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Population (year 2000): 7,287. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,228 (-0.8% change)
Males: 3,585 (49.2%), Females: 3,702 (50.8%)
Middlesex County
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $46,619 (year 2000)
Median house value: $171,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ayer:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
- Black (5.7%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Korean (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (23.1%), English (13.8%),
French (12.6%), Italian (12.1%), German (7.6%), United States
(7.1%).
Elevation: 226 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ayer
- High school or higher: 88.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ayer town
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 11.7%
9.5% Foreign born (2.8% Asia, 2.3% Europe, 2.2%
Latin America, 1.2% Africa, 1.0% North America).
Hospital/medical center in Ayer:
- DEACONESS - NASHOBA HOSPITAL (200 GROTON AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ayer:
- HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 12 miles;
LEOMINSTER, MA)
- CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 12 miles;
CLINTON, MA)
- MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MARLBOROUGH,
MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ayer:
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 22 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- MANCHESTER (about 28 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 29 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ayer:
- SHIRLEY (about 6 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
- MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 9 miles; STOW, MA; ID:
6B6)
- FITCHBURG MUNI (about 12 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID:
FIT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ayer:
- BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WALTHAM, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,444)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 19 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
- FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
- MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 26 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Public high school in Ayer:
- AYER HIGH (Students: 374; Location: 141
WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ayer:
- PAGE-HILLTOP (Students: 651; Location: 115
WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- AYER MIDDLE (Students: 365; Location: 141
WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Ayer:
- AYER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$349,015; Location: 26 EAST MAIN ST.; 51,500 books;
1,250 audio materials; 2,500 video materials; 91 serial
subscriptions)
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