Saugus

Population: 28,599
Median household income: $100,819
Median home value: $589,500

Saugus is a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, home to 28,599 residents. At $100,819, its median household income sits in line with Essex County's $99,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Saugus's population grew 1.4% from 28,215 to 28,599, while its median home value rose 49.3% from $394,900 to $589,500.

31.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,599
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $100,819
Median home value: $589,500
Median gross rent: $1,982
Housing units: 11,259
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,21528,599

Median household income

$88,667$100,819

Median home value

$394,900$589,500

Median gross rent

$919$1,982

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,215	$88,667	$394,900	$919
2020	28,326	$88,463	$433,000	$965
2021	28,521	$93,737	$468,300	$1,140
2022	28,566	$96,064	$543,300	$1,717
2023	28,599	$100,819	$589,500	$1,982

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,179	4.1%
5 to 17	3,668	12.8%
18 to 24	2,147	7.5%
25 to 34	3,952	13.8%
35 to 44	3,764	13.2%
45 to 54	3,872	13.5%
55 to 64	3,823	13.4%
65 to 74	3,412	11.9%
75 and over	2,782	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,260	74.3%
Black or African American	1,366	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	823	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	900	3.1%
Two or more races	720	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,508	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,984	9.2%
High school graduate	7,321	33.9%
Some college or associate's	5,508	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,082	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,710	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit3.5%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,955	72.8%
Carpooled	1,041	6.9%
Public transit	521	3.5%
Walked	397	2.6%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	1,759	11.7%
Other means	367	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,250	16.9%
15 to 29 min	4,854	36.5%
30 to 44 min	3,519	26.5%
45 to 59 min	1,322	9.9%
60+ min	1,343	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 6.4% (1,802 of 28,220)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,448	69.6%
Nonfamily households	3,253	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,701	95.0%
Vacant	558	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,908	73.9%
Renter-occupied	2,793	26.1%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,385	65.6%
1-unit, attached	473	4.2%
2 to 4 units	1,521	13.5%
5 to 19 units	893	7.9%
20 or more units	929	8.3%
Mobile home & other	58	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2560050
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.99 sq mi
Center point: 42.4684, -71.0139