Moving to Shirley, Massachusetts

Population: 6,373
Males: 3,693 (57.9%), Females: 2,680 (42.1%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $53,344
Median house value: $163,400

Population by Race

Races in Shirley:

• White Non-Hispanic (82.4%)
• Hispanic (6.9%)
• Black (6.7%)
• Other race (5.1%)
• Two or more races (1.6%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Korean (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (20.0%), English (14.4%), French (12.8%), German (9.4%), Italian (8.1%), French Canadian (7.8%).

Elevation: 279 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shirley

• High school or higher: 81.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
• Unemployed: 3.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shirley town

• Never married: 25.7%
• Now married: 56.3%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 11.0%

7.1% Foreign born (2.1% Europe, 1.8% Latin America, 1.3% Asia, 1.2% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shirley:

• DEACONESS – NASHOBA HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; AYER, MA)
• HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 8 miles; LEOMINSTER, MA)
• CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 9 miles; CLINTON, MA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shirley:

• WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 25 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
• LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 26 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
• MANCHESTER (about 31 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shirley:

• SHIRLEY (about 2 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; Abbreviation: 9B4)
• FITCHBURG MUNI (about 7 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Abbreviation: FIT)
• MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 12 miles; STOW, MA; Abbreviation: 6B6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shirley:

• FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
• BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WALTHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,444)
• QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,359)
• WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 22 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
• ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
• FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,185)
• WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)

Public primary/middle schools in Shirley:

• LURA A WHITE (Students: 726; Location: 34 LANCASTER RD; Grades: PK – 08)
• CENTER (Students: 26; Location: 7 PARKER RD; Grades: PK – PK)
• SHIRLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 1 HOSPITAL ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Shirley:

• HAZEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $199,727; Location: 3 KEADY WAY; 30,130 books; 559 audio materials; 1,284 video materials; 113 serial subscriptions)