Andover is a city of 9,451 people in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $726,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median household earns $126,563, about 54% above the national median. The median age is 42.7, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $126,563, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Andover
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants53.6% → 66.1%(+12.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$539,775 → $726,100(+35%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(64)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.6%(113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 219 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Andover, decade by decade
Andover population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,242
$98,103
$539,775
49.2%
10.7
2000
7,900
$109,372
$537,024
56.8%
16.7
2010
8,762
$102,049
$669,511
53.7%
29.5
2020
9,735
$137,789
$724,193
71.2%
45.4
2024
9,451
$126,563
$726,100
68.1%
44.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
