Boxford

Population: 2,325
Median household income: $238,375
Median home value: $977,400

Boxford, a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, has 2,325 residents. At $238,375, its median household income sits above Essex County's $99,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Boxford's population declined 10.1% from 2,585 to 2,325, while its median home value rose 48.2% from $659,300 to $977,400.

Owners occupy 91.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,325
Median age: 49.4 yrs
Median household income: $238,375
Median home value: $977,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 850
Homeownership rate: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	2,585	$192,417	$659,300
2020	2,925	$222,153	$696,700
2021	3,020	$232,326	$723,900
2022	2,714	$247,557	$855,500
2023	2,325	$238,375	$977,400

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1727.8%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 342.2%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5423.5%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	1.8%
5 to 17	646	27.8%
18 to 24	64	2.8%
25 to 34	50	2.2%
35 to 44	162	7.0%
45 to 54	547	23.5%
55 to 64	395	17.0%
65 to 74	278	12.0%
75 and over	142	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,149	92.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	2.5%
Two or more races	36	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate8.6%

Some college or associate's15.0%

Bachelor's degree43.6%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	4.4%
High school graduate	135	8.6%
Some college or associate's	236	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	687	43.6%
Graduate or professional degree	446	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone57.2%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit4.3%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	574	57.2%
Carpooled	20	2.0%
Public transit	43	4.3%
Walked	105	10.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	220	21.9%
Other means	41	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	231	29.5%
15 to 29 min	203	25.9%
30 to 44 min	206	26.3%
45 to 59 min	52	6.6%
60+ min	91	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 4.9% (115 of 2,325)

	Count	Share
Family households	653	81.0%
Nonfamily households	153	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	806	94.8%
Vacant	44	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	737	91.4%
Renter-occupied	69	8.6%

1-unit, detached96.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	817	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	14	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2507385
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 42.6637, -70.9842