CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Marblehead

Massachusetts · 19,971 residents · 4.38 sq mi

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With 19,971 people, Marblehead is a city in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $254,700. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. Households take in $53,333 a year at the median, 77% more than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 44% more than in Massachusetts as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

54% 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

19,971

−2%vs 2000

vs 20,377 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

39.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,198)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(1,099)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(1,043)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(959)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,070)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(2,962)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.6%(3,709)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.3%(2,854)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(2,087)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(1,669)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(946)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(375)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$53,333

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,968 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$30,615

−34%vs 2000

vs $46,738 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$254,700

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$760

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $907 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(19,747)

Black0.4%(88)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(179)

Asian1%(200)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(19,749)

Black0.5%(104)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(167)

Asian0.5%(93)

Other0.1%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.5%(96)

Cuban0.4%(75)

Spaniard0.3%(68)

Mexican0.3%(57)

Puerto Rican0.2%(37)

South American0.1%(12)

Peruvian0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(167)

Filipino0.2%(33)

Korean0.1%(30)

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Cambodian0.1%(18)

Japanese0.1%(17)

Burmese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Irish31.2%(6,360)

Italian15.4%(3,142)

English15.3%(3,121)

German9.6%(1,952)

Polish6.5%(1,318)

American4.4%(908)

French3.8%(784)

Russian3.4%(692)

Scottish2.9%(582)

Swedish2.3%(461)

French Canadian2.1%(420)

Norwegian1.2%(255)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1.2%(246)

Dutch1.2%(241)

Portuguese1.1%(230)

Canadian1.1%(228)

Lithuanian1.1%(216)

Armenian0.9%(176)

Danish0.6%(131)

Swiss0.5%(112)

Subsaharan African0.5%(110)

Austrian0.5%(102)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(92)

Ukrainian0.4%(86)

British0.4%(85)

Czech0.4%(80)

Hungarian0.3%(58)

Bulgarian0.2%(49)

Finnish0.2%(42)

Welsh0.2%(42)

Brazilian0.2%(34)

Slovak0.2%(32)

Serbian0.1%(27)

Iranian0.1%(26)

Latvian0.1%(24)

Slovene0.1%(23)

Arab0.1%(17)

Belgian0.1%(17)

Romanian0%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

53.7%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

22.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.7 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 28.5 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 married23.6%(1,902)

Married67.9%(5,475)

Widowed2.2%(175)

Divorced6.4%(514)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(2,173)

Married59.7%(5,365)

Widowed6.6%(595)

Divorced9.4%(848)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 1.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.0%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

88.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 84.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% 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)13.1%(81)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(87)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.1%(316)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 619 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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