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01930

Gloucester, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
30,075
Median household income
$83,883
People below poverty
9.6%
Median home value
$600,600

Income

The median income of households in 01930 was $83,883. An estimated 4.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 15.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 6.4
$25,000 to $34,999 6.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.5
$50,000 to $74,999 15
$75,000 to $99,999 10.7
$100,000 to $149,999 18.8
$150,000 to $199,999 9.6
$200,000 or more 15.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 76955
Female 67172

An estimated 74.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,557. 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 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.7
Social Security 42.7
Retirement income 24.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 2.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.6

In 2020-2024, 11.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01930 in 2020-2024, 97.5% had health insurance coverage and 2.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.6% and public coverage was 50.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.7%.


In 2020-2024, 01930 had a total population of 30,075 - 15,372 (51.1%) females and 14,703 (48.9%) males. The median age was 50.2 years. An estimated 15.1% of the population was under 18 years, 27.6% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 27.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01930 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 876 647
5 to 9 820 442
10 to 14 533 453
15 to 19 735 733
20 to 24 707 769
25 to 29 826 661
30 to 34 909 790
35 to 39 1015 830
40 to 44 682 1100
45 to 49 805 660
50 to 54 766 865
55 to 59 1273 1160
60 to 64 1101 1512
65 to 69 1419 1811
70 to 74 988 1149
75 to 79 628 951
80 to 84 357 451
85 and over 263 388

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.5% were White; 1.5% were Black or African American; 6.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.7% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.3% of the people in 01930 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88.2% of the people in 01930 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,444 households in 01930. The average household size was 2.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.1% of the households in 01930 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.6% of all households, while 15.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.5% of all households.

In 01930, 20.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 45.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.1
Cohabiting Couples 8.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.5% of males and 45.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.8 28.4
Now married, except separated 51.5 45.5
Separated 1.7 1.5
Widowed 2.7 9.9
Divorced 10.3 14.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01930, 390 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 9.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.8% of the people living in 01930 were U.S. natives. 69.7% of the 01930 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.2% of 01930 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 59 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01930 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 01930.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.7
Asia 11.3
Europe 26.9
Africa 10
Northern America 4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01930 in 2020-2024, 12.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.5% of people at least five years old; 6.2% 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 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.5
Other Indo-European languages 7.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 01930 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.7
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 40.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01930 was 4,436 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 450 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,032. College or graduate school enrollment was 954.

Educational Attainment of People in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.5
High school diploma or equivalency 27.7
Some college, no degree 15.9
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 23.7
Graduate or professional degree 16.6

Disability

In 01930, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 7.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 19.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01930, 59.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,023 77.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,786 11.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,693 10.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01930 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.2
Construction 8
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01930 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,367 41
Service occupations 2,580 16.6
Sales and office occupations 3,067 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,937 12.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,582 10.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.9% of 01930 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.2
Walked 6
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 12.7

In 2020-2024, 01930 had a total of 14,867 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.8% 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"). 44.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 44.9
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 47.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01930 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 48.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01930 had 13,444 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,423 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.9% while renters occupied 36.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.41 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.87.

2.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.5% and another 15.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01930:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01930 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 45.6
Electricity 20.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 30
All other fuels 3.5
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01930 was $600,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.2 % had a mortgage. 31.8% 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 $2,661 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,180.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01930 was $1,411. 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.