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01945

Marblehead, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
20,470
Median household income
$179,583
People below poverty
4.4%
Median home value
$942,200

Income

The median income of households in 01945 was $179,583. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 47% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 3
$25,000 to $34,999 2
$35,000 to $49,999 5.4
$50,000 to $74,999 6.7
$75,000 to $99,999 5.9
$100,000 to $149,999 15.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 47

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 174375
Female 105198

An estimated 78.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,782. 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 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.5
Social Security 33.1
Retirement income 26.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.7
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.6

In 2020-2024, 3.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 12.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 73.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01945 in 2020-2024, 99.4% had health insurance coverage and 0.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 88.4% and public coverage was 28.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.2%.


In 2020-2024, 01945 had a total population of 20,470 - 10,844 (53%) females and 9,626 (47%) males. The median age was 49.2 years. An estimated 22.2% of the population was under 18 years, 21.2% was 19 to 44 years, 31.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01945 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 320 427
5 to 9 405 434
10 to 14 823 957
15 to 19 746 843
20 to 24 452 279
25 to 29 225 327
30 to 34 377 422
35 to 39 521 502
40 to 44 552 685
45 to 49 549 558
50 to 54 889 1060
55 to 59 732 973
60 to 64 829 887
65 to 69 752 679
70 to 74 567 784
75 to 79 435 582
80 to 84 299 211
85 and over 153 234

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.3% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 5.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.4% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2% of the people in 01945 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.1% of the people in 01945 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,334 households in 01945. The average household size was 2.44 people.

Married-couple households made up 63.3% of the households in 01945 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.1% of all households, while 10.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.6% of all households.

In 01945, 30.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 63.3
Cohabiting Couples 2.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 67.5% of males and 58.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 23.5 24.1
Now married, except separated 67.5 58.9
Separated 0.4 0.7
Widowed 2.2 7
Divorced 6.4 9.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01945, 96 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.4% of the people living in 01945 were U.S. natives. 59.9% of the 01945 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.6% of 01945 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 75.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01945 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 01945.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 3
Asia 22.8
Europe 61.5
Africa 5.8
Northern America 6.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01945 in 2020-2024, 7.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0.9% 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 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 4.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94 % of the people at least one year old living in 01945 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 99.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 78.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 0.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01945 was 5,076 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 438 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,868. College or graduate school enrollment was 770.

Educational Attainment of People in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 0.8
High school diploma or equivalency 7.4
Some college, no degree 7.7
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 41.4
Graduate or professional degree 36.7

Disability

In 01945, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 2.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 17.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01945, 64.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,324 76.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,223 11.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,293 11.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01945 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 5.1
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 7.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.9
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 15.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.1
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01945 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,506 69.2
Service occupations 773 7.1
Sales and office occupations 1,841 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 460 4.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 260 2.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 51.5% of 01945 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 51.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.3
Walked 2.7
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 33.9

In 2020-2024, 01945 had a total of 9,140 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.6% 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"). 19.1% 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 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

1.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 46.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01945 was 7 rooms, and of these housing units 73.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01945 had 8,334 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 806 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 85.3% while renters occupied 14.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.69.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.6% and another 19.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01945:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 75.3
Electricity 7.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 17
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01945 was $942,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.5 % had a mortgage. 32.5% 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 $3,966 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,345.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01945 was $1,764. 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.