Wales town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,957 ( 119 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.8 square miles
Population density: 124.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,818	92.90%	3.2%
Black:	9	0.46%	47.1%
Indian:	2	0.10%	50.0%
Asian:	2	0.10%	33.3%
2+ races:	50	2.55%	108.3%
Hispanic:	73	3.73%	151.7%

Total non-White:	139	7.10%	80.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	57	3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	62	4.1

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
1,838
1,761	95.81%
17	0.92%
4	0.22%
3	0.16%
24	1.31%
29	1.58%
77	4.19%

2000
1,737
1,704	98.10%
5	0.29%
8	0.46%
0	0.00%
12	0.69%
8	0.46%
33	1.90%

1990
1,566
1,543	98.53%
8	0.51%
11	0.70%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.26%
23	1.47%

1980
1,177
1,171	99.49%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.17%
n/a
4	0.34%
6	0.51%

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	3.3
44	2.5

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

161	10.3
10	0.6

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

372	31.6
17	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Wales 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
42.1
458	23.4%
1,499	76.6%
297	15.2%

787
2.49

519	65.9%
421	81.1%
23	4.4%
268	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
403	21.9%
1,435	78.1%
222	12.1%

736
2.50

498	67.7%
386	77.5%
31	6.2%
238	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
429	24.7%
1,308	75.3%
128	7.4%

660
2.63

487	73.8%
391	80.3%
34	7.0%
173	26.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
483	30.8%
1,083	69.2%
116	7.4%

548
2.86

422	77.0%
364	86.3%
27	6.4%
126	23.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
396	33.6%
781	66.4%
97	8.2%

378
3.11

312	82.5%
260	83.3%
33	10.6%
66	17.5%

2022 Housing Data for Wales town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	23	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	61	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	173	22.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	121	15.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	73	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	69	8.8%
$200,000 or more	85	10.8%

Median Household Income	90,688
Per Capita Income	42,502

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	2.5%
Public Assistance	23	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	109	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	965	81.4%
Unemployed	42	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,007	84.9%
Not in Labor Force	179	15.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	452	303	59.9%
Non-Profit	12	40	23.1%
Self-Employed	61	41	59.8%

Local Government	43	79	35.2%
State Government	13	6	68.4%
Federal Government	16	12	57.1%

Total Private + Self	513	344	59.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	84	137	38.0%
Total	597	481	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	120	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	151	14.0%
Professional, Technical	211	19.6%
Service Occupations	206	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.3%
All others	390	36.2%

White Collar		44.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	169	15.7%
Manufacturing	138	12.8%
Health care and social assistance	129	12.0%
Educational services	115	10.7%
Retail trade	78	7.2%
Finance and insurance	77	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	68	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	64	5.9%
Other services	60	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	50	4.6%
Public administration	37	3.4%
Wholesale trade	34	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	1.3%
Utilities	13	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.7%
Information	5	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	47	2.40%
Puerto Rican	23	1.18%
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	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	3	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,806	98.2%
Other Indo-European	16	0.9%
Spanish	4	0.2%
Arabic	4	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	406	20.7%
English	320	16.4%
American	268	13.7%
French	265	13.5%
Polish	259	13.2%
German	173	8.8%
Italian	159	8.1%
French Canadian	134	6.8%
Swedish	64	3.3%
Portuguese	51	2.6%
Greek	44	2.2%
Scottish	42	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	27	1.4%
Eastern European	19	1.0%
Welsh	14	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,950	99.6%
Not a citizen	7	0.4%

Native	1,919	98.1%
Foreign-born	38	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
20	1.4%	77	5.5%	521	36.9%	415	29.4%	225	15.9%	154	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	20	1.4%
9-12 Years	77	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	521	36.9%
Some College	415	29.4%
Bach. Degree	225	15.9%
Grad Degree	154	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +69	R +5	D + 2.1%
D +64
2020 vs. 2012	R +185	R +235	R + 23.1%
D -50
2020 vs. 2008	R +173	R +281	R + 27.4%
D -108

2016 vs. 2008	R +104	R +276	R + 29.5%
D -172
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	619	56.9%	Joe Biden (D)	429	39.5%	39	3.6%	1,087	25	10	0.03%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	550	54.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	365	36.0%	98	9.7%	1,013	21	8	0.03%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	479	51.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	434	46.8%	14	1.5%	927	9	0	0.03%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	537	52.9%	John McCain (R)	446	43.9%	32	3.2%	1,015	8	-2	0.03%
2004	66%	John Kerry (D)	466	52.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	415	46.3%	15	1.7%	896	10	-4	0.03%
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	356	49.5%	George W. Bush (R)	276	38.4%	87	12.1%	719	6	-10	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wales town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

429

39.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

619

56.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,087

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Wales town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

365

36.0%

Donald Trump (R)

550

54.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.1%

Other

4.5%

TOTAL

1,013

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Wales town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

479

51.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

434

46.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

927

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Wales town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

537

52.9%

John McCain (R)

446

43.9%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

1,015

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Wales town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

415

46.3%

John Kerry (D)

466

52.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

896

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Wales town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

276

38.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

356

49.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9.2%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

719

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wales town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Geoff Diehl (R)	458	60.7%	Maura Healey (D)	284	37.6%	13 [+]	1.7%	755	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 12 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	69%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	607	57.2%	Ed Markey* (D)	432	40.7%	22 [+]	2.1%	1,061	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 22 (2.1%);
2018	S1	53%	Geoff Diehl (R)	437	54.8%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	313	39.3%	47 [+]	5.9%	797	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 42 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.6%);
2018	G	52%	Charlie Baker* (R)	627	79.8%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	154	19.6%	5 [+]	0.6%	786	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.6%);
2014	S2	43%	Brian Herr (R)	343	53.5%	Ed Markey* (D)	295	46.0%	3 [+]	0.5%	641	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.5%);
2014	G	45%	Charlie Baker (R)	377	56.8%	Martha Coakley (D)	213	32.1%	74 [+]	11.1%	664	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 53 (8.0%); Scott Lively (I) 13 (2.0%); Jeff McCormick (I) 7 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	928
Median Value	$254,500

Occupied	787	84.8%
Vacant	141	15.2%

Owned	726	92.2%
Rented	61	7.8%
Median Rent	$1,413

Single-Family Units	806	86.9%
Detached	798	86.0%
Attached	8	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	1.0%
Mobile Homes	66	7.1%

Wales town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wales town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Wales town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wales town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wales town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wales town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wales town, MA