Everett

Population: 49,236
Median household income: $79,658
Median home value: $605,200

Everett is a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to 49,236 residents. Its median household income of $79,658 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Everett's population grew 6.8% from 46,118 to 49,236, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $405,800 to $605,200.

The typical home was built around 1938. 15.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,236
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,658
Median home value: $605,200
Median gross rent: $1,988
Housing units: 18,541
Homeownership rate: 36.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,11849,236

Median household income

$65,528$79,658

Median home value

$405,800$605,200

Median gross rent

$1,454$1,988

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,118	$65,528	$405,800	$1,454
2020	46,275	$70,627	$434,300	$1,587
2021	48,368	$71,510	$477,100	$1,700
2022	48,685	$77,796	$557,700	$1,892
2023	49,236	$79,658	$605,200	$1,988

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,991	6.1%
5 to 17	7,853	15.9%
18 to 24	3,875	7.9%
25 to 34	9,241	18.8%
35 to 44	7,950	16.1%
45 to 54	6,542	13.3%
55 to 64	5,422	11.0%
65 to 74	3,271	6.6%
75 and over	2,091	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,659	37.9%
Black or African American	5,704	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.0%
Asian	3,814	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	50	0.1%
Some other race	1,549	3.1%
Two or more races	4,038	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,408	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.1%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,939	20.1%
High school graduate	12,079	35.0%
Some college or associate's	7,404	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,576	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,519	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone50.4%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit17.4%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,264	50.4%
Carpooled	3,800	14.4%
Public transit	4,584	17.4%
Walked	1,210	4.6%
Bicycle	236	0.9%
Worked from home	2,251	8.6%
Other means	964	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,225	13.4%
15 to 29 min	5,626	23.4%
30 to 44 min	7,355	30.6%
45 to 59 min	3,485	14.5%
60+ min	4,367	18.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 15.4% (7,533 of 49,053)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,810	68.4%
Nonfamily households	5,452	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,262	93.1%
Vacant	1,279	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,304	36.5%
Renter-occupied	10,958	63.5%

1-unit, detached19.2%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units51.9%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units12.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,565	19.2%
1-unit, attached	1,566	8.4%
2 to 4 units	9,625	51.9%
5 to 19 units	1,413	7.6%
20 or more units	2,290	12.4%
Mobile home & other	82	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2521990
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 42.4059, -71.0546