Housing density: 171 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $495,592.
Median contract rent in 2022: $972 (lower quartile is $646, upper quartile is $1,380)
Median gross rent in Wenham, MA in 2022: $996
Housing units in Wenham with a mortgage: 666 (23 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 272
In family households: 606,990 (122,043 male householders, 65,962 female householders)
136,841 spouses, 221,565 children (210,337 natural, 5,012 adopted, 6,216 stepchildren), 11,988 grandchildren, 7,913 brothers or sisters, 8,558 parents, foster children, 9,566 other relatives, 17,265 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 119,697 (41,801 male householders (32,274 living alone)), 56,150 female householders (48,012 living alone)), 21,746 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16,472 (6,766 institutionalized population)
125,244 married couples with children.
42,832 single-parent households (7,363 men, 35,469 women).
95.7% of residents of Wenham speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 341 (6.9%)
(74.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wenham, Massachusetts
211995 to March 2000
101990 to 1994
261985 to 1989
191980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
71970 to 1974
81965 to 1969
86Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,046 (21.2%)
English: 998 (20.2%)
German: 484 (9.8%)
Italian: 392 (7.9%)
Other: 280 (5.7%)
United States: 253 (5.1%)
French: 233 (4.7%)
Polish: 210 (4.3%)
Scottish: 185 (3.8%)
French Canadian: 138 (2.8%)
Swedish: 134 (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 94 (1.9%)
Greek: 88 (1.8%)
Russian: 84 (1.7%)
Norwegian: 46 (0.9%)
Welsh: 45 (0.9%)
Slovak: 44 (0.9%)
Lithuanian: 41 (0.8%)
Portuguese: 31 (0.6%)
Hungarian: 28 (0.6%)
Dutch: 26 (0.5%)
Arab: 16 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 15 (0.3%)
Swiss: 11 (0.2%)
Czech: 10 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Wenham:
36.2% (64)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
United Kingdom
Wenham:
24.9% (44)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Italy
Wenham:
12.4% (22)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Ukraine
Wenham:
5.6% (10)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,754)
Russia
Wenham:
4.0% (7)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Iraq
Wenham:
4.0% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.1% (610)
Germany
Wenham:
3.4% (6)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Hungary
Wenham:
3.4% (6)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,710)
Romania
Wenham:
3.4% (6)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,058)
Indonesia
Wenham:
2.8% (5)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,303)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,792
Other state: 1,417
Northeast: 883
Midwest: 251
South: 142
West: 141
54% of Wenham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 152
Less than 1 year of college: 59
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 93
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 390
Master's degree: 142
Professional school degree: 70
Doctorate degree: 38
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
