Marblehead

Population: 20,334
Median household income: $165,859
Median home value: $906,200

Marblehead is a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, home to 20,334 residents. Its median household income of $165,859 runs above the Essex County figure of $99,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marblehead's population held roughly steady from 20,500 to 20,334, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $675,400 to $906,200.

75.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1944.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,334
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $165,859
Median home value: $906,200
Median gross rent: $1,769
Housing units: 8,854
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,50020,334

Median household income

$123,333$165,859

Median home value

$675,400$906,200

Median gross rent

$1,578$1,769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,500	$123,333	$675,400	$1,578
2020	20,530	$131,293	$705,600	$1,562
2021	20,397	$154,049	$766,100	$1,567
2022	20,350	$164,104	$858,900	$1,749
2023	20,334	$165,859	$906,200	$1,769

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	602	3.0%
5 to 17	3,870	19.0%
18 to 24	1,241	6.1%
25 to 34	1,262	6.2%
35 to 44	2,120	10.4%
45 to 54	3,389	16.7%
55 to 64	3,254	16.0%
65 to 74	2,694	13.2%
75 and over	1,902	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,996	93.4%
Black or African American	138	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.5%
Asian	228	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.3%
Two or more races	288	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	524	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate8.3%

Some college or associate's13.9%

Bachelor's degree41.9%

Graduate or professional degree35.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	131	0.9%
High school graduate	1,209	8.3%
Some college or associate's	2,034	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,129	41.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,118	35.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone53.7%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit5.6%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home29.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,483	53.7%
Carpooled	428	4.2%
Public transit	576	5.6%
Walked	523	5.1%
Bicycle	71	0.7%
Worked from home	3,057	29.9%
Other means	72	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,423	33.9%
15 to 29 min	1,203	16.8%
30 to 44 min	948	13.3%
45 to 59 min	857	12.0%
60+ min	1,722	24.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 3.8% (759 of 20,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,856	71.5%
Nonfamily households	2,331	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,187	92.5%
Vacant	667	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,776	82.8%
Renter-occupied	1,411	17.2%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units13.9%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,680	75.4%
1-unit, attached	307	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1,227	13.9%
5 to 19 units	485	5.5%
20 or more units	126	1.4%
Mobile home & other	29	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2538435
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.38 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 42.4956, -70.8358