Ayer town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,408 ( 981 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.9 square miles
Population density: 939.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,319	75.15%	4.5%
Black:	225	2.68%	47.1%
Indian:	8	0.10%	46.7%
Asian:	240	2.85%	13.4%
2+ races:	343	4.08%	69.0%
Hispanic:	1,273	15.14%	202.4%

Total non-White:	2,089	24.85%	51.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	274	4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	707	11.5

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
7,427
6,045	81.39%
425	5.72%
15	0.20%
277	3.73%
203	2.73%
421	5.67%
1,382	18.61%

2000
7,287
6,084	83.49%
387	5.31%
15	0.21%
227	3.12%
244	3.35%
316	4.34%
1,203	16.51%

1990
6,871
5,552	80.80%
682	9.93%
49	0.71%
217	3.16%
n/a
337	4.90%
1,319	19.20%

1980
6,991
5,914	84.59%
619	8.85%
11	0.16%
143	2.05%
n/a
275	3.93%
1,077	15.41%

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

-39	-0.5
179	2.5

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

532	7.7
-116	-1.7

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

-362	-5.2
242	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Ayer 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
40.0
1,501	17.9%
6,907	82.1%
1,326	15.8%

3,709
2.23

1,993	53.7%
1,501	75.3%
273	13.7%
1,716	46.3%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
1,675	22.6%
5,752	77.4%
849	11.4%

3,118
2.30

1,831	58.7%
1,287	70.3%
226	12.3%
1,287	41.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
1,665	22.8%
5,622	77.2%
923	12.7%

2,983
2.29

1,797	60.2%
1,344	74.8%
241	13.4%
1,186	39.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
1,621	23.6%
5,250	76.4%
876	12.7%

2,774
2.43

1,888	68.1%
1,562	82.7%
170	9.0%
886	31.9%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
1,927	27.6%
5,064	72.4%
543	7.8%

2,577
2.68

1,859	72.1%
1,544	83.1%
177	9.5%
718	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ayer town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	133	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	50	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	239	6.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	105	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	81	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	84	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	109	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	248	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	382	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	398	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	305	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	456	12.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	393	10.6%
$200,000 or more	708	19.1%

Median Household Income	100,605
Per Capita Income	54,336

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	246	6.6%
Public Assistance	45	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	298	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,963	81.5%
Unemployed	194	4.0%
In Armed Forces	31	0.6%

Total Labor Force	4,188	86.1%
Not in Labor Force	675	13.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,977	1,363	59.2%
Non-Profit	227	384	37.2%
Self-Employed	204	168	54.8%

Local Government	108	329	24.7%
State Government	70	91	43.5%
Federal Government	44	9	83.0%

Total Private + Self	2,181	1,531	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	449	813	35.6%
Total	2,630	2,344	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	694	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,357	27.3%
Professional, Technical	1,617	32.5%
Service Occupations	547	11.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	47	0.9%
All others	759	15.3%

White Collar		73.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	813	16.3%
Health care and social assistance	675	13.6%
Retail trade	612	12.3%
Educational services	570	11.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	474	9.5%
Construction	286	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	247	5.0%
Finance and insurance	234	4.7%
Wholesale trade	224	4.5%
Public administration	170	3.4%
Information	162	3.3%
Other services	150	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	82	1.6%
Utilities	66	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	58	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	47	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	178	2.12%
Puerto Rican	355	4.22%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	98	1.17%

Total Central American	241	2.87%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	241	2.87%
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	334	3.97%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	17	0.20%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	317	3.77%

Other Hispanic	67	0.80%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	128	1.52%
Indian	49	0.58%
Vietnamese	27	0.32%
Korean	20	0.24%
Japanese	16	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,004	87.7%
Spanish	427	5.3%
Other Indo-European	142	1.8%
Other	134	1.7%
Chinese	128	1.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	68	0.9%
Vietnamese	28	0.4%
Arabic	28	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	15	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,202	26.2%
English	1,034	12.3%
Italian	919	10.9%
French	481	5.7%
German	452	5.4%
Polish	300	3.6%
French Canadian	284	3.4%
American	283	3.4%
Scottish	228	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	163	1.9%
Portuguese	153	1.8%
European	149	1.8%
Russian	102	1.2%
Swedish	86	1.0%
Greek	65	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,198	97.5%
Not a citizen	210	2.5%

Native	7,715	91.8%
Foreign-born	693	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
317	5.2%	316	5.2%	1,193	19.5%	1,850	30.2%	1,480	24.2%	962	15.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	317	5.2%
9-12 Years	316	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,193	19.5%
Some College	1,850	30.2%
Bach. Degree	1,480	24.2%
Grad Degree	962	15.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +39	D +731	D + 13.1%
D +770
2020 vs. 2012	R -21	D +928	D + 18.2%
D +907
2020 vs. 2008	R +140	D +897	D + 16.1%
D +1,037

2016 vs. 2008	R +101	D +166	D + 3.0%
D +267
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	2,932	63.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,537	33.2%	156	3.4%	4,625	1	-14	0.13%
2016	65%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,162	52.3%	Donald Trump (R)	1,498	36.2%	475	11.5%	4,135	3	-10	0.12%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,025	55.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,558	42.6%	70	1.9%	3,653	5	-5	0.12%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	1,895	56.2%	John McCain (R)	1,397	41.5%	78	2.3%	3,370	5	-4	0.11%
2004	52%	John Kerry (D)	1,616	54.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,316	44.3%	36	1.2%	2,968	8	-6	0.10%
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,541	55.8%	George W. Bush (R)	986	35.7%	236	8.5%	2,763	3	-12	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ayer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,932

63.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,537

33.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

111

2.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,625

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -14

2016 President, Ayer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,162

52.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,498

36.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

292

7.1%

Other

183

4.4%

TOTAL

4,135

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -10

2012 President, Ayer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,025

55.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,558

42.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,653

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Ayer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,895

56.2%

John McCain (R)

1,397

41.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

3,370

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Ayer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,316

44.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,616

54.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,968

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Ayer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

986

35.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,541

55.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

182

6.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,763

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ayer town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	48%	Maura Healey (D)	1,994	61.7%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,146	35.5%	90 [+]	2.8%	3,230	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 88 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	68%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,944	64.5%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	1,575	34.5%	47 [+]	1.0%	4,566	2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 47 (1.0%);
2018	S1	52%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,860	55.2%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,364	40.5%	143 [+]	4.2%	3,367	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 142 (4.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	51%	Charlie Baker* (R)	2,396	71.9%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	927	27.8%	11 [+]	0.3%	3,334	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 11 (0.3%);
2014	S2	39%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,325	55.2%	Brian Herr (R)	1,073	44.7%	4 [+]	0.2%	2,402	7	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2014	G	40%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,333	54.1%	Martha Coakley (D)	970	39.4%	162 [+]	6.6%	2,465	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 106 (4.3%); Scott Lively (I) 32 (1.3%); Jeff McCormick (I) 23 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (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	3,863
Median Value	$393,000

Occupied	3,709	96.0%
Vacant	154	4.0%

Owned	2,585	69.7%
Rented	1,124	30.3%
Median Rent	$1,333

Single-Family Units	2,453	63.5%
Detached	1,970	51.0%
Attached	483	12.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	772	20.0%
Mobile Homes	31	0.8%

Ayer town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ayer town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Ayer town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ayer town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ayer town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ayer town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ayer town, MA