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Moving to Gardner, Massachusetts

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Population: 20,770. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,908 (+0.7% change)
Males: 10,645 (51.3%), Females: 10,125 (48.7%)

Worcester County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $37,334
Median house value: $106,300

Population by Race

Races in Gardner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)

Ancestries: French (18.8%), French Canadian (18.1%), Irish (17.0%), English (9.3%), Italian (7.7%), Polish (6.6%).

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 22.2 square miles

Map of Gardner, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gardner

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gardner city

  • Never married: 26.4%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

7.1% Foreign born (3.9% North America, 1.2% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +581 (+2.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Gardner:

  • HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (242 GREEN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Gardner:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gardner:

  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
  • MANCHESTER (about 46 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 47 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; Abbreviation: CEF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gardner:

  • GARDNER MUNI (about 3 miles; GARDNER, MA; Abbreviation: GDM)
  • JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 16 miles; JAFFREY, NH; Abbreviation: AFN)
  • FITCHBURG MUNI (about 17 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Abbreviation: FIT)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Gardner:

  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,023; Location: 444 GREEN ST; Public)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Gardner:

  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,359)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 25 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)

Schools

Public high school in Gardner:

  • GARDNER HIGH (Students: 979; Location: 200 CATHERINE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Gardner:

  • GARDNER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 810; Location: 297 CATHERINE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ELM STREET SCHOOL (Students: 651; Location: 160 ELM STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • WATERFORD STREET (Students: 547; Location: 62 WATERFORD STREET; Grades: PK – 02)
  • HELEN MAE SAUTER ELEM (Students: 265; Location: 130 ELM STREET; Grades: 01 – 03)
  • PROSPECT (Students: 7; Location: 75 EAST BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Gardner:

  • OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY (Students: 394; Location: 99 NICHOLS STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SACRED HEART-JESUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: LYNDE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Gardner:

  • LEVI HEYWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $526,127; Location: 57 CITY HALL AVENUE; 89,604 books; 1,745 audio materials; 1,881 video materials; 184 serial subscriptions)

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