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By the Numbers
Demographics
A Portrait of Haverhill
Haverhill is a mid-sized, growing Essex County city of roughly 68,000 people. Once a farming town and then a national shoe-manufacturing center, it is today a diverse Merrimack Valley community with deep immigrant roots and a fast-growing Hispanic population. The figures below come from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 67,787 (est. 68,361 in 2025)
- Population in 2010: 60,879, growth of more than 11%
- Households: 26,545
- Persons per household: 2.51
- Under 18: 21.3% · 65 and over: 15.5%
- Population density: about 2,052 people per square mile
Race & Ethnicity
- White alone: 67.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 26.5%
- Two or more races: 17.1%
- Black alone: 3.2%
- Asian alone: 1.5%
- White alone, not Hispanic: 63.9%
- Foreign-born residents: 13.7%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 25.5%
Economy & Education
- Median household income: $88,326
- Per capita income: $44,086
- Persons in poverty: 11.3%
- In the labor force (age 16+): 68.6%
- High school graduate or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.6%
- Median home value: $453,900
- Median gross rent: $1,668
Registered Voters
Like Massachusetts as a whole, Haverhill’s electorate is dominated by voters who choose no party. Statewide, roughly two-thirds of voters are now registered “unenrolled” (independent), with registered Democrats outnumbering registered Republicans by a wide margin. Massachusetts uses a semi-open primary, so unenrolled voters may vote in either party’s primary.
- Current enrollment figures: the Secretary of the Commonwealth publishes town-by-town party enrollment counts, including Haverhill’s exact Democrat, Republican, and Unenrolled totals.
- Source: Mass. Elections Division — Voter Registration Statistics
Students
- District: Haverhill Public Schools (DESE code 01280000)
- Enrollment: about 7,000 students
- High school: Haverhill High School, grades 9–12
- More: see the Student Data page
Sources
Numbers tell part of the story. See who represents these residents on Beacon Hill and in Washington.