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Everett

Massachusetts · 53,572 residents (2025 est.) · 3.42 sq mi
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Everett is a city of 50,045 people in Massachusetts. 46% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. Density works out to 14,650 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $610,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

50,045
+32%since 2000
from 38,037 in 2000
53,572 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
14,650 / sq mi
+33%since 2009
from 10,985 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
35.2
−1%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3.42 sq mi
Population, 19902024
34K39K43K47K51K19902000201020202024Everett
202450K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(3,133)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(3,070)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.5%(2,751)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(3,183)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(2,925)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3419.7%(9,834)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415%(7,525)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(6,347)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.2%(5,617)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.7%(3,331)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.2%(1,621)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(708)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$85,218
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,661 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$37,594
+89%since 2000
from $19,845 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.6%
+24.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
14.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.459
+8%since 2010
from 0.424 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade11.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Information9.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$610,000
+87%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $178,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$2,076
+56%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $729 in 2000
US average: $1,442
37.2%
−4.2 ptssince 2000
from 41.4% in 2000
62.8% rent
7.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.86 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.74 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
37.3%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
52.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
7.2
−4%since 2009
from 7.4 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-Hispanic75.2%(28,587)
Black6%(2,269)
Hispanic / Latino9.5%(3,617)
Asian3.2%(1,230)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic34.4%(17,204)
Black9.4%(4,718)
Hispanic / Latino32.5%(16,278)
Asian8.2%(4,111)
Other15.5%(7,734)
92
+38%since 2009
from 67 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
Central American22.1%(11,067)
Salvadoran16.3%(8,166)
Puerto Rican4%(1,986)
Guatemalan3.1%(1,566)
South American2.8%(1,397)
Honduran1.8%(909)
Colombian1.4%(722)
Mexican1%(498)
Peruvian0.6%(311)
Dominican0.6%(294)
Ecuadorian0.6%(285)
Nicaraguan0.4%(206)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(119)
Argentine0%(14)
Chilean0%(8)
Asian origin
Vietnamese2.9%(1,438)
Nepalese1.4%(699)
Chinese1.4%(694)
Asian Indian0.9%(462)
Cambodian0.5%(234)
Filipino0.2%(93)
Bangladeshi0.1%(66)
Korean0.1%(46)
Pakistani0.1%(45)
Burmese0.1%(35)
Japanese0%(17)
Taiwanese0%(10)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(5)
Kazakh0%(3)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(95)
Samoan0%(1)
Ancestry
Italian11.2%(5,616)
Brazilian11.2%(5,584)
Irish7.3%(3,631)
West Indian5.1%(2,572)
Haitian4.1%(2,057)
American2.8%(1,394)
Portuguese2.7%(1,352)
English2.3%(1,156)
Arab1.8%(886)
German1.2%(620)
French0.9%(461)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.8%(394)
Russian0.8%(393)
Polish0.6%(314)
Moroccan0.6%(294)
Jamaican0.4%(215)
Swedish0.4%(188)
Canadian0.3%(173)
Lebanese0.2%(124)
Ethiopian0.2%(118)
Dutch0.2%(86)
Greek0.2%(78)
Danish0.1%(72)
Norwegian0.1%(72)
Barbadian0.1%(70)
British0.1%(69)
Nigerian0.1%(67)
Cape Verdean0.1%(62)
Iraqi0.1%(34)
Czech0.1%(34)
Ukrainian0.1%(29)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(28)
Austrian0.1%(27)
Guyanese0.1%(26)
Swiss0.1%(26)
Turkish0%(25)
Egyptian0%(23)
Syrian0%(22)
Welsh0%(21)
Slovene0%(16)
Hungarian0%(15)
Armenian0%(12)
Iranian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

24.9%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
78.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 76.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
8.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

35.0 min
+58%since 2000
from 22.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
51.7%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 58.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
12.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
16.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
10.5%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
3.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
19.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

5.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
72.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2011
from 71.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
12.7%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
29.4%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

53.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
46.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
45.9%
+13.1 ptssince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
2.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
10.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2012
from 13.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
6.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
94.2%
+15.1 ptssince 2017
from 79.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+5.7 ptssince 2020
from 90.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
89.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
36.6%
−7.0 ptssince 2016
from 43.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
26.4%
+6.9 ptssince 2016
from 19.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married48%(10,214)
Married44.3%(9,428)
Widowed0.9%(201)
Divorced6.8%(1,447)
Women 15+
Never married37.8%(7,485)
Married44.7%(8,843)
Widowed6.9%(1,375)
Divorced10.6%(2,098)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

6.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
42.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 43.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
11.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
43.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 42.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 0.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
52.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 53.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
51.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 50.6% 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)30%(245)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.5%(45)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.4%(248)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.4%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(25)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 816 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Everett, Massachusetts?

Everett, Massachusetts has about 50,045 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Everett, Massachusetts?

The typical household in Everett, Massachusetts earns about $85,218 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Everett, Massachusetts expensive?

In Everett, Massachusetts, the median home is worth about $610,000, and the typical rent is about $2,076 a month.

How educated are people in Everett, Massachusetts?

About 24.9% of adults age 25 and over in Everett, Massachusetts hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Everett, Massachusetts?

About 14.7% of people in Everett, Massachusetts live below the federal poverty line.

Has Everett, Massachusetts grown since 1990?

Yes, Everett, Massachusetts has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,344 residents, a change of about 40 percent over that period.

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

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