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Ayer, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $409,539 (it was $155,400 in 2000)
Ayer:

$409,539
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $289,692 - $495,681

Total population: 2,868 (All urban)

Houses: 1,567 (1,482 occupied: 901 owner occupied, 579 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

38%

Housing density: 1,269 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,068,910.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,113 (lower quartile is $953, upper quartile is $1,275)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,029


Median gross rent in Ayer, MA in 2022: $1,218

Housing units in Ayer with a mortgage: 596 (110 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $131,781

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $35,353

Median monthly housing costs: $1,357

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Ayer, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,958
  • Male householders: 569 (210 living alone), Female householders: 886 (477 living alone)
  • 464 spouses (464 opposite-sex spouses), 203 unmarried partners, (203 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 473 children (403 natural, 0 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 124 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 182 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 31

Size of family households: 251 2-persons, 163 3-persons, 90 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 716 1-person, 176 2-persons, 12 3-persons.

209 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (44 men, 54 women).

86.6% of residents of Ayer speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
6.5% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 339 (11.5%)
(98.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.4
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 791 bedroom
  • 1712 bedrooms
  • 5333 bedrooms
  • 964 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • 81no bedroom
  • 1921 bedroom
  • 2402 bedrooms
  • 313 bedrooms
  • 174 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ayer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ayer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 11no vehicle
  • 2501 vehicle
  • 4542 vehicles
  • 1483 vehicles
  • 134 vehicles
  • 255+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ayer in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ayer in renter-occupied apartments
  • 89no vehicle
  • 3771 vehicle
  • 962 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 174 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1724 rooms
  • 1665 rooms
  • 2046 rooms
  • 1567 rooms
  • 1148 rooms
  • 799+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • 711 room
  • 562 rooms
  • 1813 rooms
  • 984 rooms
  • 1225 rooms
  • 336 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 189+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Ayer, MA
  • Ayer, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Ayer, MA in 2022
  • 37Less than $10,000
  • 9$10,000 to $19,999
  • 141$20,000 to $29,999
  • 132$30,000 to $39,999
  • 132$40,000 to $49,999
  • 165$50,000 to $59,999
  • 136$60,000 to $74,999
  • 167$75,000 to $99,999
  • 68$100,000 to $124,999
  • 251$125,000 to $149,999
  • 105$150,000 to $199,999
  • 139$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Ayer, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Ayer, MA in 2022
  • 9Less than $10,000
  • 12$50,000 to $59,999
  • 63$150,000 to $174,999
  • 67$200,000 to $249,999
  • 82$250,000 to $299,999
  • 124$300,000 to $399,999
  • 213$400,000 to $499,999
  • 174$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Ayer, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ayer, MA in 2022
  • 9$550 to $599
  • 8$650 to $699
  • 98$800 to $899
  • 41$900 to $999
  • 239$1,000 to $1,249
  • 85$1,250 to $1,499
  • 34$1,500 to $1,999
  • 34$2,000 to $2,499
  • 16No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.1%
Number of people working at home: 209 (13.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 35
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 67
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 206
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 157
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 297
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 24
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 249
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 82
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 62
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 51
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 95
  • 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ayer

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,495 (75.4%)
  • Carpooled: 182 (9.2%)
  • Taxi: 7 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle: 9 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 13 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 209 (10.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.0%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ayer, Massachusetts
  • 482010 or later
  • 1032000 to 2009
  • 981990 to 1999
  • 511980 to 1989
  • 711970 to 1979
  • 89Before 1970
Ancestries in Ayer, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 168 (16.5%)
  • Egyptian: 93 (9.1%)
  • Irish: 88 (8.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 80 (7.8%)
  • American: 55 (5.4%)
  • French Canadian: 47 (4.6%)
  • Italian: 45 (4.4%)
  • German: 27 (2.6%)
  • Jamaican: 25 (2.5%)
  • Russian: 23 (2.3%)
  • Cajun: 22 (2.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 18 (1.8%)
  • Scottish: 18 (1.8%)
  • Greek: 17 (1.7%)
  • Eastern European: 7 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 7 (0.7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Uganda
Ayer:

16.5% (56)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (5,099)

Nigeria
Ayer:

16.2% (55)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,842)

India
Ayer:

10.0% (34)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Egypt
Ayer:

9.7% (33)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (6,109)

Other Eastern Europe
Ayer:

6.2% (21)
Massachusetts:

0.3% (4,128)

Colombia
Ayer:

5.9% (20)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (27,810)

Germany
Ayer:

5.3% (18)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,529)

England
Ayer:

5.0% (17)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,698)

Greece
Ayer:

4.7% (16)
Massachusetts:

0.8% (10,043)

Korea
Ayer:

4.4% (15)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (17,613)

Israel
Ayer:

3.8% (13)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (6,073)

Dominican Republic
Ayer:

3.8% (13)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Canada
Ayer:

2.4% (8)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Portugal
Ayer:

2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (50,360)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,781
  • Other state: 787
  • Northeast: 268
  • Midwest: 230
  • South: 238
  • West: 35

89.2% of Ayer residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 98.2% lived in Massachusetts.


Ayer:

89.2%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 26
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 57
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 14
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 224
  • Less than 1 year of college: 58
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
  • Associate degree: 66
  • Bachelor's degree: 292
  • Master's degree: 83
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 53
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 40
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 18
  • 9th grade: 63
  • 10th grade: 59
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 54
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 252
  • Less than 1 year of college: 102
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 101
  • Associate degree: 214
  • Bachelor's degree: 280
  • Master's degree: 174
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Ayer marital status for males
Ayer marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 798
  • One, attached: 48
  • Two: 160
  • 3 or 4: 260
  • 5 to 9: 185
  • 10 to 19: 16
  • 50 or more: 97

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Ayer
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Ayer, MA
  • 63.5%Utility gas
  • 25.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 9.3%Electricity
  • 1.8%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Ayer, MA
  • 48.1%Utility gas
  • 34.3%Electricity
  • 11.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
Here:

15.6%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
Here:

77.8%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability