SNAPSHOT: MEDIAN AGE OF MALES, 2010
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | Jan. 19, 2012
Males in Massachusetts tend to be older in the western part of the state and on the Cape, according to 2010 data from the US Census. However, the town with the youngest males is in western Mass. -- Amherst. Not surprising, given the colleges there. Other younger communities include Lawrence and Cambridge.
Community | Males median age, 2010 | Rank |
ABINGTON | 38 | 302 |
ACTON | 41.2 | 205 |
ACUSHNET | 42.4 | 166 |
ADAMS | 42.6 | 157 |
AGAWAM | 42.3 | 167 |
ALFORD | 57 | 4 |
AMESBURY | 39.7 | 257 |
AMHERST | 21.7 | 351 |
ANDOVER | 41 | 212 |
AQUINNAH | 43.5 | 120 |
ARLINGTON | 40.4 | 232 |
ASHBURNHAM | 40.6 | 224 |
ASHBY | 43.1 | 132 |
ASHFIELD | 47.2 | 46 |
ASHLAND | 39.2 | 272 |
ATHOL | 39 | 281 |
ATTLEBORO | 38.6 | 290 |
AUBURN | 42.3 | 167 |
AVON | 42.6 | 157 |
AYER | 36.7 | 322 |
BARNSTABLE | 45.9 | 71 |
BARRE | 39.5 | 267 |
BECKET | 48.3 | 32 |
BEDFORD | 44.9 | 88 |
BELCHERTOWN | 40 | 247 |
BELLINGHAM | 39.7 | 257 |
BELMONT | 40.4 | 232 |
BERKLEY | 40.1 | 246 |
BERLIN | 44.9 | 88 |
BERNARDSTON | 47 | 49 |
BEVERLY | 38.8 | 286 |
BILLERICA | 39.1 | 278 |
BLACKSTONE | 39.6 | 264 |
BLANDFORD | 46 | 69 |
BOLTON | 42.7 | 154 |
BOSTON | 30.3 | 345 |
BOURNE | 40.3 | 236 |
BOXBOROUGH | 42.3 | 167 |
BOXFORD | 45.3 | 82 |
BOYLSTON | 44.5 | 98 |
BRAINTREE | 40.2 | 241 |
BREWSTER | 52.2 | 13 |
BRIDGEWATER | 37.3 | 312 |
BRIMFIELD | 44.2 | 107 |
BROCKTON | 34.3 | 333 |
BROOKFIELD | 43 | 135 |
BROOKLINE | 33.9 | 335 |
BUCKLAND | 46.1 | 65 |
BURLINGTON | 40.3 | 236 |
CAMBRIDGE | 29.9 | 348 |
CANTON | 40.8 | 218 |
CARLISLE | 46.9 | 52 |
CARVER | 41 | 212 |
CHARLEMONT | 46.7 | 61 |
CHARLTON | 40.8 | 218 |
CHATHAM | 57.4 | 2 |
CHELMSFORD | 41.6 | 190 |
CHELSEA | 31.5 | 343 |
CHESHIRE | 45.3 | 82 |
CHESTER | 43.5 | 120 |
CHESTERFIELD | 44.6 | 95 |
CHICOPEE | 38.4 | 296 |
CHILMARK | 49.9 | 21 |
CLARKSBURG | 43.9 | 113 |
CLINTON | 37.9 | 304 |
COHASSET | 42.3 | 167 |
COLRAIN | 45.6 | 75 |
CONCORD | 44.7 | 93 |
CONWAY | 45.6 | 75 |
CUMMINGTON | 47.9 | 35 |
DALTON | 43.4 | 124 |
DANVERS | 43.1 | 132 |
DARTMOUTH | 36.6 | 323 |
DEDHAM | 41.2 | 205 |
DEERFIELD | 43.5 | 120 |
DENNIS | 53.2 | 7 |
DIGHTON | 39.9 | 250 |
DOUGLAS | 39.2 | 272 |
DOVER | 44.3 | 102 |
DRACUT | 38.6 | 290 |
DUDLEY | 36.9 | 318 |
DUNSTABLE | 42.2 | 173 |
DUXBURY | 43.8 | 115 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 39.7 | 257 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 41.7 | 187 |
