Holy Cross's Living Circumstances

Gardner School District Overview

College of the Holy Cross located in Gardner School District area. A total of 8,228 households are located in Gardner School District area. Among them, 2,393 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.92 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,434 and 4,517 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.62% (508) of residents are non-citizens and 11.47% (2,227) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Gardner School District, Massachusetts
Household	8,228
Population	19,408
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,393 (29.08%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,434
Total Students	4,517
Pre-Kindergarten	382
Kindergarten	213
Grade 1-8	1,728
Grade 9-12	929
College/Graduate School	1,265
Veterans	16,545
Non-citizen	508
Non-English Home Language	2,227
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

16,978 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,281 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,267 people are in civilian labor force and 14 are in armed labor force. 9,868 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Gardner School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,767	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,597	77.78%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,091	11.17%
Public transportation	100	1.02%
Walked	345	3.53%
Other method	210	2.15%
Worked from home	424	4.34%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,868	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,975	30.15%
Service	2,427	24.59%
Sales and office	2,157	21.86%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	872	8.84%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,437	14.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,868	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	43	0.44%
Construction	538	5.45%
Manufacturing	1,560	15.81%
Wholesale trade	184	1.86%
Retail trade	1,262	12.79%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	433	4.39%
Information	58	0.59%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	419	4.25%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	713	7.23%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,661	26.97%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,085	11.00%
Other services, except public administration	558	5.65%
Public administration	354	3.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,868	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,090	81.98%
Government workers	1,015	10.29%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	763	7.73%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,349 for the 8,228 households in Gardner School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $32,429. 19,037 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.75%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,228	-
Less than $10,000	543	6.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	499	6.06%
$15,000 - $24,999	955	11.61%
$25,000 - $34,999	915	11.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,237	15.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,367	16.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,160	14.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	911	11.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	357	4.34%
More than $200,000	284	3.45%
Median Household Income	$49,679	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,349	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,061	-
Less than $10,000	275	5.43%
$10,000 - $14,999	67	1.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	318	6.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	586	11.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	641	12.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,113	21.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	834	16.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	695	13.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	257	5.08%
More than $200,000	275	5.43%

Median Family Income	$63,843	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,387	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,429	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,356	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,356	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,475	-
With health insurance coverage	19,037	97.75%
Public coverage	8,520	43.75%
Private health insurance	13,190	67.73%
Without health insurance coverage	438	2.25%

Housing

There are 9,125 housing units in Gardner School District area, Massachusetts with 8,228 units (90.17%) occupied. 4,282 houses (52.04%) are occupied by owner and 3,946 houses (47.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $185,700 and the average rental cost is $838. 79 houses (0.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,762 houses (52.19%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,125	-
Occupied	8,228	90.17%
Owner Occupied	4,282	52.04%
Renter Occupied	3,946	47.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,321	47.35%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	290	3.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,345	47.62%
Mobile Homes	159	1.74%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,125	-
Built 2014 or later	79	0.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	52	0.57%
Built 2000 - 2009	325	3.56%
Built 1990 - 1999	562	6.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	993	10.88%
Built 1970 - 1979	745	8.16%
Built 1960 - 1969	713	7.81%
Built 1950 - 1959	894	9.80%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,762	52.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,125	-
1 room	253	2.77%
2 rooms	415	4.55%
3 rooms	912	9.99%
4 rooms	1,791	19.63%
5 rooms	1,814	19.88%
6 rooms	1,905	20.88%
7 rooms	959	10.51%
8 rooms	573	6.28%
9 rooms or more	503	5.51%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,125	-
no bedroom	272	2.98%
1 bedroom	1,396	15.30%
2 bedrooms	3,129	34.29%
3 bedrooms	3,358	36.80%
4 bedrooms	791	8.67%
5 bedrooms or more	179	1.96%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,282	-
Less than $50,000	57	1.33%
$50,000 - $99,999	267	6.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	757	17.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,414	33.02%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,510	35.26%
$300,000 - $499,999	197	4.60%
$500,000 - $999,999	43	1.00%
$1,000,000 or more	37	0.86%
Median House Value	$185,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,835	-
Less than $500	674	17.57%
$500 - $999	1,971	51.40%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,084	28.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	69	1.80%
$2,000 - $2,499	30	0.78%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	7	0.18%
Median Rental Costs	$838	-

Demographic

A total of 20,610 people lives in Gardner School District area, Massachusetts with 10,634 male and 9,976 female. The males to female ratio is 51.60 to 48.40. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	20,610	-
Male	10,634	51.60%
Female	9,976	48.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,610	-
Under 5 years	1,283	6.23%
5 - 9 years	931	4.52%
10 - 14 years	1,271	6.17%
15 - 19 years	912	4.43%
20 - 24 years	1,199	5.82%
25 - 34 years	3,121	15.14%
35 - 44 years	2,438	11.83%
45 - 54 years	2,873	13.94%
55 - 59 years	1,661	8.06%
60 - 64 years	1,740	8.44%
65 - 74 years	1,778	8.63%
75 - 84 years	799	3.88%
85 years and older	604	2.93%
Median Age	41.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,610	-
One Race	19,735	95.75%
White	17,922	86.96%
Black or African American	586	2.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native	11	0.05%
Asian	651	3.16%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	565	2.74%

Two or more races	875	4.25%
White and Black or African American	469	2.28%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	210	1.02%
White and Asian	106	0.51%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%