Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $191,319.
Median contract rent in 2022: $910 (lower quartile is $550, upper quartile is $1,221)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $871
Median gross rent in Ashfield, MA in 2022: $1,053
Housing units in Ashfield with a mortgage: 250 (20 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 104
In family households: 54,236 (12,210 male householders, 6,107 female householders)
13,655 spouses, 17,750 children (16,448 natural, 543 adopted, 759 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 418 brothers or sisters, 464 parents, foster children, 409 other relatives, 1,987 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,655 (5,446 male householders (3,978 living alone)), 6,699 female householders (5,318 living alone)), 3,510 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,481 (665 institutionalized population)
11,122 married couples with children.
4,422 single-parent households (1,025 men, 3,397 women).
95.9% of residents of Ashfield speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 82 (4.6%)
(41.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ashfield, Massachusetts
231995 to March 2000
41990 to 1994
81985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
41975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
14Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
English: 408 (18.0%)
Irish: 339 (14.9%)
German: 266 (11.7%)
Other: 243 (10.7%)
French: 156 (6.9%)
Italian: 132 (5.8%)
Polish: 125 (5.5%)
French Canadian: 121 (5.3%)
United States: 83 (3.7%)
Scottish: 73 (3.2%)
Dutch: 64 (2.8%)
Swedish: 62 (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 36 (1.6%)
Norwegian: 31 (1.4%)
Russian: 31 (1.4%)
Ukrainian: 26 (1.1%)
Welsh: 18 (0.8%)
Danish: 14 (0.6%)
Portuguese: 11 (0.5%)
Hungarian: 10 (0.4%)
Lithuanian: 8 (0.4%)
Swiss: 4 (0.2%)
West Indian: 3 (0.1%)
Czech: 2 (0.09%)
Slovak: 2 (0.09%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Ashfield:
22.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
United Kingdom
Ashfield:
11.3% (6)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Other Northern Europe
Ashfield:
7.5% (4)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,051)
Germany
Ashfield:
7.5% (4)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Russia
Ashfield:
7.5% (4)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Chile
Ashfield:
7.5% (4)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,617)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Ashfield:
5.7% (3)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Other Caribbean
Ashfield:
5.7% (3)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,539)
Argentina
Ashfield:
5.7% (3)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (2,780)
Ireland
Ashfield:
3.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Other Western Europe
Ashfield:
3.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,642)
India
Ashfield:
3.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Israel
Ashfield:
3.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,319)
Egypt
Ashfield:
3.8% (2)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (2,726)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,151
Other state: 578
Northeast: 377
Midwest: 98
South: 59
West: 44
71% of Ashfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 2
High school graduate (or equivalency): 144
Less than 1 year of college: 34
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 92
Associate degree: 42
Bachelor's degree: 111
Master's degree: 78
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 21
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 2
11th grade: 2
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 129
Less than 1 year of college: 33
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 80
Associate degree: 65
Bachelor's degree: 203
Master's degree: 117
Professional school degree: 34
Doctorate degree: 15
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 687
One, attached: 14
Two: 58
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 17
Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $44,126
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%
