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Gardner, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gardner, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,347. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GARDNER-MA · Gardner, MA 1 ZIPs · 20,347 pop · #14309/25278 · Worcester County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $67,440
  • RANK-MID #14309/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Southbridge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,347
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $303,500

Nearest income peer: Southbridge, MA ( $1,153 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Gardner

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gardner on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gardner, MA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,347
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,440
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,440 and poverty 13.7% concentrate in 01440.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,109 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, North Chatham is the closest lower-income city and Sunderland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gardner.

Population concentration

Gardner reads through its lone ZIP, 01440

20,347 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01440 is not the leading code inside Gardner, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Gardner's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 430 establishments, 7,079 employees , annual payroll $376,115k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01440 (430 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (82) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Gardner, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Worcester County, which covers 86 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gardner. See the Worcester County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Worcester County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Gardner, Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Northborough marks the far end of that range at $153,199, 127% above Gardner.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01440 20,347 $67,440 430 327
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Gardner roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gardner, .