Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of North Andover
North Andover is a Merrimack Valley town of about 31,000 people, wealthier and more educated than the state as a whole, built around Lake Cochichewick and the old textile-mill village at the Old Center. It borders the city of Lawrence to the south, and it is home to Merrimack College. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
30,915Population (2020)
27Land area (sq mi)
$134kMedian household income
15.9%Age 65 and over
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Under 18: 22.1%
- Population (2020 Census): 30,915
- Land area: about 27 sq mi
- Households: 11,521
- Persons per household: 2.6
- Foreign-born: 12.3% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 15.9%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 81.7%
- Black or African American: 3.1%
- Asian: 6.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 8.2%
- Two or more races: 4.9%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 14.5%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $134,319
- Poverty rate: 7.7%
- Median home value: $670,000
- Median gross rent: $2,113
- Homeownership: 69.9% of units
- In the labor force: 67.9%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, North Andover’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 22,198
- Unenrolled (no party): 15,069 (67.88%)
- Democrats: 4,432 (19.97%)
- Republicans: 2,501 (11.27%)
Sources
See how North Andover fits into the broader Commonwealth.