Dalton town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,332 ( 424 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.8 square miles
Population density: 290.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,944	93.87%	8.1%
Black:	5	0.08%	89.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	73	1.15%	35.2%
2+ races:	127	2.01%	86.8%
Hispanic:	183	2.89%	67.9%

Total non-White:	388	6.13%	35.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-525	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	101	1.8

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
6,756
6,469	95.75%
48	0.71%
4	0.06%
54	0.80%
68	1.01%
109	1.61%
287	4.25%

2000
6,892
6,718	97.48%
32	0.46%
0	0.00%
109	1.58%
16	0.23%
17	0.25%
174	2.52%

1990
7,155
7,061	98.69%
35	0.49%
15	0.21%
8	0.11%
n/a
36	0.50%
94	1.31%

1980
6,797
6,751	99.32%
23	0.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
23	0.34%
46	0.68%

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

-249	-3.6
113	1.6

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

-343	-4.8
80	1.1

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

310	4.6
48	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Dalton 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
49.8
1,256	19.8%
5,076	80.2%
1,558	24.6%

2,884
2.16

1,726	59.8%
1,366	79.1%
127	7.4%
1,158	40.2%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
1,509	22.3%
5,247	77.7%
1,219	18.0%

2,737
2.43

1,829	66.8%
1,381	75.5%
186	10.2%
908	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
1,810	26.3%
5,082	73.7%
1,155	16.8%

2,712
2.50

1,854	68.4%
1,528	82.4%
172	9.3%
858	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,815	25.4%
5,340	74.6%
1,026	14.3%

2,647
2.66

1,988	75.1%
1,627	81.8%
152	7.6%
659	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
1,966	28.9%
4,831	71.1%
857	12.6%

2,281
2.91

1,830	80.2%
1,590	86.9%
87	4.8%
451	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Dalton town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	46	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	74	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	79	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	287	10.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	100	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	84	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	35	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	85	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	68	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	282	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	279	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	365	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	200	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	205	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	386	13.4%
$200,000 or more	309	10.7%

Median Household Income	76,198
Per Capita Income	47,459

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	140	4.9%
Public Assistance	111	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	431	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,586	73.8%
Unemployed	99	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,685	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	821	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,052	857	55.1%
Non-Profit	110	320	25.6%
Self-Employed	122	195	38.5%

Local Government	74	127	36.8%
State Government	81	74	52.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,174	1,052	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	265	521	33.7%
Total	1,439	1,573	47.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	588	19.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	403	13.4%
Professional, Technical	791	26.3%
Service Occupations	749	24.9%
All others	481	16.0%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	703	23.3%
Manufacturing	309	10.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	275	9.1%
Educational services	258	8.6%
Other services	232	7.7%
Construction	209	6.9%
Retail trade	165	5.5%
Public administration	164	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	158	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	154	5.1%
Finance and insurance	137	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	59	2.0%
Wholesale trade	50	1.7%
Information	46	1.5%
Utilities	36	1.2%
Transportation and warehousing	31	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16	0.25%
Puerto Rican	77	1.22%
Cuban	26	0.41%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.13%
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	17	0.27%
Argentinean	17	0.27%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	39	0.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	54	0.85%
Korean	19	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,855	95.7%
Spanish	118	1.9%
Chinese	54	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	41	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	31	0.5%
Other Indo-European	17	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,402	22.1%
English	1,122	17.7%
Italian	671	10.6%
German	660	10.4%
French	453	7.2%
Polish	286	4.5%
American	252	4.0%
Scottish	179	2.8%
Norwegian	172	2.7%
French Canadian	89	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	80	1.3%
Swedish	62	1.0%
Welsh	47	0.7%
Lebanese	42	0.7%
Eastern European	42	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,273	99.1%
Not a citizen	59	0.9%

Native	6,129	96.8%
Foreign-born	203	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
75	1.6%	130	2.7%	1,349	28.4%	1,250	26.3%	1,046	22.0%	898	18.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	75	1.6%
9-12 Years	130	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,349	28.4%
Some College	1,250	26.3%
Bach. Degree	1,046	22.0%
Grad Degree	898	18.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +99	D +393	D + 4.2%
D +492
2020 vs. 2012	R +151	D +98	R + 2.4%
D +249
2020 vs. 2008	R +123	R +0	R + 3.1%
D +123

2016 vs. 2008	R +24	R +393	R + 7.3%
D -369
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	2,682	70.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,039	27.2%	100	2.6%	3,821	-5	-20	0.11%
2016	65%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,190	63.6%	Donald Trump (R)	940	27.3%	314	9.1%	3,444	-6	-19	0.10%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,433	71.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	888	26.2%	67	2.0%	3,388	-11	-21	0.11%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	2,559	71.9%	John McCain (R)	916	25.7%	83	2.3%	3,558	-10	-20	0.12%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	2,448	69.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,041	29.5%	35	1.0%	3,524	-7	-21	0.12%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,980	62.2%	George W. Bush (R)	948	29.8%	255	8.0%	3,183	-3	-18	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dalton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,682

70.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,039

27.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,821

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -20

2016 President, Dalton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,190

63.6%

Donald Trump (R)

940

27.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

166

4.8%

Other

148

4.3%

TOTAL

3,444

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -19

2012 President, Dalton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,433

71.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

888

26.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,388

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -21

2008 President, Dalton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,559

71.9%

John McCain (R)

916

25.7%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

3,558

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -20

2004 President, Dalton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,041

29.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,448

69.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,524

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -21

2000 President, Dalton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

948

29.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,980

62.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

212

6.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,183

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dalton town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Maura Healey (D)	1,781	69.2%	Geoff Diehl (R)	753	29.3%	39 [+]	1.5%	2,573	-5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 39 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	70%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,639	71.2%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	1,039	28.0%	30 [+]	0.8%	3,708	-4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 30 (0.8%);
2018	S1	54%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,945	67.7%	Geoff Diehl (R)	855	29.8%	71 [+]	2.5%	2,871	-6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 70 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	54%	Charlie Baker* (R)	1,758	61.5%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,093	38.2%	7 [+]	0.2%	2,858	-5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2014	S2	38%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,395	69.8%	Brian Herr (R)	605	30.2%	0	0.0%	2,000	-8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	39%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,213	59.8%	Martha Coakley (D)	689	34.0%	127 [+]	6.3%	2,029	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 65 (3.2%); Scott Lively (I) 49 (2.4%); Jeff McCormick (I) 13 (0.6%); 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	3,003
Median Value	$285,800

Occupied	2,884	96.0%
Vacant	119	4.0%

Owned	2,211	76.7%
Rented	673	23.3%
Median Rent	$887

Single-Family Units	2,165	72.1%
Detached	2,141	71.3%
Attached	24	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	221	7.4%
Mobile Homes	130	4.3%

Dalton town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dalton town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Dalton town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dalton town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dalton town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dalton town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dalton town, MA