Demographics
Change in Total Population


Change in Total Population

What does this measure?

The percent change in number of residents of a geographic area since 2010.

Why is this important?

Population measures provide insight on the changing size and face of communities. Changes in total population are a measure of the overall health of a community and its ability to attract and retain residents.

How is our county doing?

Since 2010, the overall population in Essex County has grown approximately 11%, slightly higher than the state increase of 9% and the nation's increase of 10%. From 2010 to 2020, the county's population increased from about 743,100 to 809,900, and since 2020, the county has continued to grow, with the total population increasing to 823,900 in 2024.

The largest localities in Essex County are the cities of Lynn and Lawrence, with 103,500 and 89,300 residents in 2024, respectively. Other population centers are Haverhill (68,300), Peabody (55,400) and Methuen (54,300). The fastest growing places since 2010 were Lawrence (which grew 17%), Lynn (15%) and Lynnfield (14%). The population fell in two places: Hamilton (-1%) and Nahant (-2%).

How do we compare to similar counties?

Essex County's rate of growth since 2010 was on par with Middlesex, MA (11%) and higher than Westchester County, NY (6%) and Lake County, IL, (2%). Lake County's total population was lower than Essex County's at 718,600 in 2024, while Westchester and Middlesex are larger at 1 million and 1.7 million, respectively.

Notes about the data

Rate is percentage change from 2010.

Change in Total Population
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Essex County, MAN/A1.1%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.5%4.9%5.6%6.1%6.2%9.0%8.6%9.0%9.8%10.9%
AmesburyN/A0.9%1.5%2.8%5.8%6.1%6.4%7.2%7.5%7.7%0.0%-0.4%-0.4%0.4%1.4%
BeverlyN/A1.5%2.2%3.4%4.3%5.1%5.4%6.2%6.8%6.8%8.0%7.3%7.5%8.2%9.4%
GloucesterN/A0.9%1.7%2.5%3.3%3.8%4.1%4.8%5.3%5.7%3.3%4.2%4.1%4.7%5.9%
HaverhillN/A1.0%1.6%2.3%2.8%3.3%3.8%4.6%5.0%5.2%11.3%10.7%10.7%11.4%12.2%
LawrenceN/A1.2%2.1%2.7%3.7%4.4%4.6%4.8%4.9%4.8%16.8%15.8%15.7%16.3%17.0%
LynnN/A0.4%1.2%1.9%2.5%3.0%3.2%4.0%4.4%4.4%12.1%11.7%12.1%12.8%14.6%
MethuenN/A1.0%1.7%2.9%4.3%5.2%5.5%6.3%6.8%7.1%0.0%-0.2%0.8%1.4%2.4%
NewburyportN/A0.6%1.0%1.7%2.5%2.7%3.0%3.8%4.5%5.0%5.0%5.1%7.6%8.2%10.1%
PeabodyN/A0.7%1.2%1.9%2.3%2.7%2.9%3.3%3.6%3.5%6.3%5.7%6.1%7.4%8.1%
SalemN/A1.7%2.4%3.3%4.1%4.7%4.6%4.8%4.7%4.6%7.7%7.9%8.1%9.8%10.6%
AndoverN/A2.1%3.0%4.8%5.9%6.7%7.2%8.2%9.7%9.9%10.6%10.5%10.4%11.0%11.7%
BoxfordN/A0.9%1.4%2.2%2.8%3.3%3.5%4.2%4.7%4.7%3.1%2.6%2.3%3.1%4.7%
DanversN/A1.6%2.5%2.9%4.7%5.0%3.7%3.8%3.9%4.0%6.0%5.2%5.4%5.9%7.9%
EssexN/A1.7%2.5%3.3%4.1%4.9%6.0%6.8%7.8%8.4%5.0%5.0%5.2%6.1%7.3%
GeorgetownN/A1.5%2.5%3.5%4.1%4.9%5.4%6.1%6.8%6.9%3.3%2.9%2.9%3.6%4.3%
GrovelandN/A0.9%1.7%2.4%3.1%3.8%4.3%5.1%5.8%6.2%4.7%4.7%4.6%5.2%6.2%
HamiltonN/A0.9%1.4%2.2%2.7%3.0%3.2%3.6%3.8%3.7%-2.6%-2.9%-2.5%-1.9%-1.2%
IpswichN/A2.1%2.8%3.5%4.1%4.8%5.2%6.2%6.6%6.8%4.6%5.1%5.6%6.3%7.1%
LynnfieldN/A1.1%2.0%7.0%9.3%10.1%10.7%11.6%12.1%12.1%12.1%12.0%12.2%13.1%14.1%
ManchesterN/A1.2%1.8%2.7%3.4%3.9%4.2%5.0%5.4%5.8%5.0%4.7%4.7%5.7%6.4%
MarbleheadN/A0.9%1.6%2.2%2.8%3.1%3.3%3.7%3.9%3.8%3.2%2.6%2.6%3.1%3.9%
MerrimacN/A1.3%2.2%4.0%5.5%6.8%7.9%9.1%9.8%9.8%6.1%6.1%6.1%6.6%7.4%
MiddletonN/A1.5%3.1%5.1%7.2%6.7%8.4%9.6%12.0%12.5%8.8%8.2%9.8%10.1%10.8%
NahantN/A0.6%1.1%1.8%2.1%2.5%2.4%2.8%3.1%3.0%-2.1%-2.7%-3.1%-2.6%-2.1%
NewburyN/A1.1%1.8%2.8%3.8%4.5%5.2%6.1%6.8%7.2%0.8%0.7%0.8%2.1%3.1%
North AndoverN/A1.5%2.5%3.3%4.7%5.9%8.7%9.3%10.0%10.0%9.5%8.8%11.2%12.6%13.3%
RockportN/A0.8%1.5%2.2%2.8%3.1%3.7%4.2%4.5%4.7%0.6%0.1%0.1%1.2%2.0%
RowleyN/A1.0%2.0%3.1%5.9%7.5%7.6%8.6%9.9%10.6%5.3%4.7%7.7%8.2%8.2%
SalisburyN/A1.2%2.1%3.0%4.5%11.0%11.9%13.3%14.2%15.0%11.4%11.3%11.3%12.4%13.6%
SaugusN/A1.6%2.8%4.5%5.0%5.4%5.6%6.0%6.0%6.5%7.4%7.8%7.8%8.4%9.0%
SwampscottN/A0.7%1.2%1.8%2.2%5.7%8.1%8.6%10.2%10.9%9.6%9.1%10.2%11.9%13.5%
TopsfieldN/A1.6%3.4%5.1%6.9%7.3%7.4%7.9%8.5%9.1%7.8%7.5%7.2%8.1%8.8%
WenhamN/A2.0%3.4%5.4%5.7%6.2%6.7%7.6%8.1%8.3%2.1%0.9%0.5%1.0%1.4%
West NewburyN/A1.7%3.1%4.7%6.0%7.2%8.7%9.4%10.5%11.3%6.2%7.6%8.1%9.2%10.5%
Middlesex County, MAN/A1.4%2.6%3.8%4.8%5.5%6.1%6.7%7.0%7.2%8.6%7.8%8.4%9.4%11.0%
Lake County, ILN/A-0.2%-0.2%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.1%-0.1%-0.5%-1.0%1.6%1.3%1.2%1.5%2.2%
Westchester County, NYN/A0.7%1.1%1.6%1.9%2.1%2.2%2.2%2.0%1.9%5.8%5.4%4.7%5.0%6.0%
MassachusettsN/A1.0%1.8%2.5%3.3%3.8%4.2%4.8%5.1%5.3%7.4%6.9%7.2%7.9%9.0%
United StatesN/A0.9%1.6%2.3%3.1%3.8%4.6%5.3%5.8%6.3%7.4%7.6%8.2%9.1%10.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Rate is percentage change since 2000.




