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Swampscott town, Essex County, MA

15,125 Population
3 square miles 5,005.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$72,512 ±$10,308 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Essex County: $50,932 ±$734
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $53,513 ±$287
$118,646 ±$18,850 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $94,378 ±$1,325
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $96,505 ±$551

6.7% ±3.2% (1,002  ±473) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Essex County: 9.7% 76,850 (±0.5% / ±3,961)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 672,361 (±0.2% / ±11,769)

36.2 minutes ±1.2 (233,090  ±25,028) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 29.1 10,483,285 (±0.2 / ±134,738)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.4 90,231,104 (±0.1 / ±461,562)

Families

6,278 ±259 Number of households
  • Essex County: 310,059 ±1,270
  • Massachusetts: 2,740,995 ±5,239
2.4 ±0.1 (14,994  ±27) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 789,282 (±0 / ±133)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,755,387

5.1% ±3.5% (171  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 5% 9,132 (±0.5% / ±826)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,661 (±0.2% / ±2,434)

Housing

6,416 ±251 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 326,936 ±154
  • Massachusetts: 2,999,314 ±412

$645,700 ±$25,759 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $535,300 ±$4,970
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $483,900 ±$1,329

10.4% ±2.8% (1,561  ±,424.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 10.2% 81,184 (±0.5% / ±3,716.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.2% 844,491 (±0.2% / ±12,252.6)

Social

96.8% ±7.3% (10,665  ±,881.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 89.9% 506,262 (±1% / ±5,538.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,488,514 (±0.3% / ±16,301.1)
63.7% ±5.7% (7,015  ±678) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 41.7% 234,961 (±0.6% / ±3,542)
  • about 1.4 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

19.9% ±4.9% (3,012  ±737) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 18.5% 149,261
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 17.6% 1,227,846

4.2% ±1.4% (505  ±170) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of 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)
505 Total veterans ±170 498 Male ±169 7 Female ±10

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