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Marblehead town, Essex County, MA

20,350 Population
4.4 square miles 4,647.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.6 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$90,921 ±$7,114 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $50,932 ±$734
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $53,513 ±$287
$164,104 ±$13,112 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $94,378 ±$1,325
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $96,505 ±$551

3% ±1% (602  ±201) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Essex County: 9.7% 76,850 (±0.5% / ±3,961)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 672,361 (±0.2% / ±11,769)

32.8 minutes ±2.1 (245,275  ±25,361) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 29.1 10,483,285 (±0.2 / ±134,738)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.4 90,231,104 (±0.1 / ±461,562)

Families

8,172 ±294 Number of households
  • Essex County: 310,059 ±1,270
  • Massachusetts: 2,740,995 ±5,239
2.5 ±0.1 (20,244  ±54) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 789,282 (±0 / ±133)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,755,387

2.5% ±1.6% (95  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 5% 9,132 (±0.5% / ±826)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,661 (±0.2% / ±2,434)

Housing

8,794 ±338 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 326,936 ±154
  • Massachusetts: 2,999,314 ±412

$858,900 ±$24,047 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $535,300 ±$4,970
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $483,900 ±$1,329

5.1% ±1.6% (1,038  ±,324.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 10.2% 81,184 (±0.5% / ±3,716.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.2% 844,491 (±0.2% / ±12,252.6)

Social

99.2% ±4.3% (14,543  ±,770.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 89.9% 506,262 (±1% / ±5,538.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,488,514 (±0.3% / ±16,301.1)
75.8% ±3.6% (11,114  ±,631.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Essex County: 41.7% 234,961 (±0.6% / ±3,542)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 45.9% 2,258,811 (±0.2% / ±10,925.9)

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

7.6% ±1.6% (1,550  ±332) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 18.5% 149,261
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.6% 1,227,846

4.4% ±1% (707  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Essex County: 4.6% 29,188 (±0.2% / ±1,050)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.8% 266,304 (±0.1% / ±4,154)
707 Total veterans ±156 698 Male ±153 9 Female ±14

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