Gardner, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population
21,148
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.7
0.46% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.7%
3.91% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$67,518
7.26% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$301,600
11.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,628
1.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gardner, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Gardner, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gardner, MA are Mount Wachusett Community College (640 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Gardner, MA was $301,600, and the homeownership rate was 58.9%.

Most people in Gardner, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Gardner, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gardner, MA is home to a population of 21.1k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.91% of Gardner, MA residents were born outside of the country (1.67k people).

In 2024, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.4k people) in Gardner, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 851 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%
2024 Citizenship
97.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Gardner, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gardner, MA was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gardner, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.4k ± 746
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.09k ± 291
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    851 ± 376
10.7%
Hispanic Population
2.26k people

In 2024, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.4k people) in Gardner, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 851 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.7% of the people in Gardner, MA are hispanic (2.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gardner, MA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. China
    103,356 ± 7,834 people
  2. Brazil
    101,793 ± 7,776 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.91%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.67k people
8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.69k people

As of 2024, 7.91% of Gardner, MA residents (1.67k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gardner, MA was 8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    476 ± 158
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    256 ± 149
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    115 ± 75

Gardner, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gardner, MA employs 9.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gardner, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,699 people), Manufacturing (1,242 people), and Educational Services (1,106 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,714), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($112,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,393).

Employment

Occupations

9.63k
2024 Value
± 823
1.22%
1 Year growth
± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gardner, MA grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 9.51k employees to 9.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gardner, MA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,322 people), Sales & Related Occupations (916 people), and Management Occupations (744 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gardner, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.63k
2024 Value
± 823
1.22%
1 Year growth
± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gardner, MA grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 9.51k employees to 9.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gardner, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,699 people), Manufacturing (1,242 people), and Educational Services (1,106 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gardner, MA, though some of these residents may live in Gardner, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,833
Median earning men ± $2,306
$47,968
Median earning women ± $5,613

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,421), Public Administration ($104,583), and Construction ($75,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,143), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,211), and Construction ($51,528).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.61%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (61.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (36%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (1.48%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts2
Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Gardner, MA awarded 640 degrees. The student population of Gardner, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,082 male students and 2,122 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gardner, MA are White (413 and 64.7%), Hispanic or Latino (110 and 17.2%), Black or African American (67 and 10.5%), and Two or More Races (22 and 3.45%).

The largest universities in Gardner, MA by number of degrees awarded are Mount Wachusett Community College (640 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gardner, MA are Registered Nursing (74 and 11.6%), Other Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services (64 and 10%), and General Business Administration & Management (60 and 9.38%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,204 students enrolled in Gardner, MA, 33.8% men and 66.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,843 records, of which 65.5% were women and 34.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    74 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    41 degrees awarded
  3. General Business
    31 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Gardner, MA was Registered Nursing with 74 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Gardner, MA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Mount Wachusett Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
640 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mount Wachusett Community College with 640 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 199 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gardner, MA, which is 0.451 times less than the 441 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 413 degrees mean that there were 3.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 110 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($600) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($5,400) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gardner, MA was $301,600 in 2024, which is 0.907 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $271,300 to $301,600, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Gardner, MA is 58.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gardner, MA have an average commute time of 30.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gardner, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$301,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,650
$5,263
Median Property Taxes
±$541

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gardner, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gardner, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

58.9%
Homeownership
2024
65.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.9% of the housing units in Gardner, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,518
Median Household Income
± $8,165
8.94k
Number of Households
± 817

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.94k households in Gardner, MA grew to $67,518 from the previous year's value of $62,948.

The following chart displays the households in Gardner, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gardner, MA is from Massachusetts.
0.478
2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts
0.48
2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.3%)
  3. Carpooled (10.5%)

In 2024, 68.8% of workers in Gardner, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gardner, MA have a longer commute time (30.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.94% of the workforce in Gardner, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gardner, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gardner, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gardner, MA (2.75k out of 20k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gardner, MA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.2% of the population of Gardner, MA has health coverage, with 42.8% on employee plans, 27.4% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 1.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.75%
Uninsured
42.8%
Employer Coverage
27.4%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
1.84%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gardner, MA declined by 13.8% from 3.19% to 2.75%.

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