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Boxford town, Essex County, MA

8,270 Population
23.6 square miles 351 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 40.8 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$72,832 ±$8,739 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $40,697 ±$420
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$174,340 ±$25,695 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in Essex County: $75,878 ±$1,022
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

2% ±2.4% (169  ±200) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Essex County: 10.7% 81,801 (±0.4% / ±3,316)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

38.6 minutes ±2 (145,180  ±14,925) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Essex County: 30.2 11,225,940 (±0.3 / ±132,584)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

2,753 ±112 Number of households
  • Essex County: 292,659 ±1,070
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
3 ±0.1 (8,270  ±21) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 763,016 (±0 / ±875)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

7.5% ±3.2% (127  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 8,959 (±0.4% / ±705)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

2,775 ±113 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 312,013 ±386
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$662,400 ±$32,774 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $389,900 ±$2,392
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

2.8% ±1.5% (232  ±125.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Essex County: 10.9% 83,970 (±0.4% / ±3,047.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

97.7% ±7.9% (5,567  ±476) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 89.3% 481,053 (±0.8% / ±4,328.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
63.7% ±6.5% (3,632  ±383.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 39.4% 212,106 (±0.5% / ±2,763.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

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

5.5% ±2.2% (452  ±181) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Essex County: 16.7% 130,289 (±0.3% / ±2,608)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

6.9% ±2.2% (427  ±136) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 5.6% 34,152 (±0.2% / ±954)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
427 Total veterans ±136 369 Male ±107 58 Female ±67

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