CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Turners Falls

Massachusetts · 4,731 residents · 1.90 sq mi

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Turners Falls is a city of 4,731 people in Massachusetts. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 42%. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median household income is $21,396, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,731

+7%vs 2000

vs 4,441 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(346)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(298)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(320)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(300)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(710)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(596)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(461)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(474)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(521)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(257)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(90)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,396

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,243 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,888

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,446 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$106,500

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$392

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.5% in 2000

48.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(4,125)

Black0.6%(25)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(155)

Asian1%(43)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(4,602)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(60)

Asian2.1%(101)

Other0.6%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American3.6%(149)

Guatemalan3.6%(149)

Puerto Rican1%(41)

Mexican0.2%(8)

Dominican0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(36)

Korean0.4%(15)

Chinese0.2%(10)

Ancestry

English16.7%(688)

Polish15.2%(628)

Irish15%(617)

German9.7%(401)

French8.9%(369)

Italian7%(288)

Scottish6.1%(250)

American3.9%(162)

French Canadian3.6%(148)

West Indian1.3%(54)

Portuguese1%(40)

Belgian0.8%(33)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.5%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(22)

Swedish0.5%(22)

British0.5%(21)

Haitian0.5%(19)

Danish0.3%(12)

Latvian0.3%(12)

Russian0.3%(12)

Croatian0.3%(11)

Iranian0.3%(11)

Norwegian0.3%(11)

Dutch0.2%(10)

Welsh0.2%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(9)

Swiss0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.9%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married32.5%(512)

Married52.1%(820)

Widowed2.5%(39)

Divorced12.8%(202)

Women 15+

Never married35%(684)

Married39.7%(776)

Widowed10.3%(202)

Divorced15%(293)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 4.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.7%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.3%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.2%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% 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)4.5%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51%(80)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 157 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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