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Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA

126,230 Population
37.7 square miles 3,344.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,775 ±$4,334 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,789 ±$503
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,774 ±$9,402 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $104,828 ±$1,650
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.6% ±3.3% (15,605  ±4,128) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 9.7% 671,003 (±0.3% / ±22,818)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.5 minutes ±1.6 (1,507,750  ±137,452) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 30.6 97,647,370 (±0.2 / ±950,902)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

46,047 ±2,268 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,829,804 ±9,140
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (123,640  ±137) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,879,639
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2.2% (1,700  ±763) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 72,892 (±0.3% / ±4,307)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,704 ±2,337 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,057,853 ±244
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$668,900 ±$43,164 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $607,400 ±$3,979
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.4% ±2.1% (11,675  ±2,616) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 760,652 (±0.3% / ±23,233.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

77% ±4.6% (63,421  ±4,880.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,637,695 (±0.7% / ±35,243.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.5% ±3.3% (27,589  ±3,057.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 48.3% 2,449,570 (±0.5% / ±23,913.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

60.2% ±1.5% (70,437  ±1,867.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in Massachusetts: 25.1% 1,679,100 (±0.2% / ±11,808.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

40.5% ±3.8% (51,122  ±4,759) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Massachusetts: 18.8% 1,337,811
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.7% ±0.8% (1,670  ±815) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4% 227,919 (±0.1% / ±7,225)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,670 Total veterans ±815 1,374 Male ±683 296 Female ±454

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