Demographics & People — Cheshire, Massachusetts

Population Overview

Population (Census)	584
Estimated 2026	~900
Median Age	60.2
Total Households	325
Family Households	139
Average Household Size	1.79
Diversity Index	N/A (N/A)

Race & Ethnicity

White	584
Black or African American	0
Asian	0
Hispanic or Latino	1

Heritage & Ancestry

Group	Count
Irish	136
Unclassified or not reported	113
French (except Basque)	100
Italian	80
German	77
Other groups	70
French Canadian	56
Hungarian	28
Polish	26
Scottish	18

Language

English Only	546
Spanish	38
Population 5+	584

Veterans

Veterans	17
Population 18+	492

Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013 (county fallback). Data for Cheshire, Massachusetts.