  • 234

    Other (Hispanic)

  • 870

    White (Hispanic)

In 2020, Wellesley, MA had 21,571 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, 92.18 times more than any other race or ethnicity.

234 Other (Hispanic) and 870 White (Hispanic) residents lived in Wellesley, MA in 2020, which were the second and third largest ethnic groups.

Hispanic people 1,481 made up 5.2% of the population of Wellesley, MA.

Foreign-born Population in Wellesley

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 17.5% 5,021

    2020 FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

  • 16.9% 4,854

    2019 FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

As of 2020, 17.5% of citizens in Wellesley, MA (5,021) were born abroad. This was higher than the national average of 13.5% and down from 16.9% in 2019, which means there was a decline in the overseas-born population rate.

Foreign-born Population in Wellesley by Country

Source: census.gov
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  • 1.China

    98,663 ± 7,656 people

  • 2.Dominican Republic

    90,760 ± 7,347 people

  • 3.Brazil

    81,000 ± 6,946 people

In 2020, China was the most common birthplace of foreign-born citizens of Massachusetts, followed by Dominican Republic and Brazil.

98,663 Massachusetts residents were born in China, 90,760 in Dominican Republic, and 81,000 in Brazil.

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Population With Citizenship in Wellesley

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 91.8%

    2020 CITIZENSHIP

  • 92.4%

    2019 CITIZENSHIP

As of 2020, 91.8% of residents in Wellesley, MA were US citizens. This was lower than the national average of 94.7% and down from 92.4% in 2019, which means the rate of citizenship was dropping.