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Peabody city, Essex County, MA

54,695 Population
16.2 square miles 3,368.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$51,060 ±$2,769 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $54,665 ±$814
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$96,657 ±$3,634 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Essex County: $101,883 ±$1,515
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

7.7% ±1.4% (4,132  ±748) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,710 (±0.4% / ±3,280)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

25.8 minutes ±1 (631,670  ±36,584) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Essex County: 28.5 9,893,975 (±0.3 / ±138,009)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

22,390 ±595 Number of households
  • Essex County: 313,147 ±1,080
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.4 ±0.1 (54,057  ±62) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 2.5 795,766 (±0 / ±99)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

5.9% ±1.8% (630  ±195) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,002 (±0.4% / ±808)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

23,081 ±565 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 329,776 ±224
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$596,200 ±$12,307 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Essex County: $619,100 ±$3,976
  • a little higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

10.6% ±1.9% (5,750  ±1,023.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 9.3% 74,452 (±0.4% / ±3,349.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

90.3% ±3.5% (36,746  ±1,590.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 515,161 (±0.9% / ±5,311.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
35% ±2.4% (14,262  ±1,003.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 43% 246,169 (±0.6% / ±3,530.1)
  • about three-quarters of 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

17.3% ±2.2% (9,463  ±1,180) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 19.1% 155,445
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

5.8% ±0.9% (2,584  ±398) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Essex County: 4.3% 27,478 (±0.2% / ±1,155)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
2,584 Total veterans ±398 2,379 Male ±394 205 Female ±88

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