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Beverly

Massachusetts · 43,363 residents (2025 est.) · 15.1 sq mi
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Beverly is a city of 42,665 people in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $650,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. Density works out to 2,827 people per square mile. The median household earns $106,044, about 29% above the national median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

42,665
+7%since 2000
from 39,862 in 2000
43,363 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
2,827 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 2,624 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
39.0
+2%since 2000
from 38.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
15.1 sq mi
Population, 19902024
38K39K40K42K43K19902000201020202024Beverly
202443K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(2,394)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.8%(2,042)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(2,387)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(2,807)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.8%(3,752)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(5,524)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(5,295)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549%(3,852)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(6,342)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.4%(4,862)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(2,132)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3%(1,276)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$106,044
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $53,984 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$56,531
+97%since 2000
from $28,626 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.7%
+18.1 ptssince 2009
from 45.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
9.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.467
+3%since 2010
from 0.455 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance2.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$650,300
+62%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $220,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,771
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $740 in 2000
US average: $1,442
60.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 60.0% in 2000
39.9% rent
3.7%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.30 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
26.1%
−8.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
51.5%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 42.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
6.1
+8%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.8%(37,781)
Black1%(391)
Hispanic / Latino1.8%(720)
Asian1.3%(509)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic84.3%(35,972)
Black2.8%(1,209)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(2,615)
Asian1.7%(715)
Other5%(2,154)
35
+95%since 2009
from 18 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Dominican1.8%(780)
Puerto Rican1.4%(610)
Mexican0.7%(283)
Guatemalan0.6%(253)
Colombian0.4%(155)
Honduran0.3%(127)
Cuban0.2%(99)
Salvadoran0.2%(99)
Costa Rican0.1%(61)
Ecuadorian0.1%(41)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(30)
Spaniard0%(21)
Argentine0%(15)
Chilean0%(5)
Asian origin
Chinese0.6%(253)
Korean0.4%(183)
Asian Indian0.3%(148)
Vietnamese0.2%(98)
Japanese0.1%(53)
Filipino0.1%(46)
Cambodian0%(16)
Nepalese0%(14)
Thai0%(4)
Ancestry
Irish23%(9,824)
Italian16.6%(7,095)
English12.9%(5,493)
German5.4%(2,308)
French4.4%(1,867)
Polish3.9%(1,667)
French Canadian3.8%(1,635)
Scottish3%(1,264)
American2.9%(1,242)
Portuguese2.2%(950)
Greek2%(868)
Swedish2%(859)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.3%(552)
Arab1.3%(535)
Russian1.1%(454)
Canadian1%(438)
Brazilian0.8%(362)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(300)
West Indian0.7%(293)
Moroccan0.7%(282)
Dutch0.6%(251)
Ukrainian0.6%(251)
Armenian0.5%(232)
Haitian0.5%(212)
Welsh0.5%(211)
Finnish0.4%(184)
British0.4%(167)
Lithuanian0.4%(163)
Hungarian0.4%(152)
Czech0.3%(126)
Cape Verdean0.3%(114)
Nigerian0.2%(74)
Lebanese0.2%(71)
Austrian0.2%(65)
Ethiopian0.1%(62)
Iraqi0.1%(60)
Syrian0.1%(57)
Egyptian0.1%(54)
Swiss0.1%(52)
Danish0.1%(44)
Slovak0.1%(42)
Israeli0.1%(28)
Jamaican0.1%(25)
Kenyan0%(19)
Romanian0%(18)
Barbadian0%(15)
Latvian0%(14)
Slovene0%(11)
Belgian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

53.4%
+16.8 ptssince 2000
from 36.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.4%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 90.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
19.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 13.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

30.0 min
+56%since 2000
from 19.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
60.6%
−15.7 ptssince 2009
from 76.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
4.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
5.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
22.3%
+18.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
4.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
10.7%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

4.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
67.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 67.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 78.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
12.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
59.3%
+15.0 ptssince 2009
from 44.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

48.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
52.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
9.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
4.5%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
11.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
2.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2013
from 3.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
92.3%
+8.8 ptssince 2017
from 83.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
87.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
88.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 91.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
3.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 3.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(6,383)
Married51.2%(8,559)
Widowed2.6%(439)
Divorced8%(1,332)
Women 15+
Never married39.1%(7,476)
Married43.5%(8,318)
Widowed7.2%(1,375)
Divorced10.2%(1,960)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

2.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2013
from 3.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
64.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 65.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
19.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
18.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 79.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 34.7% 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)10.8%(169)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(213)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(576)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.9%(280)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(7)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,561 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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How many people live in Beverly, Massachusetts?

Beverly, Massachusetts has about 42,665 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Beverly, Massachusetts?

The typical household in Beverly, Massachusetts earns about $106,044 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Beverly, Massachusetts expensive?

In Beverly, Massachusetts, the median home is worth about $650,300, and the typical rent is about $1,771 a month.

How educated are people in Beverly, Massachusetts?

About 53.4% of adults age 25 and over in Beverly, Massachusetts hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Beverly, Massachusetts?

About 9.4% of people in Beverly, Massachusetts live below the federal poverty line.

Has Beverly, Massachusetts grown since 1990?

Yes, Beverly, Massachusetts has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,470 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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