U.S. Beacon April 26, 2024

Adams, MA

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Latitude: 42.625349     Longitude: -73.118249
Population 5,784 (2000)
Elevation of Adams, Massachusetts: 1720 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2500590, place: Adams CDP, Massachusetts)

Total Population: 5,784
Male: 2,698 (46.65%)
Female: 3,086 (53.35%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 294 (5.08%)
5 to 9 years: 385 (6.66%)
10 to 14 years: 348 (6.02%)
15 to 19 years: 356 (6.15%)
20 to 24 years: 256 (4.43%)
25 to 34 years: 676 (11.69%)
35 to 44 years: 859 (14.85%)
45 to 54 years: 776 (13.42%)
55 to 59 years: 294 (5.08%)
60 to 64 years: 255 (4.41%)
65 to 74 years: 536 (9.27%)
75 to 84 years: 558 (9.65%)
85 years and over: 191 (3.3%)

Median age: 41.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,520 (78.15%)
21 years and over: 4,351 (75.22%)
62 years and over: 1,444 (24.97%)
65 years and over: 1,285 (22.22%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,520 (78.15%)
--Male: 2,040 (35.27%)
--Female: 2,480 (42.88%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,285 (22.22%)
--Male: 461 (7.97%)
--Female: 824 (14.25%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,744 (99.31%)
--White: 5,643 (97.56%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 59 (1.02%)
--Black or African American: 20 (0.35%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 7 (0.12%)
--Asian: 12 (0.21%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.07%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.02%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.02%)
----Korean: 3 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.05%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 21 (0.36%)
Two or more Races: 40 (0.69%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 59 (1.02%)
--Mexican: 11 (0.19%)
--Puerto Rican: 20 (0.35%)
--Cuban: 6 (0.1%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 22 (0.38%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,725 (98.98%)
--White Alone: 5,643 (97.56%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,782 (99.97%)
--Householder: 2,729 (47.18%)
--Spouse: 1,095 (18.93%)
--Child: 1,527 (26.4%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,176 (20.33%)
--Other relatives: 177 (3.06%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 54 (0.93%)
--Nonrelatives: 254 (4.39%)
----Unmarried partner: 158 (2.73%)
Living in group quarters: 2 (0.03%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 2 (0.03%)
Total households: 2,729
Family households (families): 1,555 (56.98%)
----With own children under 18 years: 688 (25.21%)
--Married-couple families: 1,095 (40.12%)
----With own children under 18 years: 420 (15.39%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 339 (12.42%)
----With own children under 18 years: 208 (7.62%)
Nonfamily households: 1,174 (43.02%)
--Householder living alone: 1,069 (39.17%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 562 (20.59%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 734 (26.9%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,000 (36.64%)
Average household size: 2.12 people
Average family size: 2.8 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,005
Occupied housing units: 2,729 (90.82%)
Vacant housing units: 276 (9.18%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 10 (0.33%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.8%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.2%
Occupied housing units: 2,729 (90.82%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,511 (50.28%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,218 (40.53%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.36 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.82 people

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