Total Population
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Essex County, MA743,082751,507757,338764,563771,653776,865779,847784,453788,183789,034809,940807,315810,039816,197823,938
Amesbury16,28616,42916,53516,73817,22417,28717,32717,45917,51017,53217,36617,30517,29317,43317,617
Beverly39,50440,09140,39040,84641,22041,50641,62541,93642,19542,17442,67442,37642,47742,74343,223
Gloucester28,78929,05629,27329,52129,73429,89729,98230,16230,32730,43029,73629,98429,96230,15230,491
Haverhill60,87861,50561,86062,27262,60562,86163,20063,66463,92664,01467,77667,36867,42067,84368,291
Lawrence76,34377,26077,91078,38279,18279,69979,81880,00380,11280,02889,16588,42088,29788,74989,332
Lynn90,32490,70991,43792,02592,56593,05793,18593,91594,33694,299101,261100,921101,210101,868103,489
Methuen47,32847,79848,12948,70649,38449,79749,95350,30850,56550,70653,01952,90753,44153,75654,272
Newburyport17,41017,52017,57717,71417,84717,87317,92918,06518,19318,28918,28518,29518,72618,84319,163
Peabody51,26651,63251,90452,22452,46352,62952,75952,94853,09253,07054,50154,19054,37655,04355,418
Salem41,31241,99542,31642,66842,98843,23943,23343,29943,27243,22644,47444,59444,65745,37645,677
Andover33,07133,75134,07234,66035,01435,29235,45135,77536,28536,35636,56536,53636,50136,70836,927
Boxford7,9598,0288,0748,1348,1828,2208,2378,2948,3368,3328,2048,1648,1468,2038,334
Danvers26,50026,92927,15427,27827,75427,81827,49327,51727,54527,54928,08027,88827,93328,06828,590
Essex3,5043,5643,5913,6193,6473,6743,7143,7443,7763,7993,6783,6793,6873,7193,760
Georgetown8,2038,3238,4058,4938,5418,6018,6468,7058,7598,7688,4748,4388,4418,4978,558
Groveland6,4506,5096,5586,6056,6476,6966,7256,7776,8276,8496,7536,7566,7476,7856,849
Hamilton7,7647,8377,8727,9357,9727,9948,0168,0418,0618,0517,5617,5357,5687,6187,670
Ipswich13,17613,45413,54913,64213,71013,80913,86113,99014,05214,07413,78513,84213,91114,00414,110
Lynnfield11,59311,72611,82012,40612,66712,76112,83212,93413,00112,99912,99512,98713,00413,11313,230
Manchester5,1365,1965,2305,2735,3115,3355,3545,3915,4125,4345,3935,3765,3765,4285,467
Marblehead19,80819,98020,11720,25320,35820,42220,45520,54220,57320,55520,43720,32020,31920,42520,576
Merrimac6,3386,4186,4806,5896,6866,7666,8376,9156,9606,9606,7266,7256,7256,7576,810
Middleton8,9879,1249,2649,4429,6319,5909,7429,84910,06210,1109,7759,7289,8659,8979,959
Nahant3,4103,4323,4463,4733,4823,4953,4913,5043,5173,5133,3373,3183,3033,3203,338
Newbury6,6716,7426,7886,8616,9236,9727,0187,0817,1267,1486,7256,7196,7276,8146,880
North Andover28,35828,79129,05629,30129,69530,01730,82430,99831,20731,18831,04530,84631,53931,93332,135
Rockport6,9527,0117,0597,1047,1477,1687,2067,2417,2627,2826,9946,9626,9577,0337,091
Rowley5,8535,9115,9706,0336,1966,2916,2966,3596,4326,4736,1636,1316,3066,3356,334
Salisbury8,2908,3898,4618,5428,6669,2069,2769,3909,4699,5349,2349,2299,2259,3179,415
Saugus26,63427,04727,38427,82327,97328,07828,12028,22228,24028,36128,61328,71928,70428,86129,029
Swampscott13,79013,88513,95814,03314,09414,57214,90314,98015,19915,29815,10815,04115,19115,42615,658
Topsfield6,0866,1866,2906,3956,5036,5296,5376,5646,6046,6416,5626,5426,5276,5826,620
Wenham4,8754,9735,0435,1405,1525,1775,2005,2475,2725,2784,9784,9204,8994,9234,945
West Newbury4,2344,3064,3664,4334,4904,5374,6024,6344,6784,7144,4984,5544,5794,6254,680
Middlesex County, MA1,503,1331,524,8481,542,8671,560,2041,574,9931,585,4321,594,6641,603,9431,608,4701,611,6991,631,9151,620,5531,629,8051,644,9321,668,956
Lake County, IL703,400701,642702,083704,207704,294704,611704,158702,475699,587696,535714,412712,733712,143714,207718,604
Westchester County, NY949,218956,262959,585964,567967,044968,773970,267969,689968,213967,5061,004,4651,000,036993,488996,9261,006,447
Massachusetts6,547,7856,613,5836,663,0056,713,3156,762,5966,794,2286,823,6086,859,7896,882,6356,892,5037,033,1327,000,4747,022,4687,066,5687,136,171
United States308,758,105311,556,874313,830,990315,993,715318,301,008320,635,163322,941,311324,985,539326,687,501328,239,523331,515,736332,099,760334,017,321336,806,231340,110,988

