Bernardston town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,036 ( 93 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.4 square miles
Population density: 87.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,914	94.01%	7.5%
Black:	2	0.10%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	21	1.03%	110.0%
2+ races:	58	2.85%	132.0%
Hispanic:	34	1.67%	100.0%

Total non-White:	122	5.99%	106.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-156	-8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	63	3.6

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
2,129
2,070	97.23%
4	0.19%
3	0.14%
10	0.47%
25	1.17%
17	0.80%
59	2.77%

2000
2,157
2,127	98.61%
0	0.00%
3	0.14%
0	0.00%
15	0.70%
12	0.56%
30	1.39%

1990
2,048
2,040	99.61%
0	0.00%
4	0.20%
2	0.10%
n/a
2	0.10%
8	0.39%

1980
1,750
1,747	99.83%
1	0.06%
0	0.00%
2	0.11%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.17%

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

-57	-2.6
29	1.3

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

87	4.2
22	1.1

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

293	16.7
5	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Bernardston 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
49.7
372	18.3%
1,664	81.7%
387	19.0%

867
2.35

606	69.9%
494	81.5%
22	3.6%
261	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
47.7
387	18.2%
1,742	81.8%
381	17.9%

890
2.39

609	68.4%
507	83.3%
38	6.2%
281	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
41.5
507	23.5%
1,650	76.5%
351	16.3%

846
2.52

605	71.5%
525	86.8%
37	6.1%
241	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
531	25.9%
1,517	74.1%
301	14.7%

779
2.63

573	73.6%
481	83.9%
45	7.9%
206	26.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
469	26.8%
1,281	73.2%
224	12.8%

625
2.80

484	77.4%
426	88.0%
24	5.0%
141	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Bernardston town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	22	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	99	11.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	41	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	57	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	97	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	133	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	116	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	6.8%
$200,000 or more	100	11.5%

Median Household Income	76,761
Per Capita Income	41,341

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	39	4.5%
Public Assistance	42	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	86	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,008	77.2%
Unemployed	24	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,032	79.0%
Not in Labor Force	274	21.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	382	279	57.8%
Non-Profit	25	105	19.2%
Self-Employed	124	42	74.7%

Local Government	10	75	11.8%
State Government	16	34	32.0%
Federal Government	14	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	506	321	61.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	65	214	23.3%
Total	571	535	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	168	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	231	20.9%
Professional, Technical	197	17.8%
Service Occupations	152	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.6%
All others	358	32.4%

White Collar		53.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	185	16.7%
Retail trade	156	14.1%
Construction	141	12.7%
Health care and social assistance	127	11.5%
Educational services	117	10.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	67	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	50	4.5%
Other services	45	4.1%
Public administration	40	3.6%
Utilities	36	3.3%
Accommodation and food services	35	3.2%
Wholesale trade	34	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	2.4%
Finance and insurance	17	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.9%
Information	9	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.34%
Puerto Rican	8	0.39%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	7	0.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	7	0.34%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
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	12	0.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	21	1.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,916	98.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	14	0.7%
Other Indo-European	13	0.7%
Spanish	6	0.3%
German, other Germanic	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	519	25.5%
Irish	517	25.4%
French	234	11.5%
German	210	10.3%
French Canadian	154	7.6%
Polish	145	7.1%
Italian	126	6.2%
Swedish	100	4.9%
American	88	4.3%
Scottish	62	3.0%
European	47	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	36	1.8%
Norwegian	27	1.3%
Welsh	24	1.2%
Canadian	22	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,031	99.8%
Not a citizen	5	0.2%

Native	1,971	96.8%
Foreign-born	65	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	0.8%	59	3.7%	508	31.8%	506	31.6%	324	20.3%	190	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	0.8%
9-12 Years	59	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	508	31.8%
Some College	506	31.6%
Bach. Degree	324	20.3%
Grad Degree	190	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +41	D +164	D + 6.7%
D +205
2020 vs. 2012	R +94	D +13	R + 5.4%
D +107
2020 vs. 2008	R +69	R +2	R + 4.3%
D +67

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +166	R + 11.0%
D -138
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Joe Biden (D)	916	66.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	423	30.8%	36	2.6%	1,375	-1	-16	0.04%
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	711	57.9%	Donald Trump (R)	382	31.1%	135	11.0%	1,228	-2	-15	0.04%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	809	69.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	329	28.2%	28	2.4%	1,166	-9	-19	0.04%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	849	68.6%	John McCain (R)	354	28.6%	34	2.7%	1,237	-7	-17	0.04%
2004	73%	John Kerry (D)	762	61.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	448	36.4%	21	1.7%	1,231	0	-14	0.04%
2000	64%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	559	52.6%	George W. Bush (R)	402	37.8%	102	9.6%	1,063	5	-10	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bernardston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

916

66.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

423

30.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,375

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -16

2016 President, Bernardston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

711

57.9%

Donald Trump (R)

382

31.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.6%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

1,228

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Bernardston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

809

69.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

329

28.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,166

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -19

2008 President, Bernardston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

849

68.6%

John McCain (R)

354

28.6%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,237

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -17

2004 President, Bernardston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

448

36.4%

John Kerry (D)

762

61.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,231

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Bernardston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

402

37.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

559

52.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,063

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bernardston town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Maura Healey (D)	640	65.4%	Geoff Diehl (R)	320	32.7%	19 [+]	1.9%	979	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 19 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	80%	Ed Markey* (D)	875	65.1%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	448	33.3%	21 [+]	1.6%	1,344	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 21 (1.6%);
2018	S1	61%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	670	64.6%	Geoff Diehl (R)	320	30.9%	47 [+]	4.5%	1,037	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 47 (4.5%);
2018	G	61%	Charlie Baker* (R)	687	66.3%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	347	33.5%	2 [+]	0.2%	1,036	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	45%	Ed Markey* (D)	521	67.1%	Brian Herr (R)	256	32.9%	0	0.0%	777	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	46%	Martha Coakley (D)	391	49.9%	Charlie Baker (R)	312	39.8%	81 [+]	10.3%	784	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 76 (9.7%); Jeff McCormick (I) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%); Scott Lively (I) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	968
Median Value	$286,400

Occupied	867	89.6%
Vacant	101	10.4%

Owned	715	82.5%
Rented	152	17.5%
Median Rent	$989

Single-Family Units	812	83.9%
Detached	776	80.2%
Attached	36	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27	2.8%
Mobile Homes	62	6.4%

Bernardston town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bernardston town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Bernardston town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bernardston town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bernardston town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bernardston town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bernardston town, MA