EASTHAM | 56 | 5 |
EASTHAMPTON | 41.8 | 186 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 43.5 | 120 |
EASTON | 39.1 | 278 |
EDGARTOWN | 43.7 | 117 |
EGREMONT | 53.5 | 6 |
ERVING | 40.5 | 228 |
ESSEX | 44.4 | 100 |
EVERETT | 34 | 334 |
FAIRHAVEN | 43.4 | 124 |
FALL RIVER | 36.4 | 326 |
FALMOUTH | 49 | 27 |
FITCHBURG | 33.5 | 336 |
FLORIDA | 47.3 | 43 |
FOXBOROUGH | 41.1 | 209 |
FRAMINGHAM | 36.9 | 318 |
FRANKLIN | 37.5 | 309 |
FREETOWN | 41.6 | 190 |
GARDNER | 39.7 | 257 |
GEORGETOWN | 40.9 | 215 |
GILL | 45.8 | 72 |
GLOUCESTER | 44.9 | 88 |
GOSHEN | 43.2 | 129 |
GOSNOLD | 45.5 | 77 |
GRAFTON | 39 | 281 |
GRANBY | 42.8 | 148 |
GRANVILLE | 45.2 | 84 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 42.9 | 142 |
GREENFIELD | 40.3 | 236 |
GROTON | 42 | 178 |
GROVELAND | 42.6 | 157 |
HADLEY | 42.8 | 148 |
HALIFAX | 41.5 | 193 |
HAMILTON | 39.2 | 272 |
HAMPDEN | 46.2 | 64 |
HANCOCK | 46.8 | 58 |
HANOVER | 40.5 | 228 |
HANSON | 39.5 | 267 |
HARDWICK | 39.1 | 278 |
HARVARD | 39.5 | 267 |
HARWICH | 50.6 | 17 |
HATFIELD | 47.5 | 41 |
HAVERHILL | 37 | 316 |
HAWLEY | 47.3 | 43 |
HEATH | 49.6 | 23 |
HINGHAM | 42.5 | 164 |
HINSDALE | 46.3 | 63 |
HOLBROOK | 39.8 | 252 |
HOLDEN | 41.1 | 209 |
HOLLAND | 42.9 | 142 |
HOLLISTON | 42 | 178 |
HOLYOKE | 33.2 | 337 |
HOPEDALE | 40.6 | 224 |
HOPKINTON | 39.7 | 257 |
HUBBARDSTON | 41.9 | 183 |
HUDSON | 39.7 | 257 |
HULL | 46.1 | 65 |
HUNTINGTON | 43 | 135 |
IPSWICH | 45.4 | 79 |
KINGSTON | 40.9 | 215 |
LAKEVILLE | 41.9 | 183 |
LANCASTER | 35.2 | 330 |
LANESBOROUGH | 46 | 69 |
LAWRENCE | 29.1 | 350 |
LEE | 44 | 111 |
LEICESTER | 39.6 | 264 |
LENOX | 48.3 | 32 |
LEOMINSTER | 38.6 | 290 |
LEVERETT | 47.6 | 39 |
LEXINGTON | 44.8 | 92 |
LEYDEN | 47.7 | 37 |
LINCOLN | 42.8 | 148 |
LITTLETON | 42.2 | 173 |
LONGMEADOW | 44.3 | 102 |
LOWELL | 31.6 | 342 |
LUDLOW | 40.2 | 241 |
LUNENBURG | 42.9 | 142 |
LYNN | 33 | 338 |
LYNNFIELD | 43.4 | 124 |
MALDEN | 35.1 | 331 |
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | 47 | 49 |
MANSFIELD | 37.2 | 313 |
MARBLEHEAD | 44.6 | 95 |
MARION | 46.1 | 65 |
MARLBOROUGH | 37.2 | 313 |
MARSHFIELD | 42 | 178 |
MASHPEE | 45.7 | 74 |
MATTAPOISETT | 46.8 | 58 |
MAYNARD | 40.3 | 236 |
MEDFIELD | 42 | 178 |
MEDFORD | 36 | 329 |
MEDWAY | 40.4 | 232 |
MELROSE | 40.7 | 221 |
MENDON | 41.7 | 187 |
MERRIMAC | 42.9 | 142 |
