| Official Name: | Acushnet Center, Massachusetts |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Label: | Acushnet Center |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bristol |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Acushnet |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.74 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.44 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.42 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3030 |
| Population Density Km2: | 826.63 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2141.34 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.6825°N -70.9058°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-00530 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Acushnet Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Acushnet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,030 at the 2020 census,[2] which was 28.7% of the population of the entire town.
Acushnet Center is located entirely within the town of Acushnet.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7sqkm, of which 0.05sqkm, or 1.30%, is water.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 3,171 people, 1,266 households, and 862 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 838.6/km (2,178.8/mi2). There were 1,305 housing units at an average density of 345.1/km (896.7/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.88% White, 0.66% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 1,266 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,890, and the median income for a family was $52,446. Males had a median income of $36,321 versus $24,087 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,181. About 2.4% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.