COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gardner vs Leominster
PLACE A
Gardner, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Leominster, Massachusetts
Gardner is 51% smaller than Leominster. Leominster earns more, with a median household income $16,298 higher.
GARDNERLEOMINSTERDIFFERENCE
Total population21,48344,194−51% vs Leominster
Population density9741,533−560
Population growth5.2%7.4%−2.2 pts
Median age43.743.3+0.4
Male51.7%50.3%+1.4 pts
Female48.3%49.7%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born7.9%15.7%−7.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.6%68.0%+9.6 pts
Black4.0%4.9%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.7%16.0%−5.3 pts
Asian2.4%3.1%−0.7 pts
Other5.2%8.0%−2.7 pts
Median household income$67,518$83,816−$16,298
Per capita income$37,215$47,179−$9,964
Poverty rate13.7%9.2%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.442+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%33.5%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree8.0%12.6%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%6.2%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation58.8%67.9%−9.1 pts
Median home value$301,600$380,400−$78,800
Median gross rent$1,109$1,354−$245
Owner-occupied58.9%62.3%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%4.0%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%47.0%+0.4 pts
Average commute30.526.1+4.4
Worked from home13.3%10.9%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work1.7%1.5%+0.2 pts
Uninsured2.8%1.8%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025