Community & Data
Ware Demographics
A Portrait of Ware
Ware covers about 34 square miles of land at the eastern edge of Hampshire County, about 293 people to the square mile, and the numbers describe a town that owns its homes and spans its generations evenly. Nearly three homes in four are lived in by their owners, at a median value of $289,700. About one resident in five is under 18, and about one in five is 65 or older, an even balance between the two ends of life. The median household income is $67,475, and about one resident in ten lives below the poverty line, which is part of why the food pantry on Pleasant Street and the town’s own social services matter here. 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): 10,066
- Households: 4,439
- Persons per household: 2.3
- Foreign-born: 3.6% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 20.6%
- Under 18: 19.1%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 91.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Black or African American: 3.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.7%
- Two or more races: 2.9%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 5.1%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $67,475
- Poverty rate: 11.8%
- Median home value: $289,700
- Median gross rent: $1,043
- Homeownership: 72.3% of units
- In the labor force: 57.6%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Ware’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which is worth knowing before anyone tells you how this town votes.
- Total registered: 8,509
- Unenrolled (no party): 6,228 (73.19%)
- Democrats: 1,316 (15.47%)
- Republicans: 834 (9.80%)
- Political designations: 131 (1.54%)
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau profile, Ware
- MA Secretary of the Commonwealth, Voter Registration
- MA DESE, Ware
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar: August 22, 2026 was the last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the September 1, 2026 state primary (G. L. c. 51, sections 26 and 28), which is the date this enrollment count is as of.
See how Ware fits into the broader Commonwealth.