CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Saugus

Massachusetts · 25,549 residents · 10.8 sq mi

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Saugus is home to 25,549 people in Massachusetts. Median home value sits at $166,700. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 37.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 3.9%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $41,919 a year at the median, 39% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

25,549

−2%vs 2000

vs 26,078 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(1,434)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(1,554)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(1,335)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,604)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,837)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(4,235)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(3,648)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(3,180)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(2,815)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(2,298)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(1,289)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(320)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,919

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,301 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,781

−30%vs 2000

vs $25,524 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$166,700

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $201,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$598

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $735 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(25,207)

Black0.4%(107)

Hispanic / Latino1%(254)

Asian1.2%(314)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(25,222)

Black0.5%(131)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(132)

Asian0.6%(146)

Other0.2%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American5.5%(1,595)

Guatemalan2.6%(760)

Salvadoran2%(588)

Puerto Rican1.7%(482)

South American1.6%(470)

Colombian1.1%(329)

Honduran0.9%(247)

Mexican0.8%(227)

Dominican0.7%(188)

Spaniard0.3%(75)

Cuban0.3%(72)

Argentine0.2%(54)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(53)

Venezuelan0.1%(34)

Asian origin

Chinese1.2%(354)

Cambodian0.8%(235)

Vietnamese0.6%(173)

Pakistani0.2%(63)

Asian Indian0.2%(49)

Korean0.1%(34)

Thai0.1%(27)

Laotian0.1%(22)

Filipino0%(13)

Ancestry

Italian22.4%(6,455)

Irish18.6%(5,358)

English7.5%(2,157)

American4.8%(1,375)

French3.6%(1,047)

German3.3%(938)

West Indian3%(865)

Haitian2.9%(834)

Polish2.7%(785)

Arab2.3%(676)

French Canadian2.1%(612)

Scottish2.1%(610)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian1.9%(545)

Greek1.5%(440)

Portuguese1.4%(405)

Swedish1.2%(336)

Canadian1%(296)

Moroccan0.9%(256)

Subsaharan African0.9%(253)

Romanian0.8%(244)

Syrian0.8%(218)

Russian0.5%(144)

Dutch0.5%(130)

Danish0.4%(119)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(92)

Palestinian0.3%(84)

Lithuanian0.2%(71)

Cape Verdean0.2%(66)

Armenian0.2%(61)

Lebanese0.2%(60)

Ukrainian0.2%(58)

Finnish0.2%(56)

Bulgarian0.2%(54)

Kenyan0.1%(31)

Slovak0.1%(28)

Norwegian0.1%(24)

Austrian0.1%(22)

Belgian0%(14)

Latvian0%(12)

Welsh0%(12)

Jordanian0%(10)

British0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.6%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married35.4%(4,371)

Married55.3%(6,841)

Widowed2%(251)

Divorced7.3%(898)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(3,886)

Married50.5%(6,623)

Widowed8%(1,046)

Divorced11.9%(1,558)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 3.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 80.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% 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)32.5%(427)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.4%(189)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.3%(450)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(72)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,312 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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