| Official Name: | Walpole |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Label: | Walpole |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
| Subdivision Name2: | Norfolk |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.29 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.81 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6119 |
| Population Density Km2: | 840.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2177.58 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 45 |
| Elevation Ft: | 148 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1406°N -71.2464°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 02032, 02071, 02081 |
| Area Code: | 508 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-72460 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0612019 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Walpole is not a small census-designated place (CDP) located within the much larger town (21 square miles in size) of Walpole in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town as it is called by the US Census Bureau, is fully incorporated. There is no Census Designated Place within the town of Walpole.[2]
Walpole is located at (42.140417, -71.246421).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5 km (2.9 mi), of which 7.4 km (2.9 mi) is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi) (2.06%) is water.
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,867 people, 2,478 households, and 1,615 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 792.0/km (2,054.7/mi). There were 2,537 housing units at an average density of 342.5/km (888.5/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.71% White, 0.78% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 2,478 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,744, and the median income for a family was $74,535. Males had a median income of $53,110 versus $35,833 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,669. About 1.8% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.