Gardner vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Gardner and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gardner has the higher population (21,075 vs 12,300 in Webster). Gardner has the higher median household income ($62,948 vs $60,384 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($303,900 vs $271,300 in Gardner).

Population, income & housing

	Gardner	Webster
Population	21,075	12,300
Median age	43.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,948	$60,384
Median home value	$271,300	$303,900
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,112
Housing units	9,487	5,541
Homeownership rate	56.7%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gardner	Webster
Population	20,610 → 21,075 (+2.3%)	11,943 → 12,300 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$49,679 → $62,948 (+26.7%)	$49,051 → $60,384 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$185,700 → $271,300 (+46.1%)	$202,900 → $303,900 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,071 (+27.8%)	$909 → $1,112 (+22.3%)

Gardner

Population

20,61021,075

Median household income

$49,679$62,948

Median home value

$185,700$271,300

Median gross rent

$838$1,071

Webster

Population

11,94312,300

Median household income

$49,051$60,384

Median home value

$202,900$303,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gardner	Webster
Under 5	5.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.8%
75 and over	7.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gardner	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	62.1%
Black or African American	3.6%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	2.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gardner	Webster
No high school diploma	12.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	33.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gardner	Webster
Drove alone	69.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	5.9%
Public transit	2.2%	0.9%
Walked	2.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.0%	5.7%
Other means	3.4%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gardner	Webster
1-unit, detached	47.5%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	23.9%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	14.5%
20 or more units	13.9%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Gardner	Webster
Poverty rate	14.3%	19.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1953	1953