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Gloucester, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $580,583 (it was $203,400 in 2000)
Gloucester:

$580,583
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $413,047 - $784,369

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $782,474
Here:

$782,474
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,062,760
Here:

$1,062,760
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $864,974
Here:

$864,974
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $445,899
Here:

$445,899
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $323,672
Here:

$323,672
State:

$555,768

Total population: 29,626 (Urban population: 28,242, Rural population: 2,031 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 14,774 (13,389 occupied: 8,249 owner occupied, 5,178 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

38%

Housing density: 569 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,645,735.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,339 (lower quartile is $917, upper quartile is $1,693)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,867


Median gross rent in Gloucester, MA in 2022: $1,490

Housing units in Gloucester with a mortgage: 5,271 (669 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 604 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 225

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,240

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $92,363

Median monthly housing costs: $1,710

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Gloucester, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1942

Household type by relationship:

Households: 29,854
  • Male householders: 5,877 (1,819 living alone), Female householders: 7,392 (2,577 living alone)
  • 6,137 spouses (6,033 opposite-sex spouses), 954 unmarried partners, (879 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,162 children (6,804 natural, 83 adopted, 275 stepchildren), 259 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 313 parents, 8 foster children, 377 other relatives, 844 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 335

Size of family households: 3,996 2-persons, 1,732 3-persons, 1,176 4-persons, 588 5-persons, 253 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,737 1-person, 916 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 36 4-persons.

3,123 married couples with children.
1,177 single-parent households (315 men, 862 women).

87.8% of residents of Gloucester speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 58% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,987 (10.0%)
(46.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 5721 bedroom
  • 2,2322 bedrooms
  • 3,3513 bedrooms
  • 1,4964 bedrooms
  • 5995+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • 524no bedroom
  • 1,6531 bedroom
  • 2,0282 bedrooms
  • 7293 bedrooms
  • 2104 bedrooms
  • 345+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Gloucester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gloucester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 299no vehicle
  • 2,4091 vehicle
  • 3,6032 vehicles
  • 1,3733 vehicles
  • 4274 vehicles
  • 1385+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Gloucester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gloucester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 887no vehicle
  • 3,0751 vehicle
  • 1,1222 vehicles
  • 673 vehicles
  • 274 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 482 rooms
  • 3253 rooms
  • 8274 rooms
  • 1,4155 rooms
  • 1,9856 rooms
  • 1,1417 rooms
  • 8748 rooms
  • 1,6359+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • 4571 room
  • 4622 rooms
  • 1,2393 rooms
  • 1,3044 rooms
  • 9435 rooms
  • 4226 rooms
  • 2557 rooms
  • 488 rooms
  • 499+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Gloucester, MA
Gloucester city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Gloucester, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Gloucester, MA in 2022
  • 640Less than $10,000
  • 896$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,017$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,041$30,000 to $39,999
  • 940$40,000 to $49,999
  • 577$50,000 to $59,999
  • 900$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,715$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,447$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,275$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,211$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,808$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Gloucester, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Gloucester, MA in 2022
  • 171Less than $10,000
  • 11$25,000 to $29,999
  • 4$30,000 to $34,999
  • 5$35,000 to $39,999
  • 13$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19$80,000 to $89,999
  • 94$100,000 to $124,999
  • 53$125,000 to $149,999
  • 31$150,000 to $174,999
  • 71$175,000 to $199,999
  • 297$200,000 to $249,999
  • 169$250,000 to $299,999
  • 917$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,340$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,708$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,231$750,000 to $999,999
  • 525$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 288$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 346$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Gloucester, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Gloucester, MA in 2022
  • 43Less than $100
  • 39$150 to $199
  • 80$200 to $249
  • 109$250 to $299
  • 62$300 to $349
  • 69$350 to $399
  • 76$400 to $449
  • 27$450 to $499
  • 41$500 to $549
  • 118$550 to $599
  • 28$600 to $649
  • 108$650 to $699
  • 23$700 to $749
  • 109$750 to $799
  • 291$800 to $899
  • 112$900 to $999
  • 869$1,000 to $1,249
  • 793$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,175$1,500 to $1,999
  • 388$2,000 to $2,499
  • 87$2,500 to $2,999
  • 15$3,000 to $3,499
  • 34$3,500 or more
  • 190No cash rent
Work and jobs in Gloucester: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,857 (12.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 820
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,140
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,354
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,753
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,436
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 761
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,268
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 228
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 490
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 663
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 847
  • 90 or more minutes: 598
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Gloucester

