CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Winchendon

Massachusetts · 4,316 residents · 2.27 sq mi

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Winchendon is a city of 4,316 people in Massachusetts. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 24% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $102,500. Households earn $28,064 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,316

+2%vs 2000

vs 4,246 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.27 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.4%(448)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(380)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(295)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(232)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(334)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(753)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(541)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(347)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(333)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(371)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(202)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(80)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,064

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,988

−29%vs 2000

vs $18,195 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$102,500

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $103,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$407

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $424 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.7% in 2000

47.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(4,003)

Black1%(41)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(102)

Asian0.8%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(4,246)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(61)

Asian0.8%(35)

Other0.8%(35)

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 Rican5.5%(237)

Mexican0.3%(13)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(27)

Asian Indian0.2%(9)

Ancestry

French22.3%(966)

Italian17.2%(745)

Irish12.4%(536)

English10.9%(470)

French Canadian6.4%(276)

German5.2%(225)

Portuguese4.4%(191)

American4.3%(188)

Finnish4.3%(185)

Polish2.1%(89)

Lithuanian1.7%(74)

Subsaharan African1.1%(46)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Cape Verdean1.1%(46)

Swedish0.9%(41)

Greek0.8%(36)

Canadian0.8%(34)

Scottish0.5%(21)

Norwegian0.3%(15)

Arab0.3%(14)

Egyptian0.3%(14)

Serbian0.3%(13)

Dutch0.3%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.3%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married44.9%(728)

Married46.5%(754)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced8.6%(139)

Women 15+

Never married34.6%(609)

Married43.7%(769)

Widowed7.2%(127)

Divorced14.4%(254)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 3.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.8%

+15.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.5%

−12.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.3%

+18.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.9%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22%(57)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.5%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 259 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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