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Wenham town, Essex County, MA

4,930 Population
7.7 square miles 643.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.6 ±7.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Essex County: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$62,015 ±$8,228 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $53,210 ±$745
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$187,652 ±$40,132 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Essex County: $99,431 ±$1,893
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

3.9% ±2.7% (144  ±101) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,235 (±0.5% / ±3,960)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

28.4 minutes ±2.7 (54,170  ±8,374) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Essex County: 28.9 10,226,790 (±0.3 / ±143,098)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

1,315 ±105 Number of households
  • Essex County: 311,676 ±1,208
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.8 ±0.2 (3,670  ±45) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.5 790,436 (±0 / ±104)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

2.2% ±2.1% (34  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,057 (±0.4% / ±766)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

1,390 ±104 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 328,460 ±128
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$841,800 ±$55,771 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Essex County: $584,000 ±$4,587
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

14% ±3.8% (683  ±184) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Essex County: 9.7% 77,678 (±0.4% / ±3,306.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

99.6% ±9.1% (2,498  ±265.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 510,971 (±0.9% / ±5,265.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
70% ±7.8% (1,755  ±218.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 42.3% 239,863 (±0.6% / ±3,387.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

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

5.6% ±2.2% (276  ±107) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Essex County: 18.8% 151,560
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

2.1% ±1.2% (84  ±48) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 4.4% 28,163 (±0.2% / ±1,190)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
84 Total veterans ±48 84 Male ±48 N/A Female ±14

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