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Wenham town, Essex County, MA

5,006 Population
7.7 square miles 653.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.6 ±7.9 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Essex County: 40.8 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$53,093 ±$8,532 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $46,263 ±$590
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$154,375 ±$25,794 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $86,684 ±$1,333
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

4.4% ±2.8% (151  ±96) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 9.9% 77,689 (±0.5% / ±3,796)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

23.4 minutes ±2.3 (49,165  ±7,096) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Essex County: 29.6 10,877,030 (±0.4 / ±175,999)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

1,291 ±131 Number of households
  • Essex County: 307,959 ±1,047
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
2.7 ±0.3 (3,419  ±237) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 786,987 (±0 / ±854)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

2.7% ±2.2% (45  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,161 (±0.5% / ±844)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

1,321 ±138 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 325,228 ±448
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$682,600 ±$42,827 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $462,900 ±$3,659
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

16.9% ±4.1% (839  ±203.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 10.5% 83,890 (±0.5% / ±3,645)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

98.9% ±5.7% (2,438  ±260.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 89.7% 502,448 (±1% / ±5,437.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
68.5% ±6.4% (1,687  ±218.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 41.2% 230,608 (±0.6% / ±3,519)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

4.6% ±1.5% (232  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Essex County: 17.9% 144,366 (±0.4% / ±3,475)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

2% ±0.9% (87  ±39) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 4.7% 29,880 (±0.2% / ±1,187)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
87 Total veterans ±39 87 Male ±39 N/A Female ±19

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