METHUEN | 37.8 | 305 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 40.3 | 236 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 49 | 27 |
MIDDLETON | 38.8 | 286 |
MILFORD | 37.7 | 306 |
MILLBURY | 41.3 | 201 |
MILLIS | 41.5 | 193 |
MILLVILLE | 36.2 | 328 |
MILTON | 39.4 | 270 |
MONROE | 37 | 316 |
MONSON | 43 | 135 |
MONTAGUE | 41.7 | 187 |
MONTEREY | 50.6 | 17 |
MONTGOMERY | 46.9 | 52 |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | 49.5 | 24 |
NAHANT | 49.9 | 21 |
NANTUCKET | 38.7 | 288 |
NATICK | 39.8 | 252 |
NEEDHAM | 41.5 | 193 |
NEW ASHFORD | 45.8 | 72 |
NEW BEDFORD | 34.9 | 332 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 43.4 | 124 |
NEWBURY | 46.1 | 65 |
NEWBURYPORT | 44.4 | 100 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 48 | 34 |
NEW SALEM | 46.9 | 52 |
NEWTON | 39.3 | 271 |
NORFOLK | 41.4 | 200 |
NORTH ADAMS | 37.4 | 310 |
NORTHAMPTON | 41.5 | 193 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 38.7 | 288 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 38.4 | 296 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 41.3 | 201 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 38.6 | 290 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 41.5 | 193 |
NORTHFIELD | 44.1 | 110 |
NORTH READING | 41.2 | 205 |
NORTON | 37.7 | 306 |
NORWELL | 43 | 135 |
NORWOOD | 39 | 281 |
OAK BLUFFS | 42.7 | 154 |
OAKHAM | 43.7 | 117 |
ORANGE | 39.7 | 257 |
ORLEANS | 58.9 | 1 |
OTIS | 47.6 | 39 |
OXFORD | 39.8 | 252 |
PALMER | 40.7 | 221 |
PAXTON | 38.1 | 301 |
PEABODY | 42.5 | 164 |
PELHAM | 47.3 | 43 |
PEMBROKE | 39.9 | 250 |
PEPPERELL | 40.9 | 215 |
PERU | 44.3 | 102 |
PETERSHAM | 47 | 49 |
PHILLIPSTON | 42.8 | 148 |
PITTSFIELD | 40.8 | 218 |
PLAINFIELD | 47.7 | 37 |
PLAINVILLE | 38.9 | 284 |
PLYMOUTH | 39.8 | 252 |
PLYMPTON | 44.2 | 107 |
PRINCETON | 46.8 | 58 |
PROVINCETOWN | 51.2 | 15 |
QUINCY | 37.7 | 306 |
RANDOLPH | 38.2 | 300 |
RAYNHAM | 40 | 247 |
READING | 40 | 247 |
REHOBOTH | 43 | 135 |
REVERE | 36.5 | 325 |
RICHMOND | 52.4 | 11 |
ROCHESTER | 42.3 | 167 |
ROCKLAND | 38.5 | 295 |
ROCKPORT | 49.3 | 26 |
ROWE | 53.2 | 7 |
ROWLEY | 42.9 | 142 |
ROYALSTON | 46.9 | 52 |
RUSSELL | 40.6 | 224 |
RUTLAND | 38.3 | 298 |
SALEM | 36.3 | 327 |
SALISBURY | 44.3 | 102 |
SANDISFIELD | 50.7 | 16 |
SANDWICH | 43.4 | 124 |
SAUGUS | 42.2 | 173 |
SAVOY | 47.8 | 36 |
SCITUATE | 44 | 111 |
SEEKONK | 43.1 | 132 |
SHARON | 43.2 | 129 |
SHEFFIELD | 46.5 | 62 |
SHELBURNE | 45.4 | 79 |
SHERBORN | 45.4 | 79 |