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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INDICATORS TREND | ESSEX COUNTY
People 65 or Older Living Alone Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Prevalence of Overweight Adults Not Applicable
Preterm Births Increasing
Infant Mortality Rate Maintaining
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth Maintaining
Live Births to Teen Mothers Decreasing
Youth Arrests Decreasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment Maintaining
Tourism Spending Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Charitable Contributions Maintaining
Protected Land Not Applicable
Days with Good Air Quality Increasing
Beach Contamination Increasing
Daily Water Use per Resident Decreasing
Crimes Against People Maintaining
Crimes Against Property Decreasing
Drug-Related Arrests Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence Increasing
Incarceration Rates Decreasing
Recidivism Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities Maintaining
Households With Internet Access Not Applicable
Change in Total Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Sex Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Maintaining
Households by Type Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Sex Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Increasing
Change in Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Median Earnings by Occupation by Gender Not Applicable
People Entering/Leaving County for Work Not Applicable
Employer Size Not Applicable
Self-Employment Revenue Increasing
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Prekindergarten Participation Not Applicable
Female Enrollment in School Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students Increasing
Per-Student Spending Increasing
Bullying Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income Increasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance Increasing
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Median Home Value Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Increasing
Cost of Renting Increasing
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeless Persons Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma Maintaining
Prevalence of Overweight Children Maintaining
Diabetes Incidence Decreasing
Chronic Disease Among Older Adults Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Cancer Mortality Rate Decreasing
Heart Disease Mortality Rate Decreasing
Mortality Rate Decreasing
People who Smoke Not Applicable
Use of Illegal Drugs Not Applicable
Youth Use of Illegal Drugs Not Applicable
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Not Applicable
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate Increasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Suicide Rate Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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