Gardner city, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 21,090 ( 862 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.1 square miles
Population density: 955.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,637	83.63%	0.2%
Black:	375	1.78%	25.0%
Indian:	44	0.21%	0.0%
Asian:	678	3.21%	129.8%
2+ races:	517	2.45%	51.6%
Hispanic:	1,761	8.35%	23.1%

Total non-White:	3,453	16.37%	31.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	42	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	820	4.9

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
20,228
17,595	86.98%
500	2.47%
44	0.22%
295	1.46%
341	1.69%
1,430	7.07%
2,633	13.02%

2000
20,770
18,836	90.69%
481	2.32%
59	0.28%
205	0.99%
287	1.38%
891	4.29%
1,934	9.31%

1990
20,125
19,115	94.98%
316	1.57%
7	0.03%
248	1.23%
n/a
439	2.18%
1,010	5.02%

1980
17,900
17,548	98.03%
101	0.56%
69	0.39%
29	0.16%
n/a
149	0.83%
352	1.97%

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

-1,241	-6.0
699	3.4

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

-279	-1.4
924	4.6

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

1,567	8.8
658	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Gardner city, 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
45.0
3,685	17.5%
17,405	82.5%
4,042	19.2%

8,872
2.25

5,437	61.3%
3,722	68.5%
667	12.3%
3,435	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
4,200	20.8%
16,028	79.2%
2,986	14.8%

8,224
2.30

5,011	60.9%
3,431	68.5%
761	15.2%
3,213	39.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
4,874	23.5%
15,896	76.5%
3,323	16.0%

8,312
2.34

5,119	61.6%
3,752	73.3%
661	12.9%
3,193	38.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
4,543	22.6%
15,582	77.4%
3,391	16.8%

7,911
2.41

5,105	64.5%
4,061	79.5%
531	10.4%
2,806	35.5%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
4,394	24.5%
13,506	75.5%
3,002	16.8%

6,959
2.52

4,708	67.7%
3,964	84.2%
320	6.8%
2,251	32.3%

2022 Housing Data for Gardner city, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	358	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	395	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	349	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	817	9.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	417	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	333	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	462	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	365	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	296	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	766	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	900	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,054	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	892	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	575	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	520	5.9%
$200,000 or more	373	4.2%

Median Household Income	56,974
Per Capita Income	32,720

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	601	6.8%
Public Assistance	189	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,663	18.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,058	65.0%
Unemployed	614	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,672	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	3,732	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,406	2,831	54.6%
Non-Profit	397	684	36.7%
Self-Employed	588	206	74.1%

Local Government	231	461	33.4%
State Government	390	173	69.3%
Federal Government	50	63	44.2%

Total Private + Self	3,994	3,037	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,068	1,381	43.6%
Total	5,062	4,418	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,248	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,026	21.3%
Professional, Technical	2,270	23.9%
Service Occupations	1,591	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.1%
All others	2,365	24.9%

White Collar		58.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,655	17.4%
Manufacturing	1,528	16.1%
Educational services	1,163	12.2%
Retail trade	1,018	10.7%
Construction	764	8.0%
Public administration	542	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	462	4.9%
Other services	423	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	420	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	349	3.7%
Finance and insurance	338	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	225	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	198	2.1%
Wholesale trade	145	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	135	1.4%
Information	74	0.8%
Utilities	34	0.4%
Management	14	0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	60	0.28%
Puerto Rican	1,142	5.41%
Cuban	6	0.03%
Dominican	91	0.43%

