page_title: Adams, Massachusetts
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Adams, Massachusetts / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Bridge at Maple Grove, Mount Greylock in the distance, Adams, MA; from a c. 1910 postcard.
context_page_description: Adams is a town in northern Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 8,809 people, 3,992 households, and 2,431 families residing in the town.  Adams is the third most populated town in Berkshire County, and ranks 184th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.  The population density was 384.1 people per square mile (148.3/km²), ranking it third in the county and 197th in the Commonwealth.  There were 4,362 housing units at an average density of 190.2 per square mile (73.4/km²), albeit packed into a fairly small portion of lower-lying land. The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
  There were 3,992 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $32,161, and the median income for a family was $40,559. Males had a median income of $34,110 versus $23,556 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,572.  About 7.0% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Bridge at Maple Grove c. 1910
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