Peabody, MA Demographic Data
Peabody, MA Summary
Peabody is located in Essex County in Massachusetts
- Population: 51,601
- Area: 16.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 16.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.58 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,072.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 153.87 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Peabody, MA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
27,124
52%
50.8
Male
25,111
48%
49.2
Total Population
52,235
323,128,000
Peabody, MA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,830
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,249
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,779
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,011
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,090
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,368
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,989
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,237
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,940
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,834
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,743
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,497
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,668
5.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
42,772
81.9%
77.2
Female
22,847
53.4%
51.3
Male
19,925
46.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
40,875
78.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
13,264
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
10,908
20.9%
15.2
Female
6,508
59.7%
55.8
Male
4,400
40.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Peabody, MA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
51,156
97.9%
96.8
White
46,496
89.0%
72.6
Black or African American
1,382
2.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
80
0.2%
0.8
Asian
801
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
161
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
155
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
121
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.0%
0.2
Korean
9
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
342
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,395
4.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,079
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,784
9.2%
17.8
Mexican
217
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,469
2.8%
1.7
Cuban
34
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,064
5.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
47,451
90.8%
82.2
Peabody, MA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,628
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,933
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,756
33.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,844
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,601
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,630
19.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,884
10.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,561
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
34,715
90.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
11,514
30.0%
31.2
Peabody, MA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,488
30.4%
33.7%
Now Married
21,879
49.3%
47.5
Divorced
4,341
9.8%
11.0%
Separated
689
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
3,980
9.0
5.8%
Peabody, MA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
38,854
78.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,551
21.4%
21.6%
Spanish
3,398
6.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,374
12.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
392
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
387
0.8%
1.1%
Peabody, MA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,140
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,134
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,890
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,728
8.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,340
10.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,072
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,770
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,758
17.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,400
6.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,272
5.9%
6.4
Median household income
64,071
57,617
Per capita income
34,925
31,128
Peabody, MA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
118
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,573
9.5%
9.8
Construction
1,635
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,121
22.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,976
7.3%
6.6
Information
426
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,437
9.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,382
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,270
12.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,156
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
4,213
15.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,312
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
597
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,045
7.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
9,534
35.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,576
9.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,479
27.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,582
20.5%
18.1%
Peabody, MA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
26,553
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
21,819
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,928
7.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
831
3.1%
5.1
Walked
439
1.7%
2.7
Other means
559
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
977
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Peabody, MA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,319
10.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,740
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
8,176
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
3,269
15.2%
21.0
Peabody, MA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
21,504
95.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,949
64.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,555
35.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,014
4.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Peabody, MA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,518
1 room
325
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
664
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
2,498
11.1%
9.1
4 rooms
4,107
18.2%
16.5
5 rooms
4,012
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
3,861
17.1%
17.8
7 rooms
2,633
11.7%
12.0
8 rooms
2,211
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,207
9.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Peabody, MA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,518
1-unit, detached
11,467
50.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,044
4.6%
5.9
2-units
1,839
8.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,625
7.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
987
4.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,291
5.7%
4.4
20 or more units
3,655
16.2%
9.0
Mobile home
610
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Peabody, MA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,136
22.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,236
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,331
14.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,661
16.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,156
9.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,193
9.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,968
8.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,731
12.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
106
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Peabody, MA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
10,506
48.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
442
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
3,629
16.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6,670
31.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
10
0.0%
0.1
Wood
32
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
55
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
160
0.7%
1.1
Peabody, MA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
9,115
47295100.0
Less than $500
67
0.7%
1.6%
$500 to $999
561
6.2%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
956
10.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,258
13.8%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,378
15.1%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,391
26.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,504
27.5%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,342
36.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,399
15.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
927
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
778
8.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,639
29.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
30
0.0%
0.0%
Peabody, MA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,111
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
74
1.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
138
1.9%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
796
11.2%
4.4%
Less than $500
995
14.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,258
17.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
1,319
18.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,531
35.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
444
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,239
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
812
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
562
8.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
929
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
612
8.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
815
11.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,261
46.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
564
0.0%
0.0%
Peabody, MA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,949
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
401
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
115
0.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
299
2.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
470
3.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,227
23.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7,844
56.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,526
10.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
67
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
345,500
205,000
