Demographics Gardner, Massachusetts

downtown gardner, 2005

as of census of 2000, there 20,770 people, 8,282 households, , 5,085 families residing in city. population density 936.0 people per square mile (361.4/km²). there 8,838 housing units @ average density of 398.3 per square mile (153.8/km²). racial makeup of city 93.13% white, 2.29% african american, 0.34% native american, 1.37% asian, 0.08% pacific islander, 1.22% other races, , 1.58% 2 or more races. hispanic or latino of race 4.08% of population. 19.6% of french canadian, 17.6% french, 12.7% irish, 6.7% english, 6.3% polish , 6.2% italian ancestry according census 2000.

there 8,282 households out of 30.3% had children under age of 18 living them, 44.4% married couples living together, 12.7% had female householder no husband present, , 38.6% non-families. 32.4% of households made of individuals , 13.5% had living alone 65 years of age or older. average household size 2.35 , average family size 2.97.

in city, population spread out 23.7% under age of 18, 7.7% 18 24, 31.8% 25 44, 20.7% 45 64, , 16.1% 65 years of age or older. median age 38 years. every 100 females there 105.1 males. every 100 females age 18 , over, there 103.7 males.

the median income household in city $37,334, , median income family $47,164. males had median income of $35,804 versus $26,913 females. per capita income city $18,624. 7.0% of families , 9.6% of population below poverty line, including 12.8% of under age 18 , 11.7% of age 65 or over.

the town home gardner high school, has student population of 800.