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Merrimac town, Essex County, MA

6,839 Population
8.5 square miles 804.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.5 ±3 Median age
  • about 20 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

$44,838 ±$3,873 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $40,697 ±$420
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$83,508 ±$16,749 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $75,878 ±$1,022
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

5.7% ±4.2% (387  ±283) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 10.7% 81,801 (±0.4% / ±3,316)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

34.5 minutes ±3.7 (113,105  ±15,521) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 30.2 11,225,940 (±0.3 / ±132,584)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

2,775 ±162 Number of households
  • Essex County: 292,659 ±1,070
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
2.5 ±0.1 (6,810  ±30) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 763,016 (±0 / ±875)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

3% ±2.5% (49  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 8,959 (±0.4% / ±705)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

2,840 ±157 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 312,013 ±386
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$340,300 ±$23,463 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $389,900 ±$2,392
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

4.8% ±2.9% (327  ±200) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 10.9% 83,970 (±0.4% / ±3,047.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

94.7% ±8.3% (4,656  ±458.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 89.3% 481,053 (±0.8% / ±4,328.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
47% ±6.4% (2,309  ±329.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 39.4% 212,106 (±0.5% / ±2,763.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

2.9% ±1.6% (200  ±110) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Essex County: 16.7% 130,289 (±0.3% / ±2,608)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

9.9% ±3% (534  ±161) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 5.6% 34,152 (±0.2% / ±954)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
534 Total veterans ±161 534 Male ±161 N/A Female ±17

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