Swampscott

Population: 15,209
Median household income: $128,964
Median home value: $690,800

Located in Essex County, Massachusetts, Swampscott is a community with a population of 15,209. The median household income of $128,964 is above the Essex County median ($99,431).

From 2019 to 2023, Swampscott's population grew 1.4% from 15,002 to 15,209, while its median home value rose 45.3% from $475,500 to $690,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.5% of the population. 57.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,209
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $128,964
Median home value: $690,800
Median gross rent: $2,223
Housing units: 6,631
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,00215,209

Median household income

$113,407$128,964

Median home value

$475,500$690,800

Median gross rent

$1,916$2,223

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,002	$113,407	$475,500	$1,916
2020	15,184	$102,898	$505,900	$2,027
2021	15,043	$114,086	$560,500	$2,056
2022	15,125	$118,646	$645,700	$2,134
2023	15,209	$128,964	$690,800	$2,223

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	953	6.3%
5 to 17	1,997	13.1%
18 to 24	1,096	7.2%
25 to 34	1,534	10.1%
35 to 44	1,976	13.0%
45 to 54	2,368	15.6%
55 to 64	2,349	15.4%
65 to 74	1,622	10.7%
75 and over	1,314	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,847	84.5%
Black or African American	416	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	479	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.4%
Two or more races	307	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,106	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate14.7%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree31.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	378	3.4%
High school graduate	1,645	14.7%
Some college or associate's	2,251	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,377	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,512	31.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone57.0%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit12.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home23.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,573	57.0%
Carpooled	428	5.3%
Public transit	998	12.4%
Walked	109	1.4%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	1,849	23.0%
Other means	58	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	919	14.9%
15 to 29 min	1,798	29.1%
30 to 44 min	1,234	20.0%
45 to 59 min	710	11.5%
60+ min	1,517	24.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 7.0% (1,054 of 15,059)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,272	67.8%
Nonfamily households	2,025	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,297	95.0%
Vacant	334	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,664	74.1%
Renter-occupied	1,633	25.9%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units23.5%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units14.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,520	53.1%
1-unit, attached	333	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1,559	23.5%
5 to 19 units	281	4.2%
20 or more units	938	14.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2568680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.02 sq mi
Water area: 3.69 sq mi
Center point: 42.4681, -70.8913