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Beverly Demographics

A Portrait of Beverly

Beverly is a mid-sized coastal city of about 42,000 people on Massachusetts Bay, a place that mixes old shipbuilding neighborhoods, a busy downtown, and the quieter estates of Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.

Key Figures

42,670Population (2020)
15Land area (sq mi)
$106.0kMedian household income
9.3%Foreign-born

Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).

Population & Households

  • Under 18: 18.5%
  • Population (2020 Census): 42,670
  • Land area: about 15 sq mi
  • Households: 16,980
  • Persons per household: 2.3
  • Foreign-born: 9.3% of residents
  • Age 65 and over: 19.4%

Race & Ethnicity

  • White: 86.0%
  • Asian: 2.0%
  • Black or African American: 3.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race): 6.1%
  • Two or more races: 6.5%
  • Speak a language other than English at home: 11.2%

Economy & Housing

  • Median household income: $106,044
  • Poverty rate: 9.4%
  • Median home value: $650,300
  • Median gross rent: $1,771
  • Homeownership: 60.1% of units
  • In the civilian labor force: 67.5%

Registered Voters

Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by city through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Beverly’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.

  • Total registered: 30,741
  • Unenrolled (no party): 21,051 (68.5%)
  • Democrats: 7,030 (22.9%)
  • Republicans: 2,345 (7.6%)
  • Political designations: 315 (1.0%)

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Massachusetts Demographics

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