Gloucester

Population: 29,862
Median household income: $87,898
Median home value: $587,800

Located in Essex County, Massachusetts, Gloucester is a community with a population of 29,862. At $87,898, its median household income sits below Essex County's $99,431.

From 2019 to 2023, Gloucester's population held roughly steady from 30,162 to 29,862, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $425,400 to $587,800.

Households average 2.24 people. The median gross rent is $1,395.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,862
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $87,898
Median home value: $587,800
Median gross rent: $1,395
Housing units: 14,630
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,16229,862

Median household income

$72,574$87,898

Median home value

$425,400$587,800

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,395

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,162	$72,574	$425,400	$1,185
2020	30,291	$76,260	$435,200	$1,233
2021	29,814	$82,984	$460,400	$1,256
2022	29,830	$84,465	$535,100	$1,390
2023	29,862	$87,898	$587,800	$1,395

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,630	5.5%
5 to 17	2,998	10.0%
18 to 24	2,275	7.6%
25 to 34	3,006	10.1%
35 to 44	3,356	11.2%
45 to 54	3,184	10.7%
55 to 64	5,812	19.5%
65 to 74	4,791	16.0%
75 and over	2,810	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,605	89.1%
Black or African American	319	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	483	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	89	0.3%
Two or more races	926	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,424	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,405	6.1%
High school graduate	6,476	28.2%
Some college or associate's	6,178	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,271	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,629	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit2.5%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,112	74.1%
Carpooled	987	6.6%
Public transit	373	2.5%
Walked	717	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,603	10.7%
Other means	211	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,439	40.6%
15 to 29 min	3,763	28.1%
30 to 44 min	1,815	13.5%
45 to 59 min	741	5.5%
60+ min	1,642	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 10.6% (3,157 of 29,652)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,721	58.6%
Nonfamily households	5,459	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,180	90.1%
Vacant	1,450	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,347	63.3%
Renter-occupied	4,833	36.7%

1-unit, detached51.0%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units32.0%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,468	51.0%
1-unit, attached	665	4.5%
2 to 4 units	4,683	32.0%
5 to 19 units	1,028	7.0%
20 or more units	765	5.2%
Mobile home & other	21	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2526150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 42.6288, -70.6859