With 674 people, Cheshire is a city in Massachusetts. The median age is 60.2, about 21 years above the US median. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median rent is $647 a month.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 30 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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Over time
Cheshire, decade by decade
Cheshire population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
514
$63,537
$256,929
36.9%
6.2
2020
545
$114,134
–
36.3%
30.1
2024
674
–
–
28.4%
0.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
