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 2000.

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 2000, the overall population in Essex County has grown approximately 12%, slightly higher than the state increase of 10% but much lower than the nation's increase of 18%. From 2000 to 2010, the county's population increased from about 723,000 to 743,100, and since 2010, growth has picked up, with the total population increasing to 807,100 in 2021.

The largest localities in Essex County are the cities of Lynn and Lawrence, with 100,900 and 88,500 residents in 2021, respectively. Other population centers are Haverhill (67,400), Peabody (54,100) and Methuen (52,800). The fastest growing places since 2000 were Middleton (which grew 26%), Lawrence (23%) and Methuen (21%). The population fell in three places: Rockport (-10%), and Hamilton and Nahant (both at -9%).

How do we compare to similar counties?

Essex County's rate of growth since 2000 was slightly higher than Middlesex, MA and Lake County, IL, both at 10%. Westchester County had the lowest rate at 8%. Lake's total population was lower than Essex County's at 711,200, while Westchester and Middlesex are larger at 997,900 and 1.6 million, respectively.

Notes about the data

Rate is percentage change from 2000. Data for this indicator are released annually in July.

Change in Total Population
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Essex County, MAN/A0.9%1.2%1.1%0.9%0.7%0.8%1.0%1.5%2.2%2.7%3.9%4.7%5.7%6.7%7.4%7.8%8.4%8.9%9.1%11.9%11.6%
AmesburyN/A0.5%0.4%-0.1%-0.7%-1.2%-1.5%-1.7%-1.6%-1.3%-1.1%-0.2%0.5%1.7%4.6%5.0%5.3%6.1%6.4%6.5%5.5%4.9%
BeverlyN/A0.4%0.4%-0.1%-0.6%-1.1%-1.3%-1.5%-1.3%-1.0%-0.7%0.8%1.5%2.7%3.6%4.3%4.6%5.4%6.1%6.0%7.4%6.7%
GloucesterN/A-0.0%-0.5%-1.4%-2.4%-3.2%-3.9%-4.5%-4.8%-4.9%-4.9%-4.0%-3.3%-2.5%-1.8%-1.3%-1.0%-0.4%0.1%0.5%-1.8%-1.1%
HaverhillN/A1.0%1.3%1.3%1.1%1.0%1.1%1.4%1.9%2.6%3.2%4.3%4.9%5.6%6.1%6.6%7.2%7.9%8.4%8.5%14.9%14.2%
LawrenceN/A1.4%2.0%2.2%2.3%2.5%2.9%3.3%4.2%5.2%6.0%7.2%8.1%8.8%9.9%10.6%10.8%11.0%11.2%11.1%23.7%22.9%
LynnN/A0.8%0.9%0.7%0.3%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.5%1.0%1.5%1.9%2.7%3.4%4.0%4.5%4.7%5.5%6.0%5.9%13.7%13.3%
MethuenN/A1.6%2.4%2.8%3.1%3.4%4.0%4.7%5.7%6.9%8.1%9.1%9.9%11.2%12.7%13.7%14.0%14.9%15.4%15.8%21.1%20.5%
NewburyportN/A0.7%0.9%0.6%0.2%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%0.2%0.7%1.1%1.8%2.1%2.9%3.7%3.8%4.2%4.9%5.7%6.2%6.3%6.3%
PeabodyN/A1.4%2.0%2.2%2.3%2.5%2.9%3.4%4.2%5.2%6.1%6.9%7.4%8.1%8.6%8.9%9.2%9.6%9.9%9.8%12.8%12.0%
SalemN/A0.9%1.1%0.9%0.7%0.5%0.5%0.7%1.1%1.8%2.2%3.9%4.7%5.5%6.3%6.9%6.9%7.1%7.0%6.9%10.1%10.9%
AndoverN/A1.3%1.9%2.1%2.1%2.3%2.6%3.1%3.9%4.9%5.2%7.4%8.4%10.3%11.4%12.3%12.8%13.8%15.5%15.7%16.4%16.2%
BoxfordN/A0.7%0.8%0.5%0.1%-0.2%-0.3%-0.4%-0.1%0.4%0.7%1.6%2.2%3.0%3.6%4.1%4.3%5.0%5.5%5.5%3.8%3.1%
DanversN/A1.2%1.8%1.9%2.0%2.1%2.4%2.8%3.6%4.5%5.3%7.0%7.9%8.4%10.3%10.6%9.3%9.4%9.5%9.5%11.6%10.9%
