Gardner, MA

Census Place

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

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.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gardner, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gardner, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.4k ± 746
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.09k ± 291
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
851 ± 376

10.7%

Hispanic Population

2.26k people

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.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

Brazil
108,593 ± 8,028 people
Dominican Republic
106,391 ± 7,947 people
China
103,416 ± 7,837 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was Brazil, the natal country of 108,593 Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 106,391 and China with 103,416.

Foreign-Born Population

7.91%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.67k people

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gardner, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
476 ± 158
Gulf War (2001-)
256 ± 149
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.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gardner, MA.

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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.

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).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Gardner, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

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.

Education

The student population of Gardner, MA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,234 male students and 2,460 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gardner, MA are White (437 and 64.9%), Hispanic or Latino (106 and 15.8%), Black or African American (80 and 11.9%), and Two or More Races (22 and 3.27%).

The largest universities in Gardner, MA by number of degrees awarded are Mount Wachusett Community College (676 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gardner, MA are Registered Nursing (93 and 13.8%), Other Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services (67 and 9.91%), and General Human Services (52 and 7.69%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 3,694 students enrolled in Gardner, MA, 33.4% men and 66.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,057 records, of which 65% were women and 35% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
93 degrees awarded
General Studies
45 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
35 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Gardner, MA was Registered Nursing with 93 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Mount Wachusett Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

676 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mount Wachusett Community College with 676 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 208 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gardner, MA, which is 0.444 times less than the 468 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 437 degrees mean that there were 4.12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 106 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($600) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($5,560) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,540) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gardner, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gardner, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.477

2024 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2024, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.306% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.8%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
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.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gardner, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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