CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gloucester

Massachusetts · 28,716 residents · 26.2 sq mi

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With 28,716 people, Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. The typical home is worth $178,100. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.5% of locals. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. Median rent is $571 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% 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

28,716

−5%vs 2000

vs 30,273 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,888)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(1,762)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,624)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(1,507)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,965)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(4,875)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(4,881)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(2,859)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(2,928)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(2,445)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,541)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(441)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,690

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,722 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,044

−37%vs 2000

vs $25,595 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$178,100

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $203,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$571

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $677 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

42.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(29,117)

Black0.5%(159)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(449)

Asian0.7%(217)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(28,546)

Black0.2%(45)

Hispanic / Latino1%(300)

Asian0.2%(53)

Other0.3%(72)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican1.6%(482)

Central American1.4%(431)

Puerto Rican0.8%(240)

Guatemalan0.8%(228)

Mexican0.5%(151)

South American0.4%(116)

Honduran0.2%(72)

Salvadoran0.2%(69)

Nicaraguan0.2%(62)

Paraguayan0.2%(52)

Spaniard0.1%(28)

Argentine0.1%(16)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(15)

Peruvian0%(12)

Venezuelan0%(11)

Chilean0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(181)

Vietnamese0.5%(136)

Filipino0.4%(109)

Chinese0.2%(49)

Laotian0.1%(27)

Indonesian0%(7)

Ancestry

Irish21.2%(6,385)

Italian19.6%(5,888)

English13.7%(4,111)

Portuguese7%(2,114)

German6.7%(2,020)

French3.4%(1,033)

Polish3.4%(1,019)

Scottish3.2%(970)

French Canadian2.7%(806)

American2.5%(765)

Swedish2.2%(651)

Brazilian2.1%(619)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1.6%(494)

Russian1.3%(382)

Arab1.1%(332)

Scotch-Irish1%(298)

Greek0.9%(278)

Subsaharan African0.9%(271)

Canadian0.8%(232)

Lebanese0.7%(204)

Kenyan0.7%(202)

British0.5%(156)

Danish0.4%(123)

Romanian0.4%(112)

Swiss0.4%(107)

West Indian0.3%(102)

Jamaican0.3%(101)

Norwegian0.3%(91)

Hungarian0.3%(88)

Dutch0.3%(81)

Latvian0.2%(67)

Welsh0.2%(65)

Ukrainian0.2%(54)

Austrian0.2%(50)

Armenian0.2%(48)

Serbian0.1%(26)

Syrian0.1%(25)

Lithuanian0.1%(22)

Iranian0.1%(20)

Croatian0.1%(17)

Czech0.1%(16)

Cape Verdean0%(7)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.6%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married33.8%(4,222)

Married53.1%(6,626)

Widowed2.7%(341)

Divorced10.3%(1,285)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(3,928)

Married47%(6,499)

Widowed9.9%(1,372)

Divorced14.7%(2,031)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 3.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.6%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.2%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% 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)11.7%(154)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(175)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47%(621)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.9%(65)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,320 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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