EssexN/A1.5%2.3%2.6%2.7%3.0%3.5%4.1%5.1%6.1%7.1%8.9%9.7%10.6%11.5%12.3%13.5%14.4%15.4%16.1%12.3%12.1%
GeorgetownN/A2.0%3.1%3.7%4.3%4.9%5.8%6.7%8.0%9.5%11.0%12.6%13.7%14.9%15.5%16.4%17.0%17.8%18.5%18.6%14.6%13.9%
GrovelandN/A1.5%2.2%2.6%2.7%3.0%3.5%4.1%5.0%6.1%6.9%7.9%8.7%9.5%10.2%11.0%11.5%12.3%13.1%13.5%11.8%11.7%
HamiltonN/A-0.3%-1.0%-2.0%-3.1%-4.1%-4.9%-5.7%-6.1%-6.4%-6.6%-5.7%-5.3%-4.5%-4.1%-3.8%-3.5%-3.2%-3.0%-3.1%-9.0%-9.3%
IpswichN/A0.8%0.9%0.7%0.3%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.5%1.0%1.5%3.6%4.4%5.1%5.6%6.4%6.8%7.7%8.2%8.4%6.1%5.6%
LynnfieldN/A0.9%1.1%0.9%0.6%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.9%1.5%2.0%3.1%4.0%9.1%11.4%12.2%12.9%13.8%14.3%14.3%14.2%13.9%
ManchesterN/A0.4%0.3%-0.2%-0.9%-1.5%-1.8%-2.1%-2.0%-1.8%-1.6%-0.4%0.2%1.1%1.8%2.2%2.6%3.3%3.7%4.1%3.4%2.8%
MarbleheadN/A0.3%0.0%-0.6%-1.4%-2.1%-2.5%-2.9%-3.0%-2.9%-2.7%-1.9%-1.2%-0.5%-0.0%0.3%0.5%0.9%1.0%0.9%0.3%-0.3%
MerrimacN/A1.1%1.4%1.4%1.2%1.2%1.3%1.6%2.2%2.9%3.5%4.9%5.9%7.6%9.2%10.5%11.7%13.0%13.7%13.7%9.8%9.5%
MiddletonN/A2.3%3.9%5.2%6.5%7.6%9.1%10.7%12.5%14.6%16.1%17.8%19.6%21.9%24.4%23.9%25.8%27.2%29.9%30.6%26.5%26.1%
NahantN/A-0.2%-0.8%-1.7%-2.9%-3.9%-4.7%-5.4%-5.7%-6.0%-6.1%-5.5%-5.1%-4.4%-4.1%-3.8%-3.9%-3.5%-3.2%-3.3%-8.1%-8.7%
NewburyN/A0.6%0.5%0.1%-0.5%-0.9%-1.1%-1.3%-1.1%-0.8%-0.4%0.7%1.3%2.4%3.4%4.1%4.8%5.7%6.4%6.7%0.3%0.0%
North AndoverN/A1.1%1.6%1.7%1.8%1.9%2.2%2.5%3.3%4.2%4.9%6.5%7.5%8.4%9.8%11.0%14.0%14.7%15.4%15.4%14.4%13.6%
RockportN/A-0.7%-1.8%-3.2%-4.7%-6.1%-7.3%-8.5%-9.3%-10.0%-10.5%-9.7%-9.1%-8.5%-8.0%-7.7%-7.2%-6.8%-6.5%-6.2%-9.9%-10.4%
RowleyN/A1.4%2.1%2.3%2.4%2.7%3.1%3.6%4.5%5.5%6.3%7.4%8.4%9.6%12.6%14.3%14.4%15.5%16.8%17.6%11.9%11.4%
SalisburyN/A1.3%1.9%2.1%2.2%2.3%2.7%3.2%4.0%4.9%5.8%7.1%8.0%9.1%10.6%17.5%18.4%19.9%20.9%21.7%17.8%17.6%
SaugusN/A0.9%1.1%0.9%0.5%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.8%1.4%1.9%3.5%4.8%6.5%7.1%7.5%7.6%8.0%8.1%8.6%9.5%9.8%
SwampscottN/A0.1%-0.4%-1.1%-2.1%-2.9%-3.5%-4.0%-4.2%-4.3%-4.2%-3.6%-3.1%-2.5%-2.1%1.2%3.5%4.0%5.6%6.2%4.9%5.3%
TopsfieldN/A0.5%0.4%-0.1%-0.7%-1.1%-1.4%-1.6%-1.5%-1.2%-0.9%0.7%2.4%4.1%5.9%6.3%6.4%6.9%7.5%8.1%6.9%6.7%
WenhamN/A1.0%1.5%1.8%2.4%2.5%3.0%3.8%4.6%5.9%6.4%8.5%10.0%12.2%12.4%13.0%13.5%14.5%15.0%15.2%9.1%8.8%
West NewburyN/A0.9%1.2%1.0%0.7%0.6%0.7%0.8%1.3%1.8%2.4%4.1%5.6%7.2%8.6%9.7%11.3%12.1%13.1%14.0%8.7%9.9%
Middlesex County, MAN/A0.5%0.2%-0.1%-0.4%-0.7%-0.6%-0.1%0.8%2.0%2.6%4.1%5.3%6.5%7.5%8.2%8.8%9.5%9.8%10.0%11.4%10.2%
Lake County, ILN/A2.2%3.6%3.7%5.1%6.2%7.0%7.5%8.2%8.7%9.1%8.8%8.9%9.2%9.2%9.3%9.2%9.0%8.5%8.0%10.8%10.3%
Westchester County, NYN/A0.9%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.1%0.8%1.1%1.5%2.2%2.8%3.5%3.9%4.4%4.7%4.9%5.1%5.0%4.8%4.8%8.8%8.0%
MassachusettsN/A0.8%1.1%1.2%1.0%0.8%1.0%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.1%4.2%4.9%5.7%6.5%7.0%7.5%8.0%8.4%8.6%10.7%10.0%
United StatesN/A1.3%2.2%3.1%4.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%8.1%9.0%9.7%10.7%11.5%12.3%13.1%13.9%14.8%15.5%16.1%16.6%17.8%17.9%

