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Boxford town, Essex County, MA

8,208 Population
23.6 square miles 348.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.1 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$89,974 ±$14,283 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $54,665 ±$814
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$200,871 ±$21,211 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Essex County: $101,883 ±$1,515
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

3.1% ±2.5% (255  ±208) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,710 (±0.4% / ±3,280)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

31.1 minutes ±2.3 (100,850  ±15,392) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 28.5 9,893,975 (±0.3 / ±138,009)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

2,762 ±144 Number of households
  • Essex County: 313,147 ±1,080
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
3 ±0.2 (8,201  ±17) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.5 795,766 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

1.5% ±2% (23  ±30) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,002 (±0.4% / ±808)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

2,889 ±145 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 329,776 ±224
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$907,000 ±$46,463 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $619,100 ±$3,976
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

4.1% ±2.4% (336  ±192.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 9.3% 74,452 (±0.4% / ±3,349.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

98.2% ±8.4% (5,707  ±579.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 515,161 (±0.9% / ±5,311.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
70.9% ±6.5% (4,119  ±441.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 43% 246,169 (±0.6% / ±3,530.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.7% ±2.8% (551  ±228) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Essex County: 19.1% 155,445
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

5.7% ±2.7% (355  ±169) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Essex County: 4.3% 27,478 (±0.2% / ±1,155)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
355 Total veterans ±169 328 Male ±180 27 Female ±41

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