CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Adams

Massachusetts · 6,356 residents · 2.45 sq mi

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With 6,356 people, Adams is a city in Massachusetts. At a median age of 41.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 37%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $23,217, about 23% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,356

+10%vs 2000

vs 5,784 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

41.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(388)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(355)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(336)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(395)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(960)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(753)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(653)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(607)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.2%(840)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.3%(590)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(121)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,217

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,703 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,667

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,210 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,700

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$339

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 55.4% in 2000

44.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(5,643)

Black0.3%(20)

Hispanic / Latino1%(59)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(6,344)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(21)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3%(163)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.8%(43)

Nepalese0.4%(21)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

French19.8%(1,074)

Italian14.1%(766)

Polish14%(760)

Irish13.2%(718)

English12%(650)

French Canadian7.8%(421)

German6%(326)

American3.2%(175)

Croatian1.6%(89)

Scotch-Irish1%(52)

Welsh0.7%(40)

Scottish0.6%(34)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.5%(29)

Norwegian0.4%(23)

Dutch0.4%(19)

Hungarian0.4%(19)

Swedish0.3%(16)

Lithuanian0.3%(14)

Arab0.2%(12)

Lebanese0.2%(12)

Subsaharan African0.2%(10)

Canadian0.2%(9)

West Indian0.2%(9)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Danish0.1%(4)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.7%

−13.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.2%(565)

Married47.1%(1,018)

Widowed5.8%(126)

Divorced20.9%(451)

Women 15+

Never married32.5%(846)

Married39.5%(1,027)

Widowed12.1%(314)

Divorced16%(416)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 4.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.6%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 73.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.7%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.7%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.2%(146)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 291 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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