CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Andover

Massachusetts · 8,242 residents · 3.69 sq mi

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Andover is a city of 8,242 people in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 49% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $224,900. The median age is 38.3, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.7% of locals.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

49% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,242

+4%vs 2000

vs 7,900 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(510)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(474)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(458)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(461)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(474)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(1,346)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(1,301)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(984)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(755)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(814)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(533)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(132)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,875

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,040 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,311

−33%vs 2000

vs $34,760 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$224,900

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $294,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$543

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $679 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.6%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.9% in 2000

46.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(7,347)

Black1%(80)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(144)

Asian3.1%(244)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(7,962)

Black1.1%(88)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(103)

Asian2.1%(174)

Other0.2%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2%(187)

Dominican1.6%(149)

South American1%(95)

Peruvian1%(95)

Central American0.6%(56)

Guatemalan0.5%(44)

Spaniard0.4%(38)

Mexican0.3%(28)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Nicaraguan0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese3.2%(301)

Asian Indian2.3%(217)

Korean1.7%(156)

Taiwanese0.5%(50)

Cambodian0.3%(30)

Thai0.1%(7)

Japanese0%(4)

Filipino0%(4)

Ancestry

Irish26.8%(2,532)

Italian14.8%(1,395)

English10.6%(1,001)

German6.3%(594)

Polish4.4%(414)

French Canadian3.4%(322)

French3.3%(313)

American2.5%(239)

Scottish2.2%(204)

Welsh1.3%(126)

Russian1%(97)

West Indian1%(91)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.9%(89)

Lebanese0.9%(89)

Lithuanian0.9%(88)

Portuguese0.8%(72)

Canadian0.7%(64)

Brazilian0.6%(61)

Finnish0.6%(57)

Swedish0.6%(57)

Jamaican0.6%(56)

Ukrainian0.5%(44)

Greek0.4%(41)

Armenian0.4%(40)

Slovak0.4%(39)

Hungarian0.4%(35)

Iranian0.4%(35)

Austrian0.3%(27)

Haitian0.3%(24)

British0.2%(21)

Slovene0.2%(19)

Subsaharan African0.2%(17)

Dutch0.2%(15)

Belgian0.1%(13)

Ghanaian0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(11)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Syrian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.2%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

21.0%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 20.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.2%(1,480)

Married55.5%(2,046)

Widowed1.5%(57)

Divorced2.8%(102)

Women 15+

Never married37.7%(1,684)

Married44%(1,969)

Widowed7.5%(334)

Divorced10.8%(484)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 2.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 86.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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