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 10,440 (73.8%)
  • Carpooled: 560 (4.0%)
  • Bus: 23 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 7 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 280 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 32 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 689 (4.9%)
  • Worked at home: 1,857 (13.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 3.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 3.8%Females
Races in Gloucester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • 1,3952010 or later
  • 5322000 to 2009
  • 3261990 to 1999
  • 2121980 to 1989
  • 4051970 to 1979
  • 671Before 1970
Ancestries in Gloucester, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 2,602 (21.1%)
  • Irish: 1,683 (13.6%)
  • English: 1,269 (10.3%)
  • Portuguese: 917 (7.4%)
  • American: 537 (4.4%)
  • German: 488 (4.0%)
  • French Canadian: 377 (3.1%)
  • Brazilian: 372 (3.0%)
  • Kenyan: 326 (2.6%)
  • Scottish: 318 (2.6%)
  • European: 264 (2.1%)
  • Polish: 174 (1.4%)
  • Northern European: 131 (1.1%)
  • French: 122 (1.0%)
  • Finnish: 100 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 95 (0.8%)
  • Arab: 93 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 79 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 68 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 65 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 56 (0.5%)
  • British: 39 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 35 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 32 (0.3%)
  • African: 30 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 24 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 22 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 21 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 20 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 13 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 12 (0.10%)
  • Cape Verdean: 10 (0.08%)
  • Lebanese: 8 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 7 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 6 (0.05%)
  • Dutch: 5 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 3 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Brazil
Gloucester:

13.9% (401)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

Dominican Republic
Gloucester:

7.8% (224)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Italy
Gloucester:

7.0% (203)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (16,886)

Kenya
Gloucester:

6.9% (198)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,746)

Egypt
Gloucester:

6.4% (186)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (6,109)

Canada
Gloucester:

6.2% (179)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

India
Gloucester:

6.2% (178)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Portugal
Gloucester:

5.6% (163)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (50,360)

Guatemala
Gloucester:

5.5% (160)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (32,733)

England
Gloucester:

5.3% (154)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,698)

Nepal
Gloucester:

3.0% (88)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (6,789)

Mexico
Gloucester:

2.2% (64)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,065)

Philippines
Gloucester:

1.9% (56)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,810)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Gloucester:

1.9% (56)
Massachusetts:

8.4% (103,233)

El Salvador
Gloucester:

1.8% (51)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (45,667)

Germany
Gloucester:

1.6% (47)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,529)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 21,442
  • Other state: 4,958
  • Northeast: 2,855
  • Midwest: 760
  • South: 770
  • West: 572

91.7% of Gloucester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.5% lived in Massachusetts.


Gloucester:

91.7%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 103
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 28
  • 5th and 6th grade: 30
  • 7th and 8th grade: 49
  • 9th grade: 86
  • 10th grade: 160
  • 11th grade: 63
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 200
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,791
  • Less than 1 year of college: 585
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,037
  • Associate degree: 809
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,529
  • Master's degree: 1,137
  • Professional school degree: 336
  • Doctorate degree: 238
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 106
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 32
  • 5th and 6th grade: 70
  • 7th and 8th grade: 129
  • 9th grade: 16
  • 10th grade: 69
  • 11th grade: 27
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 85
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,013
  • Less than 1 year of college: 538
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,498
  • Associate degree: 1,388
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,781
  • Master's degree: 1,769
  • Professional school degree: 218
  • Doctorate degree: 154
Educational Attainment for Females
Gloucester marital status for males
Gloucester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,711
  • One, attached: 667
  • Two: 2,096
  • 3 or 4: 2,293
  • 5 to 9: 640
  • 10 to 19: 551
  • 20 to 49: 386
  • 50 or more: 416
  • Mobile homes: 11
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Gloucester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Gloucester, MA
  • 42.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 38.3%Utility gas
  • 10.2%Electricity
  • 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Solar energy
  • 1.1%Wood
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gloucester, MA
  • 46.9%Utility gas
  • 30.9%Electricity
  • 16.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 144
Here:

8.6%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 156
Here:

16.4%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 317
Here:

41.2%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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