Editing West Boylston, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==

{{Historical populations | type=USA | align=right
 | 1850|1749
 | 1860|2509
 | 1870|2862
 | 1880|2994
 | 1890|3019
 | 1900|2314
 | 1910|1270
 | 1920|1624
 | 1930|2114
 | 1940|1822
 | 1950|2570
 | 1960|5526
 | 1970|6369
 | 1980|6204
 | 1990|6611
 | 2000|7481
 | 2010|7669
 | 2020|7877
 | 2022|7757
 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: West Boylston town, Worcester County, Massachusetts|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2502775155 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 25, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 Census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 7,669 people, 2,616 households, and 1,817 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|594.5|PD/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 2,746 housing units at an average density of {{convert|212.9|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.27% of the population.

There were 2,616 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. Of all households 25.9% were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 124.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.2 males.
[The population of West Boylston (7,669 in 2010) includes the 1,137 male residents of the Worcester County House of Correction; 14.8% of the town's recorded population. So it would seem that West Boylston has about 25% more males than females (124 males for every 100 females) but that statistic is misleading.]

According the 2015–2019 [[American Community Survey]], the [[median household income]] in the town was $88,906, and the median income for a family was $122,500.<ref>U.S. Census Bureau. "[https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=West%20Boylston&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP03 2019 ACS 5-Year Estimates]". ''data.census.gov.'' Retrieved April 29, 2021</ref> The per capita income for the town was $34,741. About 5.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.