Overview
Recipient |
Municipality |
Median Household Income in Municipality* |
Median Housing Value in Municipality* |
Percentage of Population—White Only** |
Percentage of Population—Hispanic** |
Percentage of Population—Black Only** |
Percentage of Population—Asian Only** |
Percentage of Population—Other**† |
Acton Memorial Library |
Acton |
$138,163 |
$618,500 |
63.1% |
3.8% |
2.4% |
25.1% |
5.6% |
Acushnet Public Library |
Acushnet |
$78,362 |
$309,200 |
91.8% |
2.4% |
0.5% |
0.6% |
4.7% |
Jones Library |
Amherst |
$56,905 |
$392,900 |
61.5% |
9.7% |
5.7% |
17.8% |
5.4% |
Cotuit Library |
Barnstable‡ |
$82,816 |
$430,100 |
76.2% |
5.4% |
4.4% |
1.7% |
12.2% |
Whelden Memorial Library |
Barnstable‡ |
$82,816 |
$430,100 |
76.2% |
5.4% |
4.4% |
1.7% |
12.2% |
Woods Memorial Library |
Barre |
$67,895 |
$262,400 |
90.3% |
3.4% |
1.0% |
0.8% |
4.4% |
Belmont Public Library |
Belmont |
$151,502 |
$941,700 |
69.6% |
4.7% |
1.9% |
18.5% |
5.4% |
Sargent Memorial Library |
Boxborough |
$136,875 |
$576,200 |
67.1% |
4.0% |
2.2% |
21.5% |
5.2% |
Boylston Public Library |
Boylston |
$127,833 |
$470,500 |
86.8% |
3.1% |
0.6% |
5.2% |
4.4% |
Bridgewater Public Library |
Bridgewater |
$107,757 |
$403,500 |
81.3% |
4.4% |
6.9% |
1.9% |
5.5% |
Gleason Public Library |
Carlisle |
$216,000 |
$863,700 |
78.8% |
3.2% |
0.7% |
11.3% |
6.0% |
Carver Public Library |
Carver |
$61,811 |
$321,200 |
91.0% |
2.0% |
0.9% |
0.6% |
5.5% |
Charlton Public Library |
Charlton |
$106,558 |
$340,600 |
90.4% |
4.0% |
0.9% |
1.1% |
3.6% |
Paul Pratt Memorial Library |
Cohasset |
$156,689 |
$875,000 |
92.8% |
2.3% |
0.3% |
1.2% |
3.4% |
Peabody Institute Library |
Danvers |
$105,654 |
$490,200 |
87.3% |
4.4% |
1.9% |
2.3% |
4.1% |
Dennis Public Library |
Dennis |
$105,508 |
$423,600 |
87.0% |
2.9% |
4.1% |
0.9% |
5.1% |
Simon Fairfield Public Library |
Douglas |
$135,250 |
$356,700 |
91.0% |
3.2% |
0.6% |
0.9% |
4.3% |
Emily Williston Memorial Library |
Easthampton |
$63,098 |
$281,100 |
85.1% |
6.8% |
1.1% |
2.6% |
4.5% |
Millicent Library |
Fairhaven |
$79,432 |
$321,400 |
90.0% |
3.1% |
0.7% |
1.3% |
4.9% |
Fall River Public Library |
Fall River‡ |
$46,672 |
$347,600 |
71.0% |
13.4% |
4.9% |
2.6% |
8.0% |
Falmouth Public Library |
Falmouth |
$52,635 |
$460,800 |
86.1% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
7.6% |
Framingham Public Library |
Framingham |
$94,023 |
$575,400 |
53.7% |
16.8% |
5.9% |
7.2% |
16.4% |
Greenfield Public Library |
Greenfield |
$52,211 |
$208,000 |
82.5% |
8.3% |
2.2% |
1.6% |
5.4% |
Holmes Public Library |
Halifax |
$98,264 |
$360,200 |
92.7% |
1.8% |
0.9% |
0.4% |
4.2% |
John Curtis Free Library |
Hanover |
$149,048 |
$575,500 |
91.9% |
1.9% |
0.8% |
1.8% |
3.7% |
Hanson Public Library |
Hanson |
$116,000 |
$407,900 |
91.6% |
1.9% |
0.8% |
1.0% |
4.6% |
Hingham Public Library |
