Ayer vs West Concord

A side-by-side comparison of Ayer and West Concord: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Concord has the higher population (5,997 vs 3,012 in Ayer). West Concord has the higher median household income ($178,979 vs $81,286 in Ayer). West Concord has the higher median home value ($881,800 vs $417,300 in Ayer).

Population, income & housing

	Ayer	West Concord
Population	3,012	5,997
Median age	48.0 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,286	$178,979
Median home value	$417,300	$881,800
Median gross rent	$1,228	$2,444
Housing units	1,564	2,498
Homeownership rate	61.8%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	69.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ayer	West Concord
Population	2,910 → 3,012 (+3.5%)	7,394 → 5,997 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$74,659 → $81,286 (+8.9%)	$114,440 → $178,979 (+56.4%)
Median home value	$316,600 → $417,300 (+31.8%)	$669,200 → $881,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,228 (+22.1%)	$2,065 → $2,444 (+18.4%)

Ayer

Population

2,9103,012

Median household income

$74,659$81,286

Median home value

$316,600$417,300

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,228

West Concord

Population

7,3945,997

Median household income

$114,440$178,979

Median home value

$669,200$881,800

Median gross rent

$2,065$2,444

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ayer	West Concord
Under 5	8.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.7%	7.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	26.2%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.1%
75 and over	6.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ayer	West Concord
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	78.1%
Black or African American	6.6%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ayer	West Concord
No high school diploma	12.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	22.1%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	10.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	45.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ayer	West Concord
Drove alone	80.5%	58.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	1.5%
Public transit	3.8%	6.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	12.3%	27.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ayer	West Concord
1-unit, detached	48.6%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	33.4%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	12.1%
20 or more units	5.9%	24.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ayer	West Concord
Poverty rate	9.0%	4.1%
Average household size	2.05	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1950	1973