With 18,652 people, Newburyport is a city in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 67% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 49.8, about 11 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $834,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median household earns $139,625, about 70% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $139,625, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
67% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newburyport
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree35.3% → 67.0%(+31.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.2% → 77.5%(+15.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age36.5 → 49.8(+13.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Newburyport's population equals 2.3% of Essex County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% of the county's.
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)18.7%(138)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.6%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(182)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 739 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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Over time
Newburyport, decade by decade
Newburyport population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,351
$92,686
$410,892
35.3%
4.4
2000
17,189
$106,671
$442,662
42.3%
6.2
2010
17,416
$109,763
$640,739
52.4%
11.7
2020
18,289
$134,221
$737,283
62.3%
21.1
2024
18,652
$139,625
$834,000
67.0%
21.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
