Household Types in the Town of Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Town)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family242.464150%51.328915%42.464150%42.5%1,45110.125841%9.866862%10.125841%10.1%3463.541118%3.520124%3.541118%3.5%12129.294703%26.680902%29.294703%29.3%1,00114.574188%8.603197%14.574188%14.6%498
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads60.869565%78.670095%60.869565%60.9%46231.620553%16.919435%31.620553%31.6%2407.509881%4.410470%7.509881%7.5%57

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children222.212467%29.179988%22.212467%22.2%75977.377817%70.300390%77.377817%77.4%2,644
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
100%50%0%50%CountMixed3Asian3White4Black3Hispanic5Other3-17.567568%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-18.972538%-5.836901%-22.251227%-13.010337%-17.567568%18%82.432432%39.928997%82.432432%82%74-0.000000%-0.000000%-19.780220%-0.000000%-7.457985%-3.535363%-17.319202%-9.370194%-19.780220%20%80.219780%62.317256%80.219780%80%182-10.446735%-3.848797%-29.278351%-14.432990%-8.313653%-2.945407%-28.203257%-8.512032%-58.006873%58%41.993127%52.025652%41.993127%42%2,910-0.000000%-5.732484%-48.407643%-31.847134%-24.530747%-7.700463%-28.916987%-5.576062%-85.987261%86%14.012739%33.275740%14.012739%14%157-30.851064%-0.000000%-39.361702%-29.787234%-21.008953%-6.669349%-18.328136%-11.206116%-100.000000%100%0.000000%42.787446%0.000000%0%94NaN%NaN%NaN%NaN%-22.977421%-9.307310%-22.678913%-7.393800%0.000000%0%NaN%37.642556%0.000000%0%0
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Block Group in the Town of Ayer

Married Household Types by Block Group#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
13%23%32%41%50%59%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.1%15.2%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13%22%30%39%48%57%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5%12%18%25%31%38%
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Map of Household Types by Block in the Town of Ayer

Married Household Types by Block#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

One-Person Household Types by Block#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%
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Household Types by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Ayer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ayer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Married by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownAndoverBillericaNewtonChelmsfordN AndoverTewksburySaugusPlymouthTown of SalemDracutNatickMethuen TownTown of DerryStoughtonGloucesterMiddlesexMelroseBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodAyer-ShirleyBeverlyRochesterMaldenDoverMedfordWeymouth TownWatertown TownBrooklineTract 325100Town of AyerHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonSalemLowellCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440464.299204%64.299204%64%7,831562.531106%62.531106%63%8,795661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k759.126433%59.126433%59%8,095859.064220%59.064220%59%6,438959.000528%59.000528%59%6,7061057.535611%57.535611%58%5,7761157.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k1257.046263%57.046263%57%6,4121356.234074%56.234074%56%6,1791455.385600%55.385600%55%7,7851553.271243%53.271243%53%9,2661652.896141%52.896141%53%6,8401752.457932%52.457932%52%5,5491851.335288%51.335288%51%6,4781951.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.961792%50.961792%51%5,8022050.897073%50.897073%51%7,0072150.884624%50.884624%51%9,4912250.254147%50.254147%50%7,5142348.484652%48.484652%48%7,4872448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k2547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k2647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5022746.180258%46.180258%46%2,69045.504960%45.504960%46%7,3852844.561106%44.561106%45%5,7722943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k3043.828656%43.828656%44%5,6073143.680749%43.680749%44%9,6983243.313966%43.313966%43%9,9153342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3243442.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k3542.464150%42.464150%42%1,45142.464150%42.464150%42%1,45141.667718%41.667718%42%9,9093641.030195%41.030195%41%9,7023740.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013840.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103938.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k4038.587386%38.587386%39%7,8074137.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k4237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k4335.677919%35.677919%36%6,4474434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4630.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844730.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484829.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Ayer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ayer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsAyer-ShirleyBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineTract 325100Town of AyerFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston64.299204%64.299204%64%7,831162.531106%62.531106%63%8,795261.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k360.422961%60.422961%60%7,800459.126433%59.126433%59%8,095557.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k655.385600%55.385600%55%7,785753.731735%53.731735%54%6,141853.271243%53.271243%53%9,266951.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.897073%50.897073%51%7,0071050.884624%50.884624%51%9,4911150.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141249.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001349.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561448.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501548.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.180258%46.180258%46%2,69045.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2642.464150%42.464150%42%1,45142.464150%42.464150%42%1,45141.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163238.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3338.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073437.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3537.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3635.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883735.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k3934.438861%34.438861%34%3,0844033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Ayer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ayer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivMiddlesexAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsGreeceAyer-ShirleyQueensTract 325100Town of AyerYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1551.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k49.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1846.180258%46.180258%46%2,69044.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1942.464150%42.464150%42%1,45142.464150%42.464150%42%1,45140.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Ayer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ayer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…MiddlesexSan BernardinoUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoBoston AreaSan Fernando VlyNortheastMassachusettsAyer-ShirleyEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasTract 325100Town of AyerLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k49.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.180258%46.180258%46%2,69045.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.464150%42.464150%42%1,45142.464150%42.464150%42%1,45142.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Town of Ayer. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Unincorporated Places:
Ayer, Devens
ZIP Codes:
01432, 01434
Unified School District:
Ayer-Shirley
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Middlesex and Worcester
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Groton, Harvard, Littleton, Shirley
Nearby Towns:
Acton, Bolton, Boxborough, Dunstable, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Stow, Townsend, Westford