Templeton town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,157 ( 144 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.9 square miles
Population density: 255.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,801	95.64%	1.9%
Black:	14	0.17%	73.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	72	0.88%	71.4%
2+ races:	114	1.40%	15.2%
Hispanic:	156	1.91%	2.0%

Total non-White:	356	4.36%	0.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	145	2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.0

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
8,013
7,656	95.54%
52	0.65%
7	0.09%
42	0.52%
99	1.24%
153	1.91%
357	4.46%

2000
6,799
6,584	96.84%
0	0.00%
51	0.75%
0	0.00%
38	0.56%
126	1.85%
215	3.16%

1990
6,438
6,316	98.11%
74	1.15%
6	0.09%
8	0.12%
n/a
34	0.53%
122	1.89%

1980
6,070
6,032	99.37%
14	0.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
24	0.40%
38	0.63%

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

1,072	15.8
142	2.1

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

268	4.2
93	1.4

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

284	4.7
84	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Templeton 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
40.4
1,829	22.4%
6,328	77.6%
1,325	16.2%

3,125
2.57

2,240	71.7%
1,588	70.9%
150	6.7%
885	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
1,924	24.0%
6,089	76.0%
1,108	13.8%

2,882
2.70

2,124	73.7%
1,680	79.1%
164	7.7%
758	26.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
1,814	26.7%
4,985	73.3%
869	12.8%

2,412
2.71

1,827	75.7%
1,445	79.1%
154	8.4%
585	24.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
1,659	25.8%
4,779	74.2%
889	13.8%

2,202
2.79

1,707	77.5%
1,510	88.5%
68	4.0%
495	22.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
1,751	28.8%
4,319	71.2%
767	12.6%

1,891
3.02

1,547	81.8%
1,384	89.5%
84	5.4%
344	18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Templeton town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	97	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	49	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	137	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	135	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	119	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	109	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	185	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	124	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	149	4.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	366	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	503	16.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	277	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	527	16.9%
$200,000 or more	305	9.8%

Median Household Income	101,768
Per Capita Income	42,519

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	191	6.1%
Public Assistance	125	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	409	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,640	72.7%
Unemployed	271	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,911	78.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,096	21.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,408	1,150	55.0%
Non-Profit	70	239	22.7%
Self-Employed	146	174	45.6%

Local Government	72	292	19.8%
State Government	214	106	66.9%
Federal Government	124	31	80.0%

Total Private + Self	1,554	1,324	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	480	668	41.8%
Total	2,034	1,992	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	652	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	770	19.1%
Professional, Technical	1,295	32.2%
Service Occupations	611	15.2%
All others	698	17.3%

White Collar		67.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	684	17.0%
Manufacturing	601	14.9%
Educational services	342	8.5%
Retail trade	340	8.4%
Public administration	325	8.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	244	6.1%
Construction	239	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	228	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	227	5.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	191	4.7%
Finance and insurance	143	3.6%
Accommodation and food services	127	3.2%
Other services	122	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	92	2.3%
Information	54	1.3%
Wholesale trade	49	1.2%
Utilities	18	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	52	0.64%
Puerto Rican	59	0.72%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	20	0.25%

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	12	0.15%
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	12	0.15%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	13	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	56	0.69%
Japanese	16	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,321	97.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	65	0.9%
Other Indo-European	44	0.6%
Spanish	31	0.4%
Other Asian	16	0.2%
Other	16	0.2%
German, other Germanic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,564	19.2%
Irish	1,204	14.8%
French Canadian	936	11.5%
Italian	848	10.4%
French	778	9.5%
Polish	626	7.7%
English	596	7.3%
German	530	6.5%
Portuguese	204	2.5%
Swedish	162	2.0%
Finnish	159	1.9%
Canadian	117	1.4%
Scottish	109	1.3%
European	90	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	59	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,133	99.7%
Not a citizen	24	0.3%

Native	8,076	99.0%
Foreign-born	81	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
247	4.3%	256	4.4%	1,548	26.8%	2,055	35.5%	1,107	19.1%	571	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	247	4.3%
9-12 Years	256	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,548	26.8%
Some College	2,055	35.5%
Bach. Degree	1,107	19.1%
Grad Degree	571	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +221	D +319	D + 10.0%
D +540
2020 vs. 2012	R +432	R +231	R + 5.3%
D +201
2020 vs. 2008	R +588	R +436	R + 11.0%
D +152

2016 vs. 2008	R +367	R +755	R + 21.0%
D -388
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,289	50.9%	Joe Biden (D)	2,061	45.9%	145	3.2%	4,495	19	4	0.12%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,068	51.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,521	38.0%	411	10.3%	4,000	19	6	0.12%
2012	62%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,860	49.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,857	48.9%	78	2.1%	3,795	11	2	0.12%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	1,909	51.2%	John McCain (R)	1,701	45.7%	116	3.1%	3,726	10	0	0.12%
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	1,869	56.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,431	42.9%	36	1.1%	3,336	6	-8	0.11%
2000	60%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,675	55.9%	George W. Bush (R)	1,124	37.5%	200	6.7%	2,999	5	-10	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Templeton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,061

45.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,289

50.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,495

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Templeton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,521

38.0%

Donald Trump (R)

2,068

51.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

272

6.8%

Other

139

3.5%

TOTAL

4,000

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Templeton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,860

49.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,857

48.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,795

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Templeton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,909

51.2%

John McCain (R)

1,701

45.7%

Other

116

3.1%

TOTAL

3,726

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Templeton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,431

42.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,869

56.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,336

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Templeton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,124

37.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,675

55.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

144

4.8%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,999

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Templeton town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,683	53.6%	Maura Healey (D)	1,403	44.7%	52 [+]	1.7%	3,138	19	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 51 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	68%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	2,201	49.9%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,079	47.2%	129 [+]	2.9%	4,409	17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 129 (2.9%);
2018	S1	15%	Geoff Diehl (R)	487	52.5%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	398	42.9%	42 [+]	4.5%	927	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 41 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	14%	Charlie Baker* (R)	741	81.0%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	171	18.7%	3 [+]	0.3%	915	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);
2014	S2	42%	Brian Herr (R)	1,340	50.9%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,288	49.0%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,631	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	43%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,570	58.2%	Martha Coakley (D)	918	34.0%	211 [+]	7.8%	2,699	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 129 (4.8%); Scott Lively (I) 53 (2.0%); Jeff McCormick (I) 26 (1.0%); 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	3,324
Median Value	$310,900

Occupied	3,125	94.0%
Vacant	199	6.0%

Owned	2,655	85.0%
Rented	470	15.0%
Median Rent	$1,098

Single-Family Units	2,834	85.3%
Detached	2,571	77.3%
Attached	263	7.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	83	2.5%
Mobile Homes	79	2.4%

Templeton town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Templeton town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Templeton town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Templeton town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Templeton town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Templeton town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Templeton town, MA