Gardner

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  4. Gardner Employment Information
  5. Gardner Family Information
  6. Gardner Education Information
  7. Gardner Business Information
  8. Gardner Public Benefits Information
  9. Gardner Criminal Information
  10. Gardner Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Gardner Zip Codes


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Gardner Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 20,770
  • Land Area (2000): 57.472 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.094 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 978
  • Alias(es) (2003): GARDNER
Gardner Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 20,869 2003 21,009 2005 20,909
2002 Not Available 2004 20,994 2006 21,034

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Houses (2000): 8,838
Gardner Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 19,549 94.12%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,221 5.88%

Gardner Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 7,309
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $192,818,000 / $44,795,000
Gardner Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 9,551 8,664 887 9.29% 93
1991 9,674 8,497 1,177 12.16% 122
1992 9,549 8,592 957 10.02% 100
1993 9,525 8,810 715 7.50% 75
1994 9,483 8,777 705 7.44% 74
1995 9,357 8,699 657 7.02% 70
1996 9,210 8,647 563 6.11% 61
1997 9,299 8,803 497 5.34% 53
1998 9,168 8,782 387 4.22% 42
1999 9,165 8,764 401 4.38% 44
2000 10,145 9,815 330 3.26% 33
2001 10,159 9,672 487 4.79% 48
2002 10,217 9,565 651 6.37% 64
2003 10,181 9,468 713 7.00% 70
2004 10,047 9,374 673 6.70% 67
2005 9,929 9,221 708 7.13% 71
2006 9,858 9,240 618 6.27% 63
2007 9,797 9,213 584 5.96% 59
2008 9,820 9,132 688 7.01% 70
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 9,879 9,186 693 7.01% 70
Feb 2008 9,805 9,126 679 6.93% 69
Mar 2008 9,824 9,165 659 6.71% 67
Apr 2008 9,702 9,177 525 5.41% 54
May 2008 9,743 9,115 628 6.45% 64
Jun 2008 9,990 9,258 732 7.33% 73
Jul 2008 9,909 9,112 797 8.04% 80
Aug 2008 9,841 9,088 753 7.65% 77
Sep 2008 9,690 8,962 728 7.51% 75
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Gardner Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 562 11.17%
2. Construction 447 8.88%
3. Public Administration 346 6.87%
4. Metal Manufactuing 262 5.21%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 261 5.19%
6. Educational Services 250 4.97%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 170 3.38%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 154 3.06%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 153 3.04%
10. Health Care 150 2.98%
11. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 133 2.64%
12. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 131 2.60%
13. Wood Manufacturing 114 2.27%
14. Printing and Related Manufacturing 97 1.93%
15. Paper Manufacturing 94 1.87%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 92 1.83%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 89 1.77%
18. Finance and Insurance 88 1.75%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 85 1.69%
20. Truck Transportation 79 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 915 19.95%
2. Educational Services 611 13.32%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 339 7.39%
4. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 303 6.61%
5. Finance and Insurance 247 5.39%
6. Public Administration 245 5.34%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 220 4.80%
8. Social Assistance 124 2.70%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 122 2.66%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 107 2.33%
11. Department and Other General Stores 106 2.31%
12. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 86 1.88%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 75 1.64%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 69 1.50%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 67 1.46%
16. Metal Manufactuing 65 1.42%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 65 1.42%
18. Printing and Related Manufacturing 61 1.33%
19. Paper Manufacturing 59 1.29%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 46 1.00%

Gardner Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 385 7.65%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 313 6.22%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 270 5.36%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 236 4.69%
5. Law Enforcement Workers 220 4.37%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 191 3.79%
7. Other Management Occupations 183 3.64%
8. Other Construction Trades 181 3.60%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 165 3.28%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 157 3.12%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 153 3.04%
12. Assemblers and Fabricators 142 2.82%
13. Engineers 122 2.42%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 109 2.17%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 104 2.07%
16. Computer Specialists 102 2.03%
17. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 98 1.95%
18. Top Executives 93 1.85%
19. Carpenters 89 1.77%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 80 1.59%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 309 6.74%
2. Secretaries and Admins 272 5.93%
3. Cashiers 227 4.95%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 209 4.56%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 208 4.54%
6. Registered Nurses 188 4.10%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 161 3.51%
8. Other Management Occupations 148 3.23%
9. Customer Service Representatives 130 2.83%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 126 2.75%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 125 2.73%
12. Other Production Occupations 116 2.53%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 112 2.44%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 108 2.35%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 104 2.27%
16. Business Operations Specialists 102 2.22%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 91 1.98%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 90 1.96%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 89 1.94%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 84 1.83%

Gardner Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,609 52.47%
15-35 hours 2,117 12.90%
1-14 hours 517 3.15%
No regular hours 5,166 31.48%

Gardner Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 367 3.95%
5 AM-5:29 AM 316 3.40%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 556 5.99%
6 AM-6:29 AM 978 10.53%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,230 13.25%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,142 12.30%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,278 13.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM 908 9.78%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 525 5.65%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 298 3.21%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 110 1.18%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 77 0.83%
Noon-3:59 PM 830 8.94%
4 PM-11:59 PM 669 7.21%

