Census: Ashland Population Up 13.5% Over Last Decade; Asian Population Up 69.5%

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FRAMINGHAM – The Town of Ashland grew by about 13.5% over the last decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which release new data from the 2020 census earlier this week.

In 2010, the Town of Ashland had a population of 16,593

In 2020, the Town of Natick had a population of 18,832, a growth of more than 2,000 individuals.

The Town of Natick exceeded the Census Bureau’s 2019 estimate which was 17,807.

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Overall, the Commonwealth saw a modest increase in population to 7.03 millions people.

The 2020 census took place during the pandemic. Some demographic experts have said that may have impacted the counts.

One other issue demographers have noted is that many individuals chose to check the “multi” race box this time around, more than in 2020.

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Ashland’s white population decreased slightly due to that fact from 13,530 to 12,891. Whites are still the majority in Ashland at 68.5%.

The multi population increase from 252 to 1,132 and makes up now 6% of the Town’s population.

Nationally, the Asian population exploded followed by a huge jump in the Latino population.

Ashland’s Asian population increased by almost 70% from 1,450 to 2,458.

Ashland’s Latino population increased from 740 to 1,157 individuals.

The Asian population is about 13% of Ashland, followed by Latino at 6%, Multi-race at 6% and Blacks at 2.7%.

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