Petersham, Massachusetts Population & Demographics

Statistic	Petersham	Massachusetts	National
Population	256	6,949,503	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	208	894	91
Median age	53.5	39.4	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	66%	53%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	20%	43%	43%
Speak English	91%	77%	79%
Speak Spanish	3%	9%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Petersham is 77% lower than Massachusetts
The median age in Petersham is 36% higher than Massachusetts
In Petersham 92.97% of the population is White
In Petersham 1.95% of the population is Black
In Petersham 0.00% of the population is Asian

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Petersham racial demographics

Race	Petersham	Massachusetts	National
White	92.97%	79.26%	73.35%
Black	1.95%	7.26%	12.63%
Asian	0.00%	6.11%	5.22%
American Indian	0.00%	0.21%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	5.08%	3.01%	3.06%
Other race	0.00%	4.13%	4.75%

In Petersham, 11.7% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Petersham, MA demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).