Demographics of Ware town, Massachusetts

Ware town, Massachusetts had 10,128 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +91 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ware town, in four figures

10,128
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,048 ±21.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +91 people.; 43.1 ±4.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,475 ±$15,499
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.

Ware town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ware 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Ware town, Massachusetts's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ware 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	10,037	100.0	100.0
2021	10,006	99.7	100.2
2022	9,942	99.1	100.7
2023	10,073	100.4	101.6
2024	10,069	100.3	102.5
2025	10,128	100.9	103.1

Population of Ware town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,037	—
2021	10,006	−31
2022	9,942	−64
2023	10,073	+131
2024	10,069	−4
2025	10,128	+59

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±4.7: for men 46.6 ±6.0 and for women 42.4 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ware town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	583 ±207	5.8% ±2.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,340 ±289	13.3% ±2.9	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,105 ±353	11.0% ±3.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,152 ±422	21.4% ±4.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,797 ±417	27.8% ±4.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,071 ±338	20.6% ±3.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,475 ±$15,499, and income per person $37,949 ±$3,156, 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 Ware town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	735 ±207	16.6% ±4.5	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,118 ±303	25.2% ±6.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	578 ±226	13.0% ±5.0	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	510 ±165	11.5% ±3.6	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	534 ±183	12.0% ±4.1	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	620 ±262	14.0% ±5.8	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	344 ±131	7.7% ±2.9	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 Ware town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,182 ±379	11.8% ±3.8	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	161 to 497	17.6% ±8.1	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	595 ±217	11.5% ±4.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	127 to 389	8.8% ±4.3	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 Ware town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ware town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	4,843 ±300	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±1.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±3.2	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±3.6	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±6.5	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$289,700 ±$28,028	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,043 ±$109	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±6	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 Ware town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	373 ±169	3.7% ±1.7	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,114 ±262	90.7% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	159 to 571	1.6% to 5.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	< 0.1% to 0.4%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	70 to 280	0.7% to 2.8%	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 Ware town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	7,988 ±423	79.5% ±4.2	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,599 ±376	15.9% ±3.7	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	25 to 177	0.2% to 1.8%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	161 to 559	1.6% to 5.6%	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	128 to 508	1.3% to 5.1%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 88	0% to 0.9%	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%.

Ware town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

187th 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 Ware town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Southborough town	10,493 ±23
Winchendon town	10,440 ±55
Brewster town	10,420 ±19
Littleton town	10,280 ±43
Hull CDP	10,138 ±18
Ware town	10,048 ±21
Nantucket CDP	10,017 ±739
Sturbridge town	9,960 ±20
Plainville town	9,943 ±47
Middleton town	9,816 ±20
Sutton town	9,452 ±24

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026