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About 11,804 residents in 4,529 households, on a sample; both grew by more than the survey’s margin.
Residents and households, two samples
ResidentsHouseholds
Residents
Households
2014–2018
11,271
4,203
2019–2023
11,804
4,529
Census Bureau five-year sample estimates; each carries a margin of error, given in the facts below.
1 · The facts
11,804 ± 19
residents, 2019–2023 sample estimate
11,271 ± 25
residents, 2014–2018 sample estimate
4,529 ± 235
households, 2019–2023 sample estimate
4,203 ± 145
households, 2014–2018 sample estimate
3 of 15
measures that moved beyond the margin (our test)
2 · What it shows
1
Residents rose by 533 and households by 326 between the two samples, beyond the margin.
2
Only 3 of 15 things the Census measures here changed by more than its own noise.
Fifteen Census measures, two five-year samples
2014–2018
2019–2023
Changenot from the books
Beyond the marginnot from the books
Population
11,271 ± 25
11,804 ± 19
+533
yes
Residents 65 and over
1,810 ± 262
1,979 ± 309
+169
no
Share of the town 65 and over
16.1% ± 2.3%
16.8% ± 2.6%
+0.7 points
no
Residents under 18
2,578 ± 360
2,736 ± 429
+158
no
Share of the town under 18
22.9% ± 3.2%
23.2% ± 3.6%
+0.3 points
no
Households
4,203 ± 145
4,529 ± 235
+326
yes
Households with a child under 18
1,463 ± 141
1,477 ± 198
+14
no
Share of households with a child under 18
34.8% ± 3.1%
32.6% ± 4.0%
−2.2 points
no
Median household income
$101,510 ± $6,813
$109,753 ± $12,275
+$8,243
no
Median income, householder 25 to 44
$111,569 ± $10,609
$119,500 ± $20,747
+$7,931
no
Median income, householder 45 to 64
$117,891 ± $14,396
$129,183 ± $21,150
+$11,292
no
Median income, householder 65 and over
$42,742 ± $12,593
$72,935 ± $8,677
+$30,193
yes
Owner-occupied homes
3,475 ± 218
3,682 ± 321
+207
no
Share of homes owner-occupied
82.7% ± 4.3%
81.3% ± 5.7%
−1.4 points
no
Renter-occupied homes
728 ± 168
847 ± 189
+119
no
Census Bureau ACS five-year estimates, each with its margin of error. The two windows share no year. The last two columns are our arithmetic: a change is beyond the margin when it exceeds the combined margin of its two estimates.