Lee town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,765 ( 178 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.1 square miles
Population density: 220.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,252	91.10%	3.7%
Black:	36	0.62%	36.8%
Indian:	15	0.26%	50.0%
Asian:	140	2.43%	40.0%
2+ races:	150	2.60%	284.6%
Hispanic:	172	2.98%	34.1%

Total non-White:	513	8.90%	4.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-201	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	23	0.5

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
5,943
5,453	91.76%
57	0.96%
10	0.17%
100	1.68%
39	0.66%
261	4.39%
490	8.24%

2000
5,985
5,748	96.04%
56	0.94%
13	0.22%
0	0.00%
24	0.40%
144	2.41%
237	3.96%

1990
5,849
5,760	98.48%
10	0.17%
29	0.50%
42	0.72%
n/a
8	0.14%
89	1.52%

1980
6,247
6,200	99.25%
10	0.16%
5	0.08%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	0.42%
47	0.75%

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

-295	-4.9
253	4.2

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

-12	-0.2
148	2.5

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

-440	-7.0
42	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Lee 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
51.4
931	16.1%
4,834	83.9%
1,752	30.4%

2,520
2.21

1,373	54.5%
958	69.8%
187	13.6%
1,147	45.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
1,097	18.5%
4,846	81.5%
1,154	19.4%

2,560
2.26

1,566	61.2%
1,222	78.0%
131	8.4%
994	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
1,338	22.4%
4,647	77.6%
987	16.5%

2,436
2.39

1,608	66.0%
1,264	78.6%
139	8.6%
828	34.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
1,363	23.3%
4,486	76.7%
924	15.8%

2,263
2.53

1,616	71.4%
1,334	82.5%
100	6.2%
647	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
1,779	28.5%
4,468	71.5%
757	12.1%

2,049
2.96

1,552	75.7%
1,336	86.1%
92	5.9%
497	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lee town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	67	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	161	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	113	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	123	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	43	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	131	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	77	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	131	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	372	14.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	202	8.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	193	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	232	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	368	14.6%
$200,000 or more	255	10.1%

Median Household Income	74,074
Per Capita Income	49,080

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	136	5.4%
Public Assistance	61	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	179	7.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,657	82.6%
Unemployed	115	3.6%
In Armed Forces	14	0.4%

Total Labor Force	2,786	86.6%
Not in Labor Force	431	13.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	830	534	60.9%
Non-Profit	193	347	35.7%
Self-Employed	163	216	43.0%

Local Government	171	305	35.9%
State Government	140	13	91.5%
Federal Government	0	55	0.0%

Total Private + Self	993	750	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	504	720	41.2%
Total	1,497	1,470	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	23.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	589	19.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	243	8.2%
Professional, Technical	1,126	38.0%
Service Occupations	553	18.6%
All others	456	15.4%

White Collar		66.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	747	25.2%
Health care and social assistance	515	17.4%
Construction	202	6.8%
Manufacturing	198	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	168	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	168	5.7%
Public administration	165	5.6%
Retail trade	137	4.6%
Other services	121	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	105	3.5%
Finance and insurance	103	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	90	3.0%
Information	80	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	75	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	46	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	38	1.3%
Wholesale trade	9	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	99	1.72%
Puerto Rican	49	0.85%
Cuban	0	0.00%
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	23	0.40%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	23	0.40%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Malaysian	101	1.75%
Korean	35	0.61%
Filipino	2	0.03%
Thai	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,274	92.7%
Spanish	116	2.0%
Other Asian	102	1.8%
Other Indo-European	69	1.2%
Arabic	51	0.9%
German, other Germanic	43	0.8%
Korean	35	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,333	23.1%
Irish	1,253	21.7%
English	800	13.9%
French	740	12.8%
German	551	9.6%
Polish	517	9.0%
American	188	3.3%
Scottish	175	3.0%
Russian	152	2.6%
French Canadian	141	2.4%
Scandinavian	120	2.1%
Ukrainian	111	1.9%
European	107	1.9%
Czech	96	1.7%
Eastern European	89	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,639	97.8%
Not a citizen	126	2.2%

Native	5,415	93.9%
Foreign-born	350	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
46	1.0%	41	0.9%	1,305	28.6%	1,168	25.6%	948	20.8%	1,059	23.2%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	46	1.0%
9-12 Years	41	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,305	28.6%
Some College	1,168	25.6%
Bach. Degree	948	20.8%
Grad Degree	1,059	23.2%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +133	D +313	D + 2.5%
D +446
2020 vs. 2012	R +272	R +7	R + 8.1%
D +265
2020 vs. 2008	R +237	R +14	R + 7.1%
D +223

2016 vs. 2008	R +104	R +327	R + 9.5%
D -223
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	2,415	69.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	985	28.2%	89	2.6%	3,489	-4	-19	0.10%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,969	64.9%	Donald Trump (R)	852	28.1%	213	7.0%	3,034	-5	-18	0.09%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,150	73.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	713	24.5%	49	1.7%	2,912	-13	-23	0.09%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	2,192	72.5%	John McCain (R)	748	24.8%	82	2.7%	3,022	-11	-21	0.10%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	2,150	70.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	855	28.1%	33	1.1%	3,038	-9	-23	0.10%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,610	59.8%	George W. Bush (R)	819	30.4%	265	9.8%	2,694	-2	-17	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,415

69.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

985

28.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,489

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,969

64.9%

Donald Trump (R)

852

28.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

115

3.8%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

3,034

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -18

2012 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,150

73.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

713

24.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,912

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -23

2008 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,192

72.5%

John McCain (R)

748

24.8%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

3,022

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -21

2004 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

855

28.1%

John Kerry (D)

2,150

70.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,038

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -23

2000 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

819

30.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,610

59.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

203

7.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

2,694

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lee town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Maura Healey (D)	1,603	67.4%	Geoff Diehl (R)	733	30.8%	44 [+]	1.8%	2,380	-4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 40 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2020	S2	70%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,377	70.2%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	977	28.9%	30 [+]	0.9%	3,384	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 30 (0.9%);
2018	S1	53%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,753	69.2%	Geoff Diehl (R)	705	27.8%	77 [+]	3.0%	2,535	-8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 76 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	52%	Charlie Baker* (R)	1,498	59.8%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,005	40.1%	4 [+]	0.2%	2,507	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2014	S2	35%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,260	73.7%	Brian Herr (R)	449	26.3%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,710	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	37%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,123	63.3%	Martha Coakley (D)	538	30.3%	114 [+]	6.4%	1,775	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Scott Lively (I) 57 (3.2%); Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 38 (2.1%); Jeff McCormick (I) 19 (1.1%); 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	3,053
Median Value	$310,400

Occupied	2,520	82.5%
Vacant	533	17.5%

Owned	2,011	79.8%
Rented	509	20.2%
Median Rent	$1,187

Single-Family Units	2,207	72.3%
Detached	2,134	69.9%
Attached	73	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	360	11.8%
Mobile Homes	9	0.3%

Lee town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lee town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Lee town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lee town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lee town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lee town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lee town, MA