Haverhill, Massachusetts demographics

Haverhill, MA demographics: median age 39.4; 32.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Haverhill city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2529405. The survey estimates a population of 67,698 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Haverhill is 39.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 26,545 households (±667). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.4 ±1.1	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 67,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	14,411 ±1,044	21.3% ±1.5 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	15,617 ±1,078	23.1% ±1.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	27,187 ±1,314	40.2% ±1.9 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	10,483 ±789	15.5% ±1.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 67,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	33,244 ±802	49.1% ±1.2 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	34,454 ±794	50.9% ±1.2 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 67,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	45,794 ±1,700	67.6% ±2.5 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,158 ±591	3.2% ±0.9 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	74 ±96 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,001 ±488	1.5% ±0.7 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,085 ±1,163	10.5% ±1.7 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	11,586 ±1,604	17.1% ±2.4 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 67,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,776 ±1,295	73.5% ±1.9 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17,922 ±1,292	26.5% ±1.9 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,388 ±632	42.9% ±2.1 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,717 ±383	6.5% ±1.4 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,833 ±442	14.4% ±1.6 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	7,264 ±733	27.4% ±2.7 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,343 ±390	8.8% ±1.5 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,157 ±418	30.7% ±1.4 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	18,388 ±811	69.3% ±2.5 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	7,264 ±733	27.4% ±2.7 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,774 ±727	33.1% ±2.6 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,509 ±538	17.0% ±2.0 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,800 ±397	14.3% ±1.5 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,489 ±278	5.6% ±1.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	324 ±160	1.2% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	385 ±162	1.5% ±0.6 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 67,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	58,424 ±973	86.3% ±1.4 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,274 ±974	13.7% ±1.4 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 63,849
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	47,585 ±1,295	74.5% ±1.9 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	12,609 ±1,030	19.7% ±1.6 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	396 ±202 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	62 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	472 ±238 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,526 ±398	2.4% ±0.6 pp	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	186 ±148 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	246 ±294 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	52 ±75 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	117 ±92 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	356 ±207 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	233 ±113	0.4% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 47,635
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,576 ±706	9.6% ±1.5 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	14,232 ±1,023	29.9% ±2.0 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,406 ±732	17.6% ±1.5 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,890 ±622	10.3% ±1.3 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	10,084 ±829	21.2% ±1.7 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,447 ±544	11.4% ±1.1 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 66,851
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	60,828 ±903	91.0% ±1.3 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,741 ±731	5.6% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,267 ±415	1.9% ±0.6 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	836 ±276	1.3% ±0.4 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	179 ±146 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.6% of Haverhill residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 93.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Haverhill	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.6% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.3% ±0.9 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.6% ±0.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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