Gardner, Massachusetts Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 20,770. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,908 (+0.7% change)
Males: 10,645 (51.3%), Females: 10,125 (48.7%)
Worcester County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $37,334
Median house value: $106,300
Population by Race
Races in Gardner:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (18.8%), French Canadian (18.1%), Irish (17.0%), English (9.3%), Italian (7.7%), Polish (6.6%).
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 22.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Gardner
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gardner city
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 11.6%
7.1% Foreign born (3.9% North America, 1.2% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +581 (+2.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Gardner:
- HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (242 GREEN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gardner:
- ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ATHOL, MA)
- HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 17 miles; LEOMINSTER, MA)
- MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PETERBOROUGH, NH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gardner:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
- MANCHESTER (about 46 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 47 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; Abbreviation: CEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gardner:
- GARDNER MUNI (about 3 miles; GARDNER, MA; Abbreviation: GDM)
- JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 16 miles; JAFFREY, NH; Abbreviation: AFN)
- FITCHBURG MUNI (about 17 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Abbreviation: FIT)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Gardner:
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,023; Location: 444 GREEN ST; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Gardner:
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,359)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 25 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,808)
- CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
Schools
Public high school in Gardner:
- GARDNER HIGH (Students: 979; Location: 200 CATHERINE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gardner:
- GARDNER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 810; Location: 297 CATHERINE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ELM STREET SCHOOL (Students: 651; Location: 160 ELM STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
- WATERFORD STREET (Students: 547; Location: 62 WATERFORD STREET; Grades: PK – 02)
- HELEN MAE SAUTER ELEM (Students: 265; Location: 130 ELM STREET; Grades: 01 – 03)
- PROSPECT (Students: 7; Location: 75 EAST BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Gardner:
- OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY (Students: 394; Location: 99 NICHOLS STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- SACRED HEART-JESUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: LYNDE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Gardner:
- LEVI HEYWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $526,127; Location: 57 CITY HALL AVENUE; 89,604 books; 1,745 audio materials; 1,881 video materials; 184 serial subscriptions)