Peabody, MA

Census Place

2024 Population

54,695

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

2.79% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.65%

17.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$96,657

1.45% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Peabody, MA is home to a population of 54.7k people, from which 93.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.4% of Peabody, MA residents were born outside of the country (9.53k people).

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.7k people) in Peabody, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.53k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.35k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%

2024 Citizenship

93.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Peabody, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Peabody, MA was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Peabody, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
39.7k ± 1.49k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.53k ± 977
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.35k ± 707

14.6%

Hispanic Population

7.96k people

14.6% of the people in Peabody, MA are hispanic (7.96k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Peabody, 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

Brazil
108,593 ± 8,028 people
Dominican Republic
106,391 ± 7,947 people
China
103,416 ± 7,837 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was Brazil, the natal country of 108,593 Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 106,391 and China with 103,416.

Foreign-Born Population

17.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.53k people

17.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.4k people

As of 2024, 17.4% of Peabody, MA residents (9.53k 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 Peabody, MA was 17.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
791 ± 200
Gulf War (2001-)
471 ± 183
Korea
433 ± 165

Peabody, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Peabody, MA employs 28.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Peabody, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,710 people), Retail Trade (2,967 people), and Manufacturing (2,504 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,014), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,063), and Finance & Insurance ($81,212).

Employment

Occupations

28.2k

2024 Value

± 1,479

0.826%

1 Year growth

± 7.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peabody, MA grew at a rate of 0.826%, from 28k employees to 28.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peabody, MA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,825 people), Management Occupations (3,216 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,080 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peabody, 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

28.2k

2024 Value

± 1,479

0.826%

1 Year growth

± 7.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peabody, MA grew at a rate of 0.826%, from 28k employees to 28.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peabody, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,710 people), Retail Trade (2,967 people), and Manufacturing (2,504 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peabody, MA, though some of these residents may live in Peabody, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,271

Median earning men ± $4,412

$52,337

Median earning women ± $3,793

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,046), Manufacturing ($84,792), and Public Administration ($83,869).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,439), Public Administration ($66,181), and Information ($66,089).

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 Peabody, 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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Peabody, MA was $596,200 in 2024, which is 1.79 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $566,200 to $596,200, a 5.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Peabody, MA is 65.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Peabody, MA have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peabody, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$596,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,307

$14,688

Median Property Taxes

±$948

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 Peabody, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

65.6%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.6% of the housing units in Peabody, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Peabody, 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.

$96,657

Median Household Income

± $3,634

22.4k

Number of Households

± 1,256

In 2024, the median household income of the 22.4k households in Peabody, MA grew to $96,657 from the previous year's value of $95,278.

The following chart displays the households in Peabody, 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 Peabody, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.477

2024 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2024, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.306% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (77.4%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Carpooled (7%)

In 2024, 77.4% of workers in Peabody, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7%).

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

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peabody, MA have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.54% of the workforce in Peabody, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peabody, MA (4.13k out of 54k 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 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peabody, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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