Total Central American	102	0.48%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	43	0.20%
Honduran	14	0.07%
Nicaraguan	39	0.18%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	6	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	17	0.08%
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	17	0.08%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	343	1.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	276	1.31%
Indian	145	0.69%
Korean	75	0.36%
Filipino	66	0.31%
Vietnamese	57	0.27%
Cambodian	20	0.09%
Chinese	13	0.06%
Thai	10	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,618	88.2%
Spanish	986	4.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	716	3.6%
Other Asian	239	1.2%
Other Indo-European	132	0.7%
Arabic	81	0.4%
Korean	75	0.4%
Other	44	0.2%
Vietnamese	42	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French Canadian	2,656	12.6%
American	2,601	12.3%
English	2,559	12.1%
French	2,484	11.8%
Irish	2,261	10.7%
Italian	1,563	7.4%
German	1,149	5.4%
Polish	973	4.6%
Finnish	582	2.8%
Scottish	466	2.2%
Swedish	379	1.8%
Canadian	355	1.7%
Greek	264	1.3%
Lithuanian	202	1.0%
Russian	182	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	20,473	97.1%
Not a citizen	617	2.9%

Native	19,269	91.4%
Foreign-born	1,821	8.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
639	4.0%	1,267	7.8%	5,527	34.2%	5,599	34.6%	2,112	13.1%	1,021	6.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	639	4.0%
9-12 Years	1,267	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,527	34.2%
Some College	5,599	34.6%
Bach. Degree	2,112	13.1%
Grad Degree	1,021	6.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +397	D +620	D + 5.5%
D +1,017
2020 vs. 2012	R +608	R +94	R + 3.1%
D +514
2020 vs. 2008	R +768	R +491	R + 7.9%
D +277

2016 vs. 2008	R +371	R +1,111	R + 13.3%
D -740
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Joe Biden (D)	5,213	55.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,939	41.7%	292	3.1%	9,444	10	-5	0.26%
2016	53%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,196	48.6%	Donald Trump (R)	3,542	41.0%	899	10.4%	8,637	8	-5	0.26%
2012	51%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,699	57.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,331	40.4%	207	2.5%	8,237	3	-7	0.26%
2008	52%	Barack Obama (D)	4,936	59.1%	John McCain (R)	3,171	38.0%	247	3.0%	8,354	2	-8	0.27%
2004	51%	John Kerry (D)	5,027	62.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,956	36.5%	115	1.4%	8,098	0	-14	0.28%
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,728	62.4%	George W. Bush (R)	2,338	30.9%	511	6.7%	7,577	-2	-17	0.28%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gardner city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,213

55.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,939

41.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

211

2.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

9,444

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Gardner city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,196

48.6%

Donald Trump (R)

3,542

41.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

590

6.8%

Other

309

3.6%

TOTAL

8,637

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Gardner city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,699

57.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,331

40.4%

Other

207

2.5%

TOTAL

8,237

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Gardner city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,936

59.1%

John McCain (R)

3,171

38.0%

Other

247

3.0%

TOTAL

8,354

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Gardner city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,956

36.5%

John Kerry (D)

5,027

62.1%

Other

115

1.4%

TOTAL

8,098

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Gardner city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,338

30.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,728

62.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

416

5.5%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

7,577

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gardner city, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	37%	Maura Healey (D)	3,376	55.2%	Geoff Diehl (R)	2,610	42.6%	135 [+]	2.2%	6,121	8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 135 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	56%	Ed Markey* (D)	5,333	57.5%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	3,775	40.7%	171 [+]	1.8%	9,279	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 171 (1.8%);
2014	S2	34%	Ed Markey* (D)	3,162	57.9%	Brian Herr (R)	2,289	41.9%	10 [+]	0.2%	5,461	4	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2014	G	35%	Charlie Baker (R)	2,890	51.3%	Martha Coakley (D)	2,371	42.1%	376 [+]	6.7%	5,637	3	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 199 (3.5%); Scott Lively (I) 123 (2.2%); Jeff McCormick (I) 51 (0.9%); 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	9,575
Median Value	$243,900

Occupied	8,872	92.7%
Vacant	703	7.3%

Owned	5,116	57.7%
Rented	3,756	42.3%
Median Rent	$1,041

Single-Family Units	4,997	52.2%
Detached	4,635	48.4%
Attached	362	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,286	23.9%
Mobile Homes	136	1.4%

Gardner city, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gardner city, MA

2022 Housing Data for Gardner city, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gardner city, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gardner city, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gardner city, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gardner city, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gardner city, MA