Demographics of Adams town, Massachusetts

Adams town, Massachusetts had 7,934 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −211 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Adams town, in four figures

7,934
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,074 ±19.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −211 people.; 47.3 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,929 ±$6,279
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Adams town, Massachusetts's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Adams town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Adams town, Massachusetts's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Adams town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,145	100.0	100.0
2021	8,140	99.9	100.2
2022	8,071	99.1	100.7
2023	8,021	98.5	101.6
2024	8,002	98.2	102.5
2025	7,934	97.4	103.1

Population of Adams town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,145	—
2021	8,140	−5
2022	8,071	−69
2023	8,021	−50
2024	8,002	−19
2025	7,934	−68

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.3 ±3.3: for men 50.2 ±3.8 and for women 45.5 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Adams town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	394 ±165	4.9% ±2.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	871 ±214	10.8% ±2.6	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	742 ±214	9.2% ±2.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,848 ±294	22.9% ±3.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,183 ±269	27.0% ±3.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,036 ±273	25.2% ±3.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,929 ±$6,279, and income per person $37,381 ±$2,632, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Adams town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	1,029 ±223	25.4% ±5.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	782 ±192	19.3% ±4.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	607 ±130	15.0% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	591 ±127	14.6% ±3.0	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	585 ±140	14.5% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	219 ±85	5.4% ±2.1	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	233 ±80	5.8% ±1.9	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Adams town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,054 ±271	13.2% ±3.4	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	60 to 274	5.7% to 22.9%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	553 ±188	14.1% ±4.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	334 ±112	11.6% ±3.6	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Adams town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Adams town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	4,363 ±237	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±2.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±3.3	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±4.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±5.8	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$209,900 ±$15,174	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$963 ±$74	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Adams town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	79 to 307	1.0% to 3.8%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,599 ±182	94.1% ±2.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 59	< 0.1% to 0.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 146	0% to 1.8%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 1.0%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	55 to 237	0.7% to 2.9%	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Adams town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	6,397 ±317	79.2% ±3.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,396 ±291	17.3% ±3.6	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	46 to 166	0.6% to 2.1%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	60 to 290	0.7% to 3.6%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	52 to 274	0.6% to 3.4%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 30	0% to 0.4%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Adams town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

217th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Adams town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dighton town	8,193 ±42
Upton town	8,189 ±38
Sterling town	8,183 ±23
Middleborough Center CDP	8,155 ±596
Monson town	8,136 ±30
Adams town	8,074 ±19
Plymouth CDP	7,918 ±801
West Boylston town	7,782 ±21
Halifax town	7,748 ±17
West Bridgewater town	7,708 ±22
Clinton CDP	7,658 ±657

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026