Gardner, Massachusetts


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Gardner
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Population 2002:20,991
Population 2000:20,770
Elevation:1,100 feet
Area codes:978
Population growth:+221 (+1.06%)
Land area:22.2 square miles
Foreign born:7.1% (3.9% North America, 1.2% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.8% Asia)
County:Worcester
Industries:Manufacturing (26.7%), Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:90.9%
Hispanic:4.1%
Black:2.3%
Two or more races:1.6%
Other race:1.2%
American Indian:0.8%
Other Asian:0.5%
Marital Status
Now married:50.3%
Never married:26.4%
Divorced:11.6%
Widowed:8.9%
Separated:2.7%
Median
House value:$106,300
Household income:$37,334
Resident age:37.5 years
Gardner Compared to Massachusetts State Average
House age:above
Black race population percentage:much below
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:below
Institutionalized population percentage:above
Foreign-born population percentage:above
Education
High school or higher:78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher:15.2%
Graduate or professional degree:5.0%
Unemployed:4.6%
Crime Statistics
Ancestries
French:18.8%
French Canadian:18.1%
Irish:17.0%
English:9.3%
Italian:7.7%
Polish:6.6%
 

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Gardner, Massachusetts ZIP Codes: 01440