Andover vs Swampscott

A side-by-side comparison of Andover and Swampscott: population, income, housing, and more.

Andover and Swampscott are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swampscott has the higher population (15,209 vs 9,261 in Andover). Swampscott has the higher median household income ($128,964 vs $127,054 in Andover). Andover has the higher median home value ($719,900 vs $690,800 in Swampscott).

Population, income & housing

	Andover	Swampscott
Population	9,261	15,209
Median age	45.5 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$127,054	$128,964
Median home value	$719,900	$690,800
Median gross rent	$1,422	$2,223
Housing units	3,755	6,631
Homeownership rate	69.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.7%	61.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andover	Swampscott
Population	8,914 → 9,261 (+3.9%)	15,002 → 15,209 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$95,600 → $127,054 (+32.9%)	$113,407 → $128,964 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$564,200 → $719,900 (+27.6%)	$475,500 → $690,800 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,422 (+41.4%)	$1,916 → $2,223 (+16.0%)

Andover

Population

8,9149,261

Median household income

$95,600$127,054

Median home value

$564,200$719,900

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,422

Swampscott

Population

15,00215,209

Median household income

$113,407$128,964

Median home value

$475,500$690,800

Median gross rent

$1,916$2,223

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andover	Swampscott
Under 5	3.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	13.1%
18 to 24	16.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	5.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	15.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.7%
75 and over	8.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andover	Swampscott
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	84.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	8.9%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andover	Swampscott
No high school diploma	5.5%	3.4%
High school graduate	11.4%	14.7%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	40.3%	31.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andover	Swampscott
Drove alone	58.4%	57.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	5.3%
Public transit	2.3%	12.4%
Walked	8.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	24.7%	23.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andover	Swampscott
1-unit, detached	52.2%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	23.5%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	12.6%	14.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Andover	Swampscott
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1938	1953