Adams vs Lenox

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and Lenox: population, income, housing, and more.

Adams and Lenox are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Adams has the higher population (5,584 vs 1,809 in Lenox). Lenox has the higher median household income ($58,920 vs $48,750 in Adams). Lenox has the higher median home value ($411,700 vs $189,100 in Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Lenox
Population	5,584	1,809
Median age	47.9 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$58,920
Median home value	$189,100	$411,700
Median gross rent	$909	$987
Housing units	3,294	1,036
Homeownership rate	54.8%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Lenox
Population	5,335 → 5,584 (+4.7%)	1,899 → 1,809 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$48,252 → $48,750 (+1.0%)	$49,167 → $58,920 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$158,300 → $189,100 (+19.5%)	$269,100 → $411,700 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $909 (+23.5%)	$837 → $987 (+17.9%)

Adams

Population

5,3355,584

Median household income

$48,252$48,750

Median home value

$158,300$189,100

Median gross rent

$736$909

Lenox

Population

1,8991,809

Median household income

$49,167$58,920

Median home value

$269,100$411,700

Median gross rent

$837$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Lenox
Under 5	5.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	9.7%	9.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	12.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	1.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	16.4%	29.2%
75 and over	11.8%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Lenox
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Lenox
No high school diploma	6.7%	9.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	13.0%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Lenox
Drove alone	82.0%	61.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.9%
Public transit	0.6%	2.3%
Walked	0.8%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	7.6%	16.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Lenox
1-unit, detached	39.3%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	37.8%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	22.4%
20 or more units	6.8%	26.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Lenox
Poverty rate	17.2%	10.2%
Average household size	1.88	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938