Community & Data
Peabody Demographics
A Portrait of Peabody
Peabody is a mid-sized North Shore city that immigrants built and rebuilt. First the Irish, French-Canadian, Greek, Polish, and Jewish families who worked the tanneries, and lately the Brazilian, Dominican, and other newcomers who keep the gateway open. The figures below come from the U.S. Census Bureau, so follow the source links for the latest counts.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (ACS 2020-2024): 54,695
- Population (2020 Census): 54,481
- Land area: about 16.2 sq mi
- Density: ~3,355 / sq mi
- Median age: ~45 years
- Foreign-born: ~17.3% of residents
- Top ancestries: Italian, Irish, Portuguese, Brazilian
Race & Ethnicity
- White: ~73%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): ~15%
- Black or African American: ~4.6%
- Asian: ~2.5%
- Two or more races: ~5%
- Languages at home (non-English): ~17%
Economy & Education
- Median household income (ACS 2020-2024): $96,657
- Poverty rate: ~7.7%
- Median home value: ~$596,200
- Top sectors: retail, health care, manufacturing, professional services
- Major retail hub: Northshore Mall & the Route 1 corridor
- Per-capita income: ~$51,100
Registered Voters
Massachusetts tracks how many people in each city are registered to vote, and how they enroll, through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In Peabody, as across the state, the largest bloc is not Democrats or Republicans but the Unenrolled, voters who join no party and decide each election for themselves.
- Total registered: 42,172
- Dem / Rep / Unenrolled / Political designations: 8,943 (21.21%) / 3,662 (8.68%) / 29,194 (69.23%) / 373 (0.88%)
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts : Peabody
- MA Secretary of the Commonwealth, Voter Registration
- MA DESE : Peabody Public Schools
- 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.
See how Peabody’s numbers stack up against the rest of the Commonwealth.
Updated as of September 13, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: U.S. Census Bureau API, retrieved September 13, 2026.