Monson town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,159 ( 401 from 2010 )
Land area: 44.2 square miles
Population density: 184.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,651	93.77%	6.4%
Black:	31	0.38%	52.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	62	0.76%	19.2%
2+ races:	123	1.51%	32.3%
Hispanic:	292	3.58%	90.8%

Total non-White:	508	6.23%	30.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-521	-7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	120	1.7

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
8,560
8,172	95.47%
65	0.76%
18	0.21%
52	0.61%
93	1.09%
153	1.79%
388	4.53%

2000
8,359
8,128	97.24%
29	0.35%
0	0.00%
69	0.83%
82	0.98%
51	0.61%
231	2.76%

1990
7,776
7,720	99.28%
12	0.15%
25	0.32%
8	0.10%
n/a
11	0.14%
56	0.72%

1980
7,315
7,193	98.33%
77	1.05%
23	0.31%
12	0.16%
n/a
15	0.21%
122	1.67%

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

44	0.5
157	1.9

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

408	5.2
175	2.3

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

527	7.2
-66	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Monson 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
1,391	17.0%
6,768	83.0%
1,902	23.3%

3,421
2.36

2,360	69.0%
1,852	78.5%
136	5.8%
1,061	31.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
1,928	22.5%
6,632	77.5%
1,098	12.8%

3,279
2.57

2,320	70.8%
1,836	79.1%
185	8.0%
959	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
2,121	25.4%
6,238	74.6%
921	11.0%

3,099
2.62

2,211	71.3%
1,889	85.4%
162	7.3%
888	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
1,889	24.3%
5,887	75.7%
915	11.8%

2,633
2.76

2,004	76.1%
1,721	85.9%
125	6.2%
629	23.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
2,008	27.5%
5,307	72.5%
716	9.8%

2,373
2.79

1,912	80.6%
1,755	91.8%
77	4.0%
461	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Monson town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	89	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	178	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	119	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	60	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	63	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	115	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	207	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	153	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	250	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	199	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	552	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	225	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	386	11.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	417	12.2%
$200,000 or more	390	11.4%

Median Household Income	80,750
Per Capita Income	45,529

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	185	5.4%
Public Assistance	170	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	430	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,506	71.6%
Unemployed	297	6.1%
In Armed Forces	25	0.5%

Total Labor Force	3,828	78.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,072	21.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,284	1,305	49.6%
Non-Profit	54	206	20.8%
Self-Employed	360	210	63.2%

Local Government	142	222	39.0%
State Government	75	144	34.2%
Federal Government	54	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,644	1,515	52.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	325	572	36.2%
Total	1,969	2,087	48.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	568	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	935	23.0%
Professional, Technical	988	24.3%
Service Occupations	500	12.3%
All others	1,076	26.5%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	708	17.4%
Retail trade	586	14.4%
Health care and social assistance	483	11.9%
Educational services	347	8.5%
Construction	301	7.4%
Other services	279	6.9%
Public administration	220	5.4%
Finance and insurance	204	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	197	4.8%
Wholesale trade	176	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	167	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	148	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	145	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	38	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	25	0.6%
Utilities	17	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	0.4%
Information	9	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	185	2.27%
Puerto Rican	98	1.20%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.01%

Total Central American	7	0.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	7	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.01%
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	1	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	54	0.66%
Filipino	52	0.64%
Chinese	35	0.43%
Vietnamese	27	0.33%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,549	97.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	82	1.1%
Spanish	67	0.9%
Vietnamese	27	0.3%
Chinese	15	0.2%
Other Indo-European	14	0.2%
Arabic	8	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,340	16.4%
Polish	1,314	16.1%
French	1,123	13.8%
French Canadian	973	11.9%
English	972	11.9%
Italian	903	11.1%
American	750	9.2%
German	573	7.0%
Scottish	173	2.1%
Swedish	154	1.9%
Norwegian	110	1.3%
Portuguese	91	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	61	0.7%
Welsh	59	0.7%
European	52	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,109	99.4%
Not a citizen	50	0.6%

Native	7,964	97.6%
Foreign-born	195	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
130	2.1%	388	6.2%	2,086	33.4%	1,917	30.7%	1,046	16.7%	679	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	130	2.1%
9-12 Years	388	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,086	33.4%
Some College	1,917	30.7%
Bach. Degree	1,046	16.7%
Grad Degree	679	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +329	D +195	D + 5.2%
D +524
2020 vs. 2012	R +556	R +286	R + 6.2%
D +270
2020 vs. 2008	R +657	R +629	R + 14.0%
D +28

2016 vs. 2008	R +328	R +824	R + 19.3%
D -496
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,588	50.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,446	47.3%	141	2.7%	5,175	18	3	0.14%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	2,259	48.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,922	41.6%	437	9.5%	4,618	16	3	0.14%
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,176	50.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,032	47.4%	83	1.9%	4,291	10	0	0.14%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	2,418	53.9%	John McCain (R)	1,931	43.1%	134	3.0%	4,483	7	-3	0.15%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	2,239	55.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,774	43.6%	59	1.4%	4,072	7	-7	0.14%
2000	59%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,791	48.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,551	42.2%	337	9.2%	3,679	10	-6	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Monson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,446

47.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,588

50.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,175

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Monson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,922

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,259

48.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

245

5.3%

Other

192

4.2%

TOTAL

4,618

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Monson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,176

50.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,032

47.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

4,291

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Monson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,418

53.9%

John McCain (R)

1,931

43.1%

Other

134

3.0%

TOTAL

4,483

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Monson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,774

43.6%

John Kerry (D)

2,239

55.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,072

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Monson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,551

42.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,791

48.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

282

7.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,679

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Monson town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,950	52.4%	Maura Healey (D)	1,708	45.9%	63 [+]	1.7%	3,721	18	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 63 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	79%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	2,518	49.9%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,461	48.7%	72 [+]	1.4%	5,051	17	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 72 (1.4%);
2018	S1	58%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,845	49.5%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,675	45.0%	206 [+]	5.5%	3,726	13	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 201 (5.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	G	57%	Charlie Baker* (R)	2,879	78.6%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	765	20.9%	17 [+]	0.5%	3,661	12	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 17 (0.5%);
2014	S2	43%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,422	50.1%	Brian Herr (R)	1,414	49.8%	5 [+]	0.2%	2,841	12	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.2%);
2014	G	45%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,679	56.9%	Martha Coakley (D)	938	31.8%	335 [+]	11.3%	2,952	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 248 (8.4%); Scott Lively (I) 50 (1.7%); Jeff McCormick (I) 34 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (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	3,665
Median Value	$298,900

Occupied	3,421	93.3%
Vacant	244	6.7%

Owned	2,853	83.4%
Rented	568	16.6%
Median Rent	$940

Single-Family Units	3,004	82.0%
Detached	2,919	79.6%
Attached	85	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	71	1.9%
Mobile Homes	121	3.3%

Monson town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monson town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Monson town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monson town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monson town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Monson town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Monson town, MA