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01921

Boxford, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,250
Median household income
$200,672
People below poverty
3.1%
Median home value
$904,200

Income

The median income of households in 01921 was $200,672. An estimated 0.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 51.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.3
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 1.1
$25,000 to $34,999 2.3
$35,000 to $49,999 4.6
$50,000 to $74,999 7
$75,000 to $99,999 7.4
$100,000 to $149,999 12.5
$150,000 to $199,999 13.5
$200,000 or more 51.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 135089
Female 91695

An estimated 83.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,839. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.3
Social Security 35.1
Retirement income 35.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.3
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3

In 2020-2024, 1.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 100% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01921 in 2020-2024, 99.7% had health insurance coverage and 0.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 92.6% and public coverage was 23.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 01921 had a total population of 8,250 - 3,878 (47%) females and 4,372 (53%) males. The median age was 49.3 years. An estimated 23.6% of the population was under 18 years, 20.9% was 19 to 44 years, 32.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01921 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 85 120
5 to 9 267 299
10 to 14 400 262
15 to 19 406 236
20 to 24 143 180
25 to 29 178 145
30 to 34 143 78
35 to 39 134 238
40 to 44 261 222
45 to 49 181 217
50 to 54 522 446
55 to 59 466 280
60 to 64 259 301
65 to 69 221 316
70 to 74 446 165
75 to 79 86 165
80 to 84 115 134
85 and over 59 74

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.5% were White; 0.3% were Black or African American; 6.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.6% of the people in 01921 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.4% of the people in 01921 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,783 households in 01921. The average household size was 2.96 people.

Married-couple households made up 75.9% of the households in 01921 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 9.8% of all households, while 12.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6% of households were male householders living alone, and 3.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 9.8% of all households.

In 01921, 38.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 75.9
Cohabiting Couples 2.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65.2% of males and 64.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.5 19
Now married, except separated 65.2 64.8
Separated 0 0.4
Widowed 1.3 9.6
Divorced 6 6.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01921, 188 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 13.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.3% of the people living in 01921 were U.S. natives. 66.3% of the 01921 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.7% of 01921 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 69.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 88 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01921 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01921.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 16.5
Asia 10.9
Europe 52.3
Africa 0
Northern America 13.4
Oceania 6.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01921 in 2020-2024, 6.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1
Other Indo-European languages 5.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 01921 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.9
Different house, same county 3.5
Different county, same state 0.2
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 70.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01921 was 2,194 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 87 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,713. College or graduate school enrollment was 394.

Educational Attainment of People in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.8
High school diploma or equivalency 10.7
Some college, no degree 6.2
Associate's degree 10.8
Bachelor's degree 41.3
Graduate or professional degree 29.3

Disability

In 01921, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.7% of people under 18 years old, to 8.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01921, 63 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,486 83.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 374 9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 294 7.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01921 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 4
Manufacturing 12.3
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 15.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.4
Information 3.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.9
Other Services, except public administration 1.2
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01921 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,556 61.5
Service occupations 316 7.6
Sales and office occupations 786 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 280 6.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 216 5.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.3% of 01921 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 3
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 21.6

In 2020-2024, 01921 had a total of 2,910 housing units. Of these housing units, 93.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 93.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.9
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01921 was 8.1 rooms, and of these housing units 88.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01921 had 2,783 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 127 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 95% while renters occupied 5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.01 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.99.

1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.3% and another 39% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01921:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 56
Electricity 6.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 35.2
All other fuels 2.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01921 was $904,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,968 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01921 was $776. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.