East Douglas is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Douglas in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,319 people, 916 households, and 628 families residing in the CDP.

There were 916 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families.

27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Males had a median income of $41,116 versus $31,420 for females.