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Andover town, Essex County, MA

35,816 Population
30.8 square miles 1,162.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 40.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$68,368 ±$3,662 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $42,347 ±$493
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$151,334 ±$9,025 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Essex County: $79,263 ±$1,103
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

4.1% ±1.1% (1,398  ±367) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 10.4% 79,463 (±0.4% / ±2,848)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

33.7 minutes ±1.3 (567,420  ±29,505) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 30.4 11,535,565 (±0.3 / ±142,882)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

12,801 ±279 Number of households
  • Essex County: 294,202 ±1,133
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.7 ±0.1 (34,225  ±341) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 765,609 (±0 / ±839)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

2.4% ±1.2% (190  ±98) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 5% 9,102 (±0.4% / ±735)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

13,114 ±298 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 312,992 ±346
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$620,500 ±$13,412 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $409,900 ±$3,590
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

10.6% ±1.8% (3,767  ±648) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Essex County: 11% 85,585 (±0.4% / ±3,259.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

97.2% ±3.3% (23,468  ±905.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 89.3% 484,719 (±0.8% / ±4,459.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
74.5% ±3% (17,986  ±782.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Essex County: 39.9% 216,380 (±0.5% / ±2,908.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 43.7% 2,089,065 (±0.2% / ±9,152.3)

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

17.4% ±1.5% (6,247  ±524) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 17.3% 135,677 (±0.3% / ±2,577)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

4.3% ±0.8% (1,156  ±205) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 5.3% 32,697 (±0.2% / ±1,019)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
1,156 Total veterans ±205 1,055 Male ±192 101 Female ±63

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