Community & Data
Newbury Demographics
A Portrait of Newbury
Newbury spreads across three villages and about 23 square miles of land on the Atlantic coast of Essex County, and it is an older town than most in the Commonwealth: about one resident in four is 65 or over. More than four in five of its homes are owner-occupied, households average 2.4 people, and a small share of residents were 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), American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 6,716
- Households: 2,774
- Persons per household: 2.4
- Foreign-born: 3.5% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 26.5%
- Under 18: 17.1%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 94.5%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 4.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2.1%
- White, non-Hispanic: 92.2%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 5.5%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $174,868
- Poverty rate: 4.4%
- Median home value: $840,600
- Median gross rent: $1,806
- Homeownership: 85.8% of units
- In the labor force: 67.3%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the counts below are the state’s enrollment snapshot from August 22, 2026. As in most of the state, Newbury’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 5,771
- Unenrolled (no party): 3,978 (68.93%)
- Democrats: 1,101 (19.08%)
- Republicans: 637 (11.04%)
- Political designations: 55 (0.95%)
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Newbury town profile
- MA Secretary of the Commonwealth, Voter Registration
- MA DESE, Triton Regional
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar: August 22, 2026 was the last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the September 1, 2026 state primary (G. L. c. 51, sections 26 and 28), which is the date this enrollment count is as of.
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