Becket town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,105 ( 326 from 2010 )
Land area: 46.1 square miles
Population density: 45.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,928	91.59%	13.5%
Black:	4	0.19%	63.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.10%	75.0%
2+ races:	82	3.90%	310.0%
Hispanic:	81	3.85%	145.5%

Total non-White:	177	8.41%	121.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	229	15.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	97	6.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,779
1,699	95.50%
11	0.62%
4	0.22%
8	0.45%
20	1.12%
33	1.85%
80	4.50%

2000
1,751
1,700	97.09%
8	0.46%
6	0.34%
2	0.11%
18	1.03%
17	0.97%
51	2.91%

1990
1,481
1,461	98.65%
13	0.88%
5	0.34%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.14%
20	1.35%

1980
1,284
1,269	98.83%
7	0.55%
0	0.00%
8	0.62%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	1.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1	-0.1
29	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

239	16.1
31	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

192	15.0
5	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Becket town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.1
340	16.2%
1,765	83.8%
458	21.8%

950
2.21

582	61.3%
473	81.3%
43	7.4%
368	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
313	17.6%
1,466	82.4%
296	16.6%

763
2.33

497	65.1%
409	82.3%
26	5.2%
266	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
427	24.4%
1,324	75.6%
214	12.2%

685
2.52

493	72.0%
429	87.0%
21	4.3%
192	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
416	28.1%
1,065	71.9%
168	11.3%

515
2.87

411	79.8%
368	89.5%
22	5.4%
104	20.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
400	31.2%
884	68.8%
142	11.1%

457
2.81

356	77.9%
319	89.6%
13	3.7%
101	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Becket town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	123	12.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	33	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	26	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	58	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	87	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	130	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	110	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	67	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	48	5.1%
$200,000 or more	135	14.2%

Median Household Income	76,875
Per Capita Income	52,135

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	50	5.3%
Public Assistance	13	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	95	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	856	66.5%
Unemployed	32	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	888	68.9%
Not in Labor Force	400	31.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	330	232	58.7%
Non-Profit	65	127	33.9%
Self-Employed	120	54	69.0%

Local Government	23	90	20.4%
State Government	12	2	85.7%
Federal Government	14	10	58.3%

Total Private + Self	450	286	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	114	229	33.2%
Total	564	515	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	237	22.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	132	12.2%
Professional, Technical	325	30.1%
Service Occupations	181	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.1%
All others	204	18.9%

White Collar		64.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	184	17.1%
Accommodation and food services	129	12.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	113	10.5%
Educational services	106	9.8%
Transportation and warehousing	75	7.0%
Construction	66	6.1%
Manufacturing	63	5.8%
Retail trade	58	5.4%
Finance and insurance	45	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	44	4.1%
Public administration	38	3.5%
Other services	37	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	3.2%
Information	33	3.1%
Utilities	16	1.5%
Wholesale trade	16	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.10%
Puerto Rican	44	2.09%
Cuban	10	0.48%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.67%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	14	0.67%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,850	91.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	62	3.1%
Spanish	50	2.5%
Other Indo-European	42	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.8%
German, other Germanic	12	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	319	15.2%
Irish	292	13.9%
German	275	13.1%
Italian	241	11.4%
French	221	10.5%
Polish	136	6.5%
French Canadian	113	5.4%
American	62	2.9%
Russian	59	2.8%
Romanian	45	2.1%
European	43	2.0%
Ukrainian	38	1.8%
Scottish	32	1.5%
Eastern European	29	1.4%
Scandinavian	22	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,084	99.0%
Not a citizen	21	1.0%

Native	2,005	95.2%
Foreign-born	100	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21	1.3%	42	2.5%	448	27.0%	461	27.8%	342	20.6%	346	20.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21	1.3%
9-12 Years	42	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	448	27.0%
Some College	461	27.8%
Bach. Degree	342	20.6%
Grad Degree	346	20.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +45	D +141	D + 7.8%
D +186
2020 vs. 2012	R +154	R +81	R + 15.7%
D +73
2020 vs. 2008	R +158	R +73	R + 15.6%
D +85

2016 vs. 2008	R +113	R +214	R + 23.4%
D -101
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	757	63.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	413	34.6%	25	2.1%	1,195	2	-12	0.03%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	571	55.5%	Donald Trump (R)	368	35.8%	90	8.7%	1,029	3	-10	0.03%
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	684	70.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	259	26.8%	24	2.5%	967	-11	-20	0.03%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	672	70.4%	John McCain (R)	255	26.7%	27	2.8%	954	-9	-19	0.03%
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	539	63.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	282	33.3%	25	3.0%	846	-3	-17	0.03%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	423	54.9%	George W. Bush (R)	255	33.1%	92	11.9%	770	1	-15	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Becket town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

757

63.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

413

34.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,195

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -12

2016 President, Becket town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

571

55.5%

Donald Trump (R)

368

35.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

5.2%

TOTAL

1,029

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -10

2012 President, Becket town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

684

70.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

259

26.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

967

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -20

2008 President, Becket town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

672

70.4%

John McCain (R)

255

26.7%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

954

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -19

2004 President, Becket town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

282

33.3%

John Kerry (D)

539

63.7%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

846

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -17

2000 President, Becket town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

255

33.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

423

54.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9.0%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

770

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Becket town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	46%	Maura Healey (D)	503	62.5%	Geoff Diehl (R)	288	35.8%	14 [+]	1.7%	805	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 13 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	66%	Ed Markey* (D)	740	64.0%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	397	34.3%	20 [+]	1.7%	1,157	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 20 (1.7%);
2018	S1	47%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	509	63.9%	Geoff Diehl (R)	261	32.7%	27 [+]	3.4%	797	-3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 26 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	46%	Charlie Baker* (R)	425	54.2%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	356	45.4%	3 [+]	0.4%	784	-12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);
2014	S2	36%	Ed Markey* (D)	393	68.2%	Brian Herr (R)	182	31.6%	1 [+]	0.2%	576	-6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	37%	Charlie Baker (R)	354	60.4%	Martha Coakley (D)	191	32.6%	41 [+]	7.0%	586	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 17 (2.9%); Scott Lively (I) 15 (2.6%); Jeff McCormick (I) 9 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,867
Median Value	$308,000

Occupied	950	50.9%
Vacant	917	49.1%

Owned	899	94.6%
Rented	51	5.4%
Median Rent	$1,463

Single-Family Units	1,830	98.0%
Detached	1,818	97.4%
Attached	12	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	32	1.7%

Becket town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Becket town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Becket town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Becket town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Becket town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Becket town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Becket town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Becket town, MA