Newburyport

Population: 18,444
Median household income: $144,259
Median home value: $792,400

Located in Essex County, Massachusetts, Newburyport is a community with a population of 18,444. Its median household income of $144,259 runs above the Essex County figure of $99,431.

From 2019 to 2023, Newburyport's population grew 2.0% from 18,077 to 18,444, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $548,400 to $792,400.

65.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,444
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $144,259
Median home value: $792,400
Median gross rent: $1,511
Housing units: 8,298
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,07718,444

Median household income

$109,839$144,259

Median home value

$548,400$792,400

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,511

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,077	$109,839	$548,400	$1,338
2020	18,197	$110,740	$608,300	$1,326
2021	18,282	$115,807	$643,300	$1,366
2022	18,356	$127,306	$737,200	$1,426
2023	18,444	$144,259	$792,400	$1,511

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	629	3.4%
5 to 17	3,384	18.3%
18 to 24	834	4.5%
25 to 34	1,762	9.6%
35 to 44	2,012	10.9%
45 to 54	2,251	12.2%
55 to 64	3,342	18.1%
65 to 74	2,425	13.1%
75 and over	1,805	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,780	91.0%
Black or African American	73	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	129	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	699	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	740	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate11.9%

Some college or associate's19.8%

Bachelor's degree37.5%

Graduate or professional degree28.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	321	2.4%
High school graduate	1,624	11.9%
Some college or associate's	2,692	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,095	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,865	28.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit3.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home23.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,862	63.1%
Carpooled	360	3.9%
Public transit	282	3.0%
Walked	425	4.6%
Bicycle	47	0.5%
Worked from home	2,190	23.6%
Other means	118	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,137	30.1%
15 to 29 min	1,457	20.5%
30 to 44 min	1,119	15.8%
45 to 59 min	1,136	16.0%
60+ min	1,245	17.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 5.1% (922 of 18,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,947	63.5%
Nonfamily households	2,845	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,792	93.9%
Vacant	506	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,939	76.2%
Renter-occupied	1,853	23.8%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached14.2%

2 to 4 units17.4%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,575	55.1%
1-unit, attached	1,176	14.2%
2 to 4 units	1,443	17.4%
5 to 19 units	459	5.5%
20 or more units	645	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2545245
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.35 sq mi
Water area: 2.36 sq mi
Center point: 42.8121, -70.8866