Hingham |
$206,384 |
$1,020,600 |
91.5% |
2.2% |
0.6% |
2.3% |
3.4% |
Holbrook Public Library |
Holbrook |
$89,763 |
$347,300 |
65.6% |
7.2% |
14.6% |
4.6% |
8.0% |
Gale Free Library |
Holden |
$124,638 |
$359,600 |
86.6% |
4.2% |
2.0% |
3.4% |
3.8% |
Holyoke Public Library |
Holyoke‡ |
$45,045 |
$209,900 |
42.1% |
51.3% |
2.9% |
1.0% |
2.8% |
Thayer Memorial Library |
Lancaster |
$109,963 |
$373,700 |
74.7% |
11.5% |
6.7% |
1.8% |
5.2% |
Lee Library Association (Lee Library) |
Lee |
$64,271 |
$280,300 |
87.8% |
5.3% |
0.9% |
2.4% |
3.6% |
Robertson Memorial Library |
Leyden |
$97,625 |
$285,800 |
95.5% |
3.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
1.1% |
Lynn Public Library |
Lynn‡ |
$64,986 |
$423,800 |
34.1% |
44.0% |
10.6% |
6.7% |
4.5% |
Malden Public Library |
Malden‡ |
$86,410 |
$586,200 |
40.0% |
10.4% |
14.2% |
25.8% |
9.5% |
Medway Public Library |
Medway |
$147,257 |
$450,300 |
88.3% |
3.1% |
1.3% |
2.9% |
4.4% |
Milford Town Library |
Milford |
$85,291 |
$348,400 |
66.0% |
12.3% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
17.2% |
Monson Free Library and Reading Room Association |
Monson |
$72,305 |
$261,900 |
91.4% |
3.1% |
0.6% |
0.8% |
4.1% |
Nantucket Atheneum |
Nantucket |
$116,571 |
$1,082,900 |
69.4% |
16.2% |
7.1% |
1.8% |
5.5% |
Morse Institute Library |
Natick |
$122,914 |
$621,700 |
75.6% |
4.8% |
2.1% |
12.0% |
5.5% |
Newbury Town Library |
Newbury |
$152,356 |
$617,500 |
92.7% |
2.3% |
0.4% |
1.0% |
3.5% |
North Adams Public Library |
North Adams |
$48,575 |
$152,200 |
85.7% |
4.6% |
2.4% |
0.8% |
6.5% |
Stevens Memorial Library |
North Andover |
$120,954 |
$547,300 |
78.7% |
7.9% |
2.4% |
7.1% |
4.0% |
Dickinson Memorial Library |
Northfield |
$51,163 |
$267,000 |
91.2% |
2.7% |
0.2% |
0.5% |
5.3% |
Oak Bluffs Public Library |
Oak Bluffs |
$50,179 |
$760,800 |
73.4% |
2.5% |
7.2% |
1.0% |
15.9% |
Berkshire Athenaeum |
Pittsfield‡ |
$59,522 |
$183,600 |
77.8% |
8.1% |
6.5% |
1.4% |
6.2% |
Plymouth Public Library |
Plymouth |
$97,956 |
$391,400 |
88.2% |
2.9% |
1.8% |
1.1% |
6.0% |
Plympton Public Library |
Plympton |
$118,098 |
$403,200 |
94.0% |
1.3% |
0.7% |
0.4% |
3.5% |
Princeton Public Library |
Princeton |
$148,438 |
$419,600 |
91.3% |
3.1% |
0.8% |
1.1% |
3.7% |
Raynham Public Library |
Raynham |
$96,830 |
$399,600 |
84.1% |
3.0% |
4.6% |
2.8% |
5.6% |
Sandwich Free Public Library |
Sandwich |
$90,500 |
$422,300 |
90.9% |
2.4% |
0.6% |
1.7% |
4.5% |
Scituate Town Library |
Scituate |
$110,477 |
$634,000 |
93.4% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
4.0% |
Sherborn Library |
Sherborn |
$218,906 |
$817,700 |
81.7% |
3.4% |
0.6% |
7.6% |
6.7% |
Hazen Memorial Library |
Shirley |
$78,783 |
$324,000 |
73.9% |
10.5% |
7.7% |
2.7% |
5.2% |
Shrewsbury Public Library |
Shrewsbury |
$117,909 |
$447,400 |
63.3% |
4.2% |
2.4% |