SHIRLEY | 37.4 | 310 |
SHREWSBURY | 39.2 | 272 |
SHUTESBURY | 44.7 | 93 |
SOMERSET | 43.6 | 119 |
SOMERVILLE | 31.4 | 344 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 44.5 | 98 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 41.2 | 205 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 36.9 | 318 |
SOUTH HADLEY | 43.9 | 113 |
SOUTHWICK | 42.8 | 148 |
SPENCER | 40.5 | 228 |
SPRINGFIELD | 30.2 | 346 |
STERLING | 43 | 135 |
STOCKBRIDGE | 52.5 | 10 |
STONEHAM | 42.6 | 157 |
STOUGHTON | 41.3 | 201 |
STOW | 42.9 | 142 |
STURBRIDGE | 40.5 | 228 |
SUDBURY | 42.1 | 177 |
SUNDERLAND | 30.1 | 347 |
SUTTON | 42.6 | 157 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 43.8 | 115 |
SWANSEA | 42.8 | 148 |
TAUNTON | 38.3 | 298 |
TEMPLETON | 42 | 178 |
TEWKSBURY | 41.6 | 190 |
TISBURY | 41.9 | 183 |
TOLLAND | 49.4 | 25 |
TOPSFIELD | 45 | 87 |
TOWNSEND | 41.1 | 209 |
TRURO | 53.1 | 9 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 40.2 | 241 |
TYRINGHAM | 57.3 | 3 |
UPTON | 41.3 | 201 |
UXBRIDGE | 40.7 | 221 |
WAKEFIELD | 40.6 | 224 |
WALES | 42.6 | 157 |
WALPOLE | 41 | 212 |
WALTHAM | 32.7 | 339 |
WARE | 40.4 | 232 |
WAREHAM | 43 | 135 |
WARREN | 39.2 | 272 |
WARWICK | 48.8 | 30 |
WASHINGTON | 50.1 | 20 |
WATERTOWN | 36.9 | 318 |
WAYLAND | 44.6 | 95 |
WEBSTER | 39.8 | 252 |
WELLESLEY | 39.6 | 264 |
WELLFLEET | 52.4 | 11 |
WENDELL | 47.1 | 47 |
WENHAM | 29.9 | 348 |
WESTBOROUGH | 38.6 | 290 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 44.2 | 107 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 42.6 | 157 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 45.5 | 77 |
WESTFIELD | 36.6 | 323 |
WESTFORD | 41.5 | 193 |
WESTHAMPTON | 46.9 | 52 |
WESTMINSTER | 42.2 | 173 |
WEST NEWBURY | 44.3 | 102 |
WESTON | 45.2 | 84 |
WESTPORT | 44.9 | 88 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 39.2 | 272 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 51.7 | 14 |
WEST TISBURY | 46.9 | 52 |
WESTWOOD | 43.2 | 129 |
WEYMOUTH | 40.2 | 241 |
WHATELY | 47.5 | 41 |
WHITMAN | 37.1 | 315 |
WILBRAHAM | 45.2 | 84 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 47.1 | 47 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | 32.5 | 340 |
WILMINGTON | 40.2 | 241 |
WINCHENDON | 38 | 302 |
WINCHESTER | 41.5 | 193 |
WINDSOR | 48.9 | 29 |
WINTHROP | 42.3 | 167 |
WOBURN | 38.9 | 284 |
WORCESTER | 32.1 | 341 |
WORTHINGTON | 50.3 | 19 |
WRENTHAM | 42.7 | 154 |
YARMOUTH | 48.8 | 30 |