Housing density: 612 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,682.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,681 (lower quartile is $1,270, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,752
Median gross rent in Shrewsbury, MA in 2022: $1,863
Housing units in Shrewsbury with a mortgage: 6,141 (469 second mortgage, 873 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,972
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).
86.0% of residents of Shrewsbury speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 6,936 (19.1%)
(51.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
9501995 to March 2000
7101990 to 1994
5261985 to 1989
2721980 to 1984
2021975 to 1979
1271970 to 1974
1221965 to 1969
498Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 7,414 (19.4%)
Italian: 5,903 (15.4%)
Other: 5,073 (13.3%)
English: 3,739 (9.8%)
French: 2,776 (7.3%)
German: 2,244 (5.9%)
United States: 2,030 (5.3%)
Polish: 1,604 (4.2%)
French Canadian: 1,413 (3.7%)
Swedish: 1,187 (3.1%)
Scottish: 862 (2.3%)
Lithuanian: 611 (1.6%)
Arab: 524 (1.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 519 (1.4%)
Greek: 477 (1.2%)
Russian: 340 (0.9%)
Portuguese: 308 (0.8%)
Norwegian: 292 (0.8%)
Welsh: 187 (0.5%)
Dutch: 180 (0.5%)
Subsaharan African: 113 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 102 (0.3%)
Danish: 74 (0.2%)
West Indian: 74 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 62 (0.2%)
Slovak: 51 (0.1%)
Czech: 39 (0.1%)
Swiss: 35 (0.09%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Shrewsbury:
22.6% (769)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Vietnam
Shrewsbury:
11.8% (401)
Massachusetts:
3.9% (30,457)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Shrewsbury:
9.0% (305)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
United Kingdom
Shrewsbury:
6.3% (215)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Brazil
Shrewsbury:
5.3% (180)
Massachusetts:
4.7% (36,669)
Canada
Shrewsbury:
4.5% (155)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Korea
Shrewsbury:
3.7% (125)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Italy
Shrewsbury:
3.5% (118)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Germany
Shrewsbury:
3.3% (111)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Poland
Shrewsbury:
2.2% (76)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Pakistan
Shrewsbury:
1.9% (66)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,660)
Greece
Shrewsbury:
1.9% (65)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Taiwan
Shrewsbury:
1.7% (57)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (7,258)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,555
Other state: 7,416
Northeast: 4,513
Midwest: 1,226
South: 1,020
West: 657
58% of Shrewsbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 149
11th grade: 92
12th grade, no diploma: 247
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,813
Less than 1 year of college: 473
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,151
Associate degree: 673
Bachelor's degree: 3,043
Master's degree: 1,522
Professional school degree: 547
Doctorate degree: 391
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 86
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 185
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 134
11th grade: 113
12th grade, no diploma: 330
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,752
Less than 1 year of college: 672
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,411
Associate degree: 1,043
Bachelor's degree: 2,746
Master's degree: 1,399
Professional school degree: 280
Doctorate degree: 157
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,563
One, attached: 558
Two: 652
3 or 4: 296
5 to 9: 505
10 to 19: 858
20 to 49: 530
50 or more: 683
Mobile homes: 51
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,261
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%