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Adams, MA
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Adams profile


Living in Adams



Adams is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,047 people and three associated neighborhoods, Adams is the 203rd largest community in Massachusetts. Adams has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Adams has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Adams has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Adams than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Adams may be for you.

The percentage of people in Adams who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.07% of adults in Adams have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Adams in 2018 was $36,671, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,684 for a family of four. However, Adams contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Adams home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Adams residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Adams include Polish, French, Irish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Adams is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.