Topsfield

Population: 2,573
Median household income: $169,468
Median home value: $793,300

Topsfield, a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, has 2,573 residents. Its median household income of $169,468 runs above the Essex County figure of $99,431.

From 2019 to 2023, Topsfield's population declined 20.0% from 3,216 to 2,573, while its median home value rose 37.1% from $578,600 to $793,300.

Owners occupy 79.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,573
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $169,468
Median home value: $793,300
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 942
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2162,573

Median household income

$135,444$169,468

Median home value

$578,600$793,300

Median gross rent

$850$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,216	$135,444	$578,600	—
2020	3,046	$139,077	$621,200	$850
2021	2,654	$143,380	$648,200	$789
2022	2,799	$156,250	$692,400	$944
2023	2,573	$169,468	$793,300	$866

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	199	7.7%
5 to 17	401	15.6%
18 to 24	141	5.5%
25 to 34	237	9.2%
35 to 44	383	14.9%
45 to 54	232	9.0%
55 to 64	406	15.8%
65 to 74	309	12.0%
75 and over	265	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,119	82.4%
Black or African American	42	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	48	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	164	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	200	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree34.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	1.7%
High school graduate	293	16.0%
Some college or associate's	310	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	569	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	628	34.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	993	76.6%
Carpooled	92	7.1%
Public transit	20	1.5%
Walked	35	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	156	12.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	537	47.1%
15 to 29 min	215	18.9%
30 to 44 min	282	24.7%
45 to 59 min	13	1.1%
60+ min	93	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 5.4% (134 of 2,474)

	Count	Share
Family households	656	69.6%
Nonfamily households	286	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	942	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	750	79.6%
Renter-occupied	192	20.4%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	702	74.5%
1-unit, attached	24	2.5%
2 to 4 units	130	13.8%
5 to 19 units	71	7.5%
20 or more units	15	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2570115
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.6394, -70.9553