Community & Data
Ashburnham Demographics
A Portrait of Ashburnham
Ashburnham spreads across about 41 square miles of Worcester County hill country in north central Massachusetts, from Mount Watatic near the New Hampshire line down to the village of South Ashburnham. It is a town of roughly 6,300 people and 2,334 households, and it is overwhelmingly a town of homeowners: about 96 percent of its occupied homes are owner-occupied, and households average 2.7 people. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov), American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 6,315
- Households: 2,334
- Persons per household: 2.7
- Foreign-born: 4.8% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 18.1%
- Under 18: 22.6%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 85.5%
- Asian: 3.9%
- Black or African American: 1.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 8.0%
- Two or more races: 6.1%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 4.9%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $118,809
- Poverty rate: 6.8%
- Median home value: $390,700
- Median gross rent: $1,807
- Homeownership: 96.0% of units
- In the labor force: 58.4%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the counts below are the state’s enrollment snapshot from August 22, 2026. As in most of the state, Ashburnham’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 4,876
- Unenrolled (no party): 3,459 (70.94%)
- Democrats: 753 (15.44%)
- Republicans: 599 (12.28%)
- Political designations: 65 (1.33%)
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MassCivics last checked this page on September 14, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024, table DP04, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, Census profile of Ashburnham town, Worcester County (American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 and the 2020 Census).
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, Ashburnham-Westminster.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth, Voter Registration.