Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,682.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,197 (lower quartile is $1,083, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median gross rent in Paxton, MA in 2022: $1,464
Housing units in Paxton with a mortgage: 939 (98 second mortgage, 90 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 341
In family households: 644,137 (138,415 male householders, 64,187 female householders)
151,406 spouses, 234,038 children (220,335 natural, 5,096 adopted, 8,607 stepchildren), 11,080 grandchildren, 6,742 brothers or sisters, 7,870 parents, foster children, 7,297 other relatives, 18,119 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 127,370 (47,312 male householders (35,337 living alone)), 53,166 female householders (44,100 living alone)), 26,892 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 27,045 (11,315 institutionalized population)
135,695 married couples with children.
42,745 single-parent households (8,218 men, 34,527 women).
91.1% of residents of Paxton speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 53% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 692 (13.7%)
(95.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Paxton, Massachusetts
361995 to March 2000
361990 to 1994
631985 to 1989
351980 to 1984
101975 to 1979
231970 to 1974
151965 to 1969
122Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,123 (18.9%)
English: 721 (12.1%)
Other: 708 (11.9%)
Italian: 670 (11.3%)
French: 544 (9.2%)
Polish: 374 (6.3%)
German: 326 (5.5%)
French Canadian: 306 (5.2%)
Swedish: 271 (4.6%)
United States: 167 (2.8%)
Lithuanian: 149 (2.5%)
Scottish: 136 (2.3%)
Danish: 79 (1.3%)
Russian: 74 (1.2%)
Greek: 73 (1.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 55 (0.9%)
Czech: 48 (0.8%)
Portuguese: 38 (0.6%)
Hungarian: 37 (0.6%)
Arab: 19 (0.3%)
Norwegian: 7 (0.1%)
Dutch: 6 (0.1%)
Swiss: 6 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Paxton:
17.4% (59)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Poland
Paxton:
8.8% (30)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Greece
Paxton:
8.5% (29)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Canada
Paxton:
7.9% (27)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Other Western Europe
Paxton:
5.9% (20)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,642)
Russia
Paxton:
5.3% (18)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Other Northern Europe
Paxton:
4.7% (16)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,051)
Dominican Republic
Paxton:
4.7% (16)
Massachusetts:
6.0% (46,744)
Korea
Paxton:
4.4% (15)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Germany
Paxton:
4.1% (14)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Other South Central Asia
Paxton:
2.9% (10)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (2,765)
India
Paxton:
2.6% (9)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Colombia
Paxton:
2.6% (9)
Massachusetts:
2.0% (15,286)
Other Eastern Europe
Paxton:
2.4% (8)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Vietnam
Paxton:
2.4% (8)
Massachusetts:
3.9% (30,457)
Peru
Paxton:
2.4% (8)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,834)
France
Paxton:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (5,895)
Italy
Paxton:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Hungary
Paxton:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,710)
Indonesia
Paxton:
1.8% (6)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,303)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,199
Other state: 825
Northeast: 547
Midwest: 120
South: 101
West: 57
69% of Paxton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 208
Less than 1 year of college: 77
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 236
Associate degree: 148
Bachelor's degree: 283
Master's degree: 150
Professional school degree: 78
Doctorate degree: 28
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
