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Gardner city, Worcester County, MA

21,183 Population
22.1 square miles 959.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Worcester County: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$30,506 ±$1,879 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Worcester County: $41,528 ±$473
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$52,770 ±$6,155 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Worcester County: $81,660 ±$987
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

14.1% ±2.6% (2,812  ±525) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Worcester County: 9.8% 81,333 (±0.5% / ±3,784)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

32.3 minutes ±3.1 (286,065  ±34,097) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Worcester County: 29.6 11,348,220 (±0.3 / ±164,636)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

8,841 ±315 Number of households
  • Worcester County: 326,571 ±1,393
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
2.3 ±0.1 (19,936  ±210) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Worcester County: 2.5 827,691 (±0 / ±1,379)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

5.4% ±3.6% (221  ±150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Worcester County: 5.2% 10,392 (±0.4% / ±844)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

9,631 ±357 Number of housing units
  • Worcester County: 349,131 ±525
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$200,300 ±$10,899 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Worcester County: $314,900 ±$2,858
  • about half the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

9.1% ±2.2% (1,924  ±453.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Worcester County: 10.9% 92,756 (±0.4% / ±3,464.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

89.2% ±5% (14,486  ±888) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Worcester County: 91.6% 544,025 (±0.9% / ±5,094.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
19% ±2.3% (3,078  ±383.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Worcester County: 38.1% 226,111 (±0.6% / ±3,308.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.4% ±1.6% (1,772  ±346) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Worcester County: 13% 111,477 (±0.3% / ±2,751)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

7.7% ±1.3% (1,343  ±235) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Worcester County: 5.9% 40,119 (±0.2% / ±1,231)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
1,343 Total veterans ±235 1,163 Male ±222 180 Female ±102

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