Gardner, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Back to: Gardner, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. Total population: 20,770 (Urban population: 19,549, Rural population: 1,221 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 8,838 (8,282 occupied: 4,524 owner occupied, 3,758 renter occupied) % of renters here:   45% State:   38% Housing density: 398 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Gardner, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Ppl from Massachusetts are incredibly rude  (260 replies) Looking at relocating to Gardner, Massachsetts  (15 replies) Gardner, Leominster and Fitchburg  (11 replies) Gardner, MA???  (26 replies) Love It or Hate It????  (107 replies) Where should I go?  (7 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $118,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $432 Median gross rent in Gardner, MA in 2000: $498 Housing units in Gardner with a mortgage: 2,439 (238 second mortgage, 227 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,048 Household type by relationship Households: 19,487 In family households: 15,661 (3,710 male householders, 1,409 female householders) 3,597 spouses, 5,881 children (5,386 natural, 179 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 193 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 168 other relatives, 462 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,826 (1,449 male householders (1,150 living alone)), 1,744 female householders (1,535 living alone)), 633 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,283 (1,254 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,215 2-persons, 1,153 3-persons, 1,092 4-persons, 436 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,685 1-person, 439 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 13 4-persons. 3,012 married couples with children. 1,530 single-parent households (310 men, 1,220 women). 86.9% of residents of Gardner speak English at home. 4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 1,469 (7.1%) (58.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Gardner, MA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 6 $40,000 to $49,999: 14 $50,000 to $59,999: 73 $60,000 to $69,999: 149 $70,000 to $79,999: 325 $80,000 to $89,999: 400 $90,000 to $99,999: 494 $100,000 to $124,999: 1089 $125,000 to $149,999: 533 $150,000 to $174,999: 160 $175,000 to $199,999: 129 $200,000 to $249,999: 54 $250,000 to $299,999: 31 $300,000 to $399,999: 24 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Gardner: Less than $100: 45 $100 to $149: 147 $150 to $199: 130 $200 to $249: 201 $250 to $299: 186 $300 to $349: 249 $350 to $399: 343 $400 to $449: 649 $450 to $499: 505 $500 to $549: 553 $550 to $599: 185 $600 to $649: 144 $650 to $699: 64 $700 to $749: 66 $750 to $799: 92 $800 to $899: 39 $900 to $999: 48 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 112

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.0%
Number of people working at home: 197 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 432 5 to 9 minutes: 1726 10 to 14 minutes: 1691 15 to 19 minutes: 1079 20 to 24 minutes: 1074 25 to 29 minutes: 332 30 to 34 minutes: 750 35 to 39 minutes: 177 40 to 44 minutes: 398 45 to 59 minutes: 910 60 to 89 minutes: 474 90 or more minutes: 241

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,559 (80%) Carpooled: 1,189 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 122 (1%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Taxi: 45 (0%) Walked: 322 (3%) Other means: 41 (0%) Worked at home: 197 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 890 $10,000 to $14,999: 616 $15,000 to $19,999: 593 $20,000 to $24,999: 616 $25,000 to $29,999: 574 $30,000 to $34,999: 585 $35,000 to $39,999: 534 $40,000 to $44,999: 515 $45,000 to $49,999: 420 $50,000 to $59,999: 746 $60,000 to $74,999: 908 $75,000 to $99,999: 853 $100,000 to $124,999: 265 $125,000 to $149,999: 106 $150,000 to $199,999: 50 $200,000 or more: 41

First ancestries reported:

• French Canadian: 3411
• French (except Basque): 3077
• Irish: 2209
• Other groups: 1556
• English: 1173
• Polish: 1096
• Italian: 1076
• United States or American: 823
• German: 647
• Finnish: 490
• Swedish: 302
• Lithuanian: 223
• Scottish: 222
• Canadian: 218
• Subsaharan African:: 108
• Scotch-Irish: 104
• Greek: 103
• Portuguese: 95
• Arab:: 90
• African: 83
• Lebanese: 61
• Norwegian: 44
• Russian: 43
• Danish: 34
• Austrian: 34
• Welsh: 34
• Acadian/Cajun: 27
• Armenian: 25
• Dutch: 25
• Palestinian: 20
• Swiss: 20
• British: 19
• Northern European: 18
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 18
• Ghanian: 17
• European: 13
• Scandinavian: 12
• Brazilian: 11
• Bermudan: 11
• Czechoslovakian: 10
• Egyptian: 9
• Belgian: 8
• Cape Verdean: 8
• Estonian: 7
• Jamaican: 7
• Ukrainian: 7
• Eastern European: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 5
• Hungarian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 15687
• Northeast: 1735
• Midwest: 260
• South: 739
• West: 376

58% of Gardner residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 38
• Nursery to 4th grade: 85
• 5th and 6th grade: 145
• 7th and 8th grade: 383
• 9th grade: 298
• 10th grade: 330
• 11th grade: 192
• 12th grade, no diploma: 280
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,423
• Less than 1 year of college: 415
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 913
• Associate degree: 625
• Bachelor's degree: 731
• Master's degree: 242
• Professional school degree: 114
• Doctorate degree: 24

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 45
• Nursery to 4th grade: 39
• 5th and 6th grade: 94
• 7th and 8th grade: 431
• 9th grade: 143
• 10th grade: 298
• 11th grade: 159
• 12th grade, no diploma: 158
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,456
• Less than 1 year of college: 591
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 770
• Associate degree: 799
• Bachelor's degree: 737
• Master's degree: 265
• Professional school degree: 47
• Doctorate degree: 16

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $37,078
• Black householders: $60,694
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $44,750
• Asian householders: $53,750
• Some other race householders: $54,464
• Two or more races householders: $42,250
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $41,157

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,200
• Black or African American householders: $119,600
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $137,500
• Asian householders: $101,800
• Some other race householders: $95,000
• Two or more races householders: $112,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $112,500

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,017
• One, attached: 180
• Two: 1,015
• 3 or 4: 1,288
• 5 to 9: 668
• 10 to 19: 431
• 20 to 49: 438
• 50 or more: 632
• Mobile homes: 169

Median worth of mobile homes: $66,500

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Massachusetts:	48.2%

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