Danvers, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population

28,098

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

0.44% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.8%

8.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$125,395

7.11% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$644,200

5.4% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,981

1.63% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Danvers, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.4% of the residents in Danvers, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Danvers, MA are North Shore Community College (713 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Danvers, MA was $644,200, and the homeownership rate was 69.2%.

Most people in Danvers, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Danvers, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Danvers, MA is home to a population of 28.1k people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.12% of Danvers, MA residents were born outside of the country (2.56k people).

In 2024, there were 48.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.6k people) in Danvers, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 505 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 496 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Danvers, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Danvers, MA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Danvers, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Danvers, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.6k ± 710
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
505 ± 309
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
496 ± 190

5.48%

Hispanic Population

1.54k people

5.48% of the people in Danvers, MA are hispanic (1.54k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Danvers, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

China
103,356 ± 7,834 people
Brazil
101,793 ± 7,776 people
Dominican Republic
101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

Foreign-Born Population

9.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.56k people

8.95%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.5k people

As of 2024, 9.12% of Danvers, MA residents (2.56k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Danvers, MA was 8.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Danvers, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
423 ± 111
Gulf War (1990s)
235 ± 176
Korea
146 ± 61

Danvers, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Danvers, MA.

Economy

The economy of Danvers, MA employs 16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Danvers, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,851 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,772 people), and Manufacturing (1,672 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($113,041), Information ($106,293), and Manufacturing ($102,609).

Employment

Occupations

16k

2024 Value

± 1,089

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 9.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Danvers, MA grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 15.7k employees to 16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Danvers, MA, are Management Occupations (2,599 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,394 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,382 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Danvers, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

16k

2024 Value

± 1,089

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 9.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Danvers, MA grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 15.7k employees to 16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Danvers, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,851 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,772 people), and Manufacturing (1,672 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Danvers, MA, though some of these residents may live in Danvers, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$79,381

Median earning men ± $8,723

$63,072

Median earning women ± $4,826

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($121,466), Information ($101,563), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,443).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($106,552), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,619), and Manufacturing ($67,313).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Danvers, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Danvers, MA awarded 713 degrees. The student population of Danvers, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,725 male students and 3,108 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Danvers, MA are White (410 and 57.6%), Hispanic or Latino (161 and 22.6%), Two or More Races (54 and 7.58%), and Black or African American (52 and 7.3%).

The largest universities in Danvers, MA by number of degrees awarded are North Shore Community College (713 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Danvers, MA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (108 and 15.1%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (82 and 11.5%), and Registered Nursing (53 and 7.43%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,833 students enrolled in Danvers, MA, 35.7% men and 64.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,831 records, of which 63.7% were women and 36.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
108 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
82 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
53 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Danvers, MA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 108 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Danvers, MA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

North Shore Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

713 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was North Shore Community College with 713 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 223 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Danvers, MA, which is 0.455 times less than the 490 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 410 degrees mean that there were 2.55 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 161 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($600) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($4,752) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Danvers, MA was $644,200 in 2024, which is 1.94 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $611,200 to $644,200, a 5.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Danvers, MA is 69.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Danvers, MA have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Danvers, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$644,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,021

$7,619

Median Property Taxes

±$600

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Danvers, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Danvers, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.2%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.2% of the housing units in Danvers, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Danvers, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$125,395

Median Household Income

± $10,105

11k

Number of Households

± 836

In 2024, the median household income of the 11k households in Danvers, MA grew to $125,395 from the previous year's value of $117,072.

The following chart displays the households in Danvers, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Danvers, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.3%)
Worked At Home (19.3%)
Carpooled (4.42%)

In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Danvers, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.3%) and those who carpooled to work (4.42%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Danvers, MA have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.85% of the workforce in Danvers, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Danvers, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Danvers, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Danvers, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Danvers, MA (1.32k out of 27.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Danvers, MA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.6% of the population of Danvers, MA has health coverage, with 59.5% on employee plans, 9.56% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.42%

Uninsured

59.5%

Employer Coverage

9.56%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

12.9%

Non-Group

0.42%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Danvers, MA grew by 3.02% from 1.38% to 1.42%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Danvers, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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