24.6% |
5.5% |
Somerset Public Library |
Somerset |
$96,967 |
$316,600 |
91.8% |
2.4% |
0.8% |
1.2% |
3.9% |
Southborough Library |
Southborough |
$170,223 |
$648,300 |
75.5% |
3.6% |
1.0% |
14.5% |
5.4% |
Stockbridge Library |
Stockbridge |
$46,458 |
$496,100 |
91.5% |
4.5% |
1.0% |
0.7% |
2.3% |
Stoneham Public Library |
Stoneham |
$105,541 |
$549,600 |
81.4% |
4.2% |
2.8% |
6.5% |
5.1% |
Randall Library |
Stow |
$147,841 |
$555,200 |
85.7% |
3.6% |
0.9% |
4.3% |
5.4% |
Joshua Hyde Library |
Sturbridge |
$113,180 |
$320,800 |
87.4% |
4.3% |
1.4% |
2.0% |
4.9% |
Sunderland Public Library |
Sunderland |
$58,750 |
$340,000 |
73.8% |
5.7% |
3.1% |
12.0% |
5.5% |
Taunton Public Library |
Taunton‡ |
$66,787 |
$313,300 |
72.9% |
7.9% |
8.1% |
1.2% |
9.8% |
Tewksbury Public Library |
Tewksbury |
$111,696 |
$445,600 |
86.0% |
4.0% |
2.3% |
4.1% |
3.6% |
Truro Public Library |
Truro |
$83,992 |
$655,500 |
89.6% |
2.7% |
3.0% |
0.7% |
4.0% |
Waltham Public Library |
Waltham |
$103,498 |
$602,200 |
60.4% |
16.4% |
6.8% |
12.2% |
4.2% |
Wellfleet Public Library |
Wellfleet |
$90,208 |
$575,900 |
90.7% |
2.2% |
1.3% |
1.0% |
4.9% |
Beaman Memorial Public Library |
West Boylston |
$91,780 |
$322,400 |
83.1% |
7.4% |
3.4% |
1.9% |
4.3% |
G.A.R. Memorial Library |
West Newbury |
$164,250 |
$603,400 |
91.2% |
3.2% |
0.2% |
1.1% |
4.3% |
West Stockbridge Library |
West Stockbridge |
$83,571 |
$345,500 |
90.9% |
3.4% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
4.1% |
West Tisbury Free Public Library |
West Tisbury |
$117,035 |
$900,200 |
85.6% |
1.5% |
2.0% |
0.6% |
10.3% |
Forbush Memorial Library |
Westminster |
$107,738 |
$317,200 |
89.9% |
4.3% |
1.0% |
1.1% |
3.5% |
Weymouth Public Libraries |
Weymouth |
$91,592 |
$416,000 |
77.4% |
4.5% |
4.6% |
6.9% |
6.6% |
Winthrop Public Library & Museum |
Winthrop |
$86,780 |
$516,700 |
78.9% |
12.5% |
2.1% |
1.5% |
5.0% |
Yarmouth Town Libraries |
Yarmouth |
$72,124 |
$382,700 |
81.2% |
4.6% |
3.9% |
1.6% |
8.7% |
* Median household income and median housing value data are for 2021 and from the United States Census Bureau’s website.
** Racial and ethnicity percentages are from 2020 census data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute’s website.
† Other includes the percentage of people who self-identified within one of the following groups: American Indian and Alaska Native only, some other race only, or two or more races (non-Hispanic).
‡ These are gateway municipalities as defined by Section 3A of Chapter 23A of the Massachusetts General Laws as having a population between 35,000 and 250,000, a median household income below the state average, and a rate of educational attainment of a bachelor’s degree or above that is below the state average.
Date published: | October 24, 2023 |
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