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Saugus town, Essex County, MA

28,773 Population
10.8 square miles 2,670.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±2.5 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

$48,230 ±$5,224 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $54,665 ±$814
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$101,539 ±$3,481 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Essex County: $101,883 ±$1,515
  • about the same as the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

6% ±1.7% (1,710  ±480) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,710 (±0.4% / ±3,280)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

29.6 minutes ±0.9 (380,120  ±27,810) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 28.5 9,893,975 (±0.3 / ±138,009)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

10,958 ±365 Number of households
  • Essex County: 313,147 ±1,080
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.6 ±0.1 (28,516  ±46) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Essex County: 2.5 795,766 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

3.7% ±1.8% (231  ±118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,002 (±0.4% / ±808)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

11,402 ±353 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 329,776 ±224
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$603,400 ±$12,953 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Essex County: $619,100 ±$3,976
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

7.9% ±2% (2,264  ±557) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 9.3% 74,452 (±0.4% / ±3,349.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

90.6% ±4.3% (20,001  ±1,109.1) 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)
31.4% ±2.9% (6,926  ±662.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Essex County: 43% 246,169 (±0.6% / ±3,530.1)
  • about two-thirds 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

18.3% ±2.9% (5,261  ±830) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Essex County: 19.1% 155,445
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

5.4% ±1.2% (1,312  ±284) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 4.3% 27,478 (±0.2% / ±1,155)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
1,312 Total veterans ±284 1,290 Male ±282 22 Female ±29

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