Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Ipswich
Ipswich covers 32.105 square miles of land in Essex County, about 429 people to the square mile, plus another 10.309 square miles of water where the Ipswich River meets Plum Island Sound. The numbers describe an older, wealthier and more owner-occupied town than the Commonwealth as a whole. More than one resident in five is 65 or over, and just under one in five is under 18. Nearly three homes in four are lived in by their owners. The median household income is $124,405 and the poverty rate is 6.5 percent. About one resident in twenty was born outside the United States. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 13,785
- Households: 5,757
- Persons per household: 2.4
- Foreign-born: 5.1% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 22.6%
- Under 18: 19.0%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 92.4%
- Asian: 2.0%
- Black or African American: 0.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.1%
- Two or more races: 4.0%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 6.1%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $124,405
- Poverty rate: 6.5%
- Median home value: $701,400
- Median gross rent: $1,525
- Homeownership: 72.6% of units
- In the labor force: 68.1%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Ipswich’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which is worth knowing before anyone tells you how this town votes.
- Total registered: 11,677
- Unenrolled (no party): 7,798 (66.78%)
- Democrats: 2,524 (21.62%)
- Republicans: 1,231 (10.54%)
Sources
See how Ipswich fits into the broader Commonwealth.