Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Adams
Adams is a Berkshire valley town of about 8,166 people, older than the state as a whole and rooted in the homes people own here: nearly two thirds of its housing is owner-occupied, households average two people, and more than a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
8,166Population (2020)
4,081Households
$56kMedian household income
27.3%Age 65 and over
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 8,166
- Households: 4,081
- Persons per household: 2.0
- Foreign-born: 2.3% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 27.3%
- Under 18: 15.6%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 95.0%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Black or African American: 0.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2.5%
- Two or more races: 3.0%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 4.3%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $56,285
- Poverty rate: 14.7%
- Median home value: $199,800
- Median gross rent: $930
- Homeownership: 61.7% of units
- In the labor force: 55.2%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Adams’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 6,709
- Unenrolled (no party): 4,504 (67.13%)
- Democrats: 1,602 (23.88%)
- Republicans: 536 (7.99%)
Sources
See how Adams fits into the broader Commonwealth.