Moving to Ware, Massachusetts

Population: 9,707. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,005 (+3.1% change)
Males: 4,727 (48.7%), Females: 4,980 (51.3%)

Hampshire County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $36,875
Median house value: $114,200

Population by Race

Races in Ware:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
• Hispanic (2.1%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Other race (0.8%)
• Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: French (26.3%), Polish (24.1%), Irish (16.6%), French Canadian (12.5%), English (9.4%), Italian (6.3%).

Elevation: 475 feet

Land area: 6.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ware

• High school or higher: 80.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ware town

• Never married: 29.9%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 9.1%
• Divorced: 9.5%

3.3% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.9% North America).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ware:

• MARY LANE HOSPITAL (85 SOUTH ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ware:

• WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PALMER, MA)
• HEALTHSOUTH HOSP OF WESTERN MA (about 17 miles; LUDLOW, MA)
• JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ware:

• WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; Abbreviation: CEF)
• WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 27 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
• BARNES MUNI (about 33 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; Abbreviation: BAF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ware:

• METROPOLITAN (about 5 miles; PALMER, MA; Abbreviation: PMX)
• TANNER-HILLER (about 11 miles; BARRE/BARRE PLAINS, MA; Abbreviation: 8B5)
• SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (about 19 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Abbreviation: 3B0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ware:

• WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,285)
• SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,176)
• MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,029)
• SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,026)
• HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
• SMITH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,053)
• WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)

Schools

Public high school in Ware:

• WARE HIGH (Students: 447; Location: 237 WEST STREET; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ware:

• STANLEY M KOZIOL ELEM SCH (Students: 548; Location: 4 GOULD RD; Grades: PK – 04)
• WARE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: 239 WEST STREET; Grades: 05 – 07)

Private primary/middle schools in Ware:

• ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 201; Location: SOUTH AND CHARLES STREETS; Grades: KG – 8)
• WOODLAND ACADEMY (Students: 36; Location: 258 MALBOEUF RD; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Ware:

• YOUNG MEN’S LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating income: $207,887; Location: 37 MAIN ST.; 41,241 books; 379 audio materials; 1,156 video materials; 102 serial subscriptions)