Swampscott is a city of 15,277 people in Massachusetts. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $771,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. Households take in $134,386 a year at the median, 63% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $134,386, above the US median
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)16.8%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.4%(209)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 493 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
Swampscott, decade by decade
Swampscott 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
13,650
$120,462
$539,535
43.8%
3.7
2000
14,412
$129,500
$484,560
50.2%
8.4
2010
13,787
$130,569
$622,757
58.0%
16.7
2020
15,111
$124,716
$613,170
59.2%
32.4
2024
15,277
$134,386
$771,100
62.2%
35.4
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.