Gardner Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 432 4.65%
5-9 1,726 18.59%
10-14 1,691 18.21%
15-19 1,079 11.62%
20-24 1,074 11.57%
25-29 332 3.58%
30-34 750 8.08%
35-39 177 1.91%
40-44 398 4.29%
45-59 910 9.80%
60-89 474 5.11%
At least 90 241 2.60%

Gardner Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 115 1.24% 6,219 66.99%
30-44 34 0.37% 1,291 13.91%
45-59 17 0.18% 893 9.62%
At least 60 7 0.08% 708 7.63%

Gardner Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,189 12.54%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,559 79.73%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 41 0.43%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 173 1.82%
Color 6 Box Walked 322 3.40%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 197 2.08%

Gardner Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,312 (19,487 people)
Families (2000): 5,119 (15,199 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,080
People at same address in 1995: 11,170
Gardner Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 890 10.71%
$10,000-$14,999 616 7.41%
$15,000-$19,999 593 7.13%
$20,000-$24,999 616 7.41%
$25,000-$29,999 574 6.91%
$30,000-$34,999 585 7.04%
$35,000-$39,999 534 6.42%
$40,000-$44,999 515 6.20%
$45,000-$49,999 420 5.05%
$50,000-$59,999 746 8.97%
$60,000-$74,999 908 10.92%
$75,000-$99,999 853 10.26%
$100,000-$124,999 265 3.19%
$125,000-$149,999 106 1.28%
$150,000-$199,999 50 0.60%
$200,000 or more 41 0.49%

Gardner Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,687 32.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,210 26.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 431 5.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,180 14.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 44 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,083 13.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 19 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 425 5.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 10 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 129 1.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 59 0.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Gardner Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,222 28.38%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,803 12.78%
Public Assistance 265 1.21%
Retirement 1,364 6.22%
Self Employment 605 2.76%
Social Security 2,537 11.57%
Supplemental Security 488 2.23%
Wage / Salary 6,117 27.90%
Other 1,524 6.95%

Gardner Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,122 56.56%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,630 43.44%

Gardner Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 862 10.18%
Color 1 Box Married 4,812 56.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,479 29.28%
Color 3 Box Widowed 313 3.70%

Gardner Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,074 13.11%
Color 1 Box Married 4,024 49.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,919 23.42%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,177 14.36%

Gardner Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Education Information Back to top
Gardner Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,327 8.35%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,218 13.95%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,514 34.69%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,098 19.49%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,470 9.25%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,561 9.82%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 708 4.45%

Gardner Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 164 0.79% 181 0.87% 345 1.66%
Kindergarten 186 0.90% 114 0.55% 300 1.44%
Grades 1-4 986 4.75% 204 0.98% 1,190 5.73%
Grades 5-8 1,111 5.35% 126 0.61% 1,237 5.96%
Grades 9-12 1,173 5.65% 61 0.29% 1,234 5.94%
Undergrad college 678 3.26% 126 0.61% 804 3.87%
Graduate or professional school 81 0.39% 65 0.31% 146 0.70%
Total 4,379 21.08% 877 4.22% 5,256 25.31%

Gardner Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 448
Gardner Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Public Benefits Information Back to top
Gardner Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 17,501 90.38%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,863 9.62%

Gardner Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 982
Gardner Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 1.390 0.048 0.000 0.096 1.533 0.000 3.211 9.296 1.054 13.561
2002 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2003 0.000 0.571 0.000 0.857 1.428 0.048 10.662 17.659 2.094 30.416
2004 4.573 0.524 0.000 0.714 5.811 0.191 9.193 14.337 2.096 25.626
2005 4.591 0.526 0.000 0.430 5.548 0.335 8.274 14.730 2.439 25.444
2006 3.898 0.380 0.000 0.903 5.182 0.428 6.989 16.830 2.044 25.863
2007 4.949 0.288 0.048 0.480 5.766 0.288 6.679 15.759 1.441 23.879

Gardner Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 26
2005 9 31
2006 10 32
2007 10 31

Gardner Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 315

Gardner Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Gardner Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,736 13.17%
10-19 Years 2,639 12.71%
20-29 Years 2,549 12.27%
30-39 Years 3,389 16.32%
40-49 Years 3,282 15.80%
50-59 Years 2,127 10.24%
60-69 Years 1,457 7.01%
70-79 Years 1,551 7.47%
80-89 Years 837 4.03%
90+ Years 203 0.98%

Gardner Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,645 51.25%
Color 1 Box Female 10,125 48.75%

Gardner Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 18,882 90.91%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 848 4.08%
Color 1 Box African-American 436 2.10%
Color 2 Box Asian 282 1.36%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 228 1.10%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 66 0.32%
Color 6 Box Other Race 15 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 13 0.06%

Gardner Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 3,915 17.96%
2. French Canadian 3,734 17.13%
3. Irish 3,534 16.22%
4. English 1,922 8.82%
5. Italian 1,591 7.30%
6. Polish 1,365 6.26%
7. German 1,005 4.61%
8. Finnish 964 4.42%
9. United States Or American 823 3.78%
10. Swedish 562 2.58%

Gardner Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,973 87.14%
2. French 1,133 5.82%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 808 4.15%
4. Polish 96 0.49%
5. Italian 85 0.44%
6. Arabic 57 0.29%
7. Korean 54 0.28%
8. Vietnamese 52 0.27%
9. African 43 0.22%
10. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 26 0.13%

Gardner Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 19,301 92.93%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 860 4.14%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 609 2.93%

Gardner Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Gardner Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gardner Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01440