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Danvers town, Essex County, MA

27,966 Population
13.3 square miles 2,106 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.4 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 40.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$49,862 ±$2,743 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $46,263 ±$590
  • a little higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$105,654 ±$11,246 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $86,684 ±$1,333
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

5.8% ±1.3% (1,600  ±360) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 9.9% 77,689 (±0.5% / ±3,796)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

28.6 minutes ±1.1 (379,135  ±24,414) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 29.6 10,877,030 (±0.4 / ±175,999)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

10,964 ±474 Number of households
  • Essex County: 307,959 ±1,047
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
2.5 ±0.1 (27,207  ±196) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 786,987 (±0 / ±854)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

3.8% ±1.8% (243  ±118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,161 (±0.5% / ±844)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

11,335 ±456 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 325,228 ±448
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$490,200 ±$14,834 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Essex County: $462,900 ±$3,659
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

12.3% ±3.1% (3,393  ±853.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 10.5% 83,890 (±0.5% / ±3,645)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

94.5% ±4.6% (19,401  ±1,076.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 89.7% 502,448 (±1% / ±5,437.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
45% ±3.3% (9,235  ±711.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 41.2% 230,608 (±0.6% / ±3,519)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

9.8% ±2.1% (2,737  ±597) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 17.9% 144,366 (±0.4% / ±3,475)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

5.8% ±1.2% (1,320  ±270) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 4.7% 29,880 (±0.2% / ±1,187)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
1,320 Total veterans ±270 1,256 Male ±271 64 Female ±46

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