Community & Data
Colrain Demographics
A Portrait of Colrain
Colrain is a rural hill town of about 43 square miles in the northwest corner of Franklin County. It is an older town than most in the Commonwealth: about one resident in three is 65 or over, and about one in seven is under 18. More than four in five of its homes are owner-occupied, households average 2.3 people, and about one resident in 45 was born outside the United States. 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): 1,606
- Households: 717
- Persons per household: 2.3
- Foreign-born: 2.2% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 30.4%
- Under 18: 15.3%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 92.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Black or African American: 1.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.6%
- Two or more races: 4.9%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 3.3%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $80,673
- Poverty rate: 7.2%
- Median home value: $284,300
- Median gross rent: $1,102
- Homeownership: 86.5% of units
- In the labor force: 62.9%
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, Colrain’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 1,429
- Unenrolled (no party): 1,018 (71.24%)
- Democrats: 270 (18.89%)
- Republicans: 125 (8.75%)
- Political designations: 16 (1.12%)
See how Colrain fits into the broader Commonwealth.
MassCivics last checked this page on October 14, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, Census profile of Colrain town, Franklin County (American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 and the 2020 Census), as of April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2024.
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, Mohawk Trail.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth (spreadsheet), registration and party enrollment by municipality, 2026 state primary, as of August 22, 2026.