Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Ashfield
Ashfield spreads 1,695 people across about 40 square miles of Franklin County hill country, which works out to roughly 42 residents per square mile. It is an older town than most in the Commonwealth: about one resident in three is 65 or over, while fewer than one in ten is under 18. Households average 2.0 people, and about six homes in seven are owner-occupied. Figures below come 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).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 1,695
- Population (ACS estimate): 1,809
- Households: 911
- Persons per household: 2.0
- Age 65 and over: 34.1%
- Under 18: 8.3%
- Foreign-born: 5.1% of residents
- Veterans: 6.8%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 93.2%
- Asian: 0.9%
- Black or African American: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2.3%
- Two or more races: 5.3%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 1.7%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $80,216
- Poverty rate: 9.8%
- Median home value: $373,800
- Median gross rent: $948
- Homeownership: 86.3% of units
- In the labor force: 59.4%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In Ashfield the largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which is worth knowing before a state primary: an unenrolled voter in Massachusetts can take either party’s ballot.
- Total registered: 1,452
- Unenrolled (no party): 933 (64.26%)
- Democrats: 441 (30.37%)
- Republicans: 61 (4.20%)
- Political designations: 17 (1.17%)
- Where you vote: Town Hall, 412 Main Street
Sources
See how Ashfield fits into the broader Commonwealth.