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




Total Population
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Essex County, MA723,496730,206732,232731,544729,783728,877729,455730,664734,361739,086743,082751,507757,338764,563771,653776,865779,847784,453788,183789,034809,829807,074
Amesbury16,45916,53416,51716,44016,33816,25716,20816,17416,19516,23816,28616,42916,53516,73817,22417,28717,32717,45917,51017,53217,36717,269
Beverly39,78739,96239,93139,75639,55039,36239,26439,21039,27139,40739,50440,09140,39040,84641,22041,50641,62541,93642,19542,17442,71442,446
Gloucester30,28230,27830,13029,87229,56429,30129,09728,91828,83928,79728,78929,05629,27329,52129,73429,89729,98230,16230,32730,43029,72629,952
Haverhill58,97959,56359,75959,73259,61759,57359,64959,77760,10860,52360,87861,50561,86062,27262,60562,86163,20063,66463,92664,01467,76467,361
Lawrence72,04573,02473,46773,63473,67973,82374,11174,45875,06975,77576,34377,26077,91078,38279,18279,69979,81880,00380,11280,02889,15288,508
Lynn89,02989,72989,86989,67489,33089,11389,07189,10089,44589,89990,32490,70991,43792,02592,56593,05793,18593,91594,33694,299101,238100,843
Methuen43,80144,50144,85445,03745,14245,31045,56545,85646,31046,82347,32847,79848,12948,70649,38449,79749,95350,30850,56550,70653,02652,798
Newburyport17,21417,34117,36217,31917,25117,20417,19117,19417,25517,34017,41017,52017,57717,71417,84717,87317,92918,06518,19318,28918,29018,295
Peabody48,31948,97849,27849,39449,42749,52549,72149,95650,36950,84451,26651,63251,90452,22452,46352,62952,75952,94853,09253,07054,48654,119
Salem40,43140,77740,86940,81040,70040,63040,64540,70040,88641,13941,31241,99542,31642,66842,98843,23943,23343,29943,27243,22644,50144,819
Andover31,42931,83932,01832,07632,09132,14032,25632,40232,65432,96033,07133,75134,07234,66035,01435,29235,45135,77536,28536,35636,58436,517
Boxford7,9007,9587,9667,9437,9067,8827,8737,8707,8957,9307,9598,0288,0748,1348,1828,2208,2378,2948,3368,3328,2008,141
Danvers25,16125,46925,60425,64425,65425,68425,76925,87826,07126,30526,50026,92927,15427,27827,75427,81827,49327,51727,54527,54928,08127,898
Essex3,2723,3223,3463,3573,3613,3713,3883,4073,4383,4733,5043,5643,5913,6193,6473,6743,7143,7443,7763,7993,6753,668
Georgetown7,3927,5377,6187,6697,7077,7557,8197,8887,9858,0938,2038,3238,4058,4938,5418,6018,6468,7058,7598,7688,4718,416
Groveland6,0346,1256,1696,1896,1976,2166,2466,2806,3386,4036,4506,5096,5586,6056,6476,6966,7256,7776,8276,8496,7496,737
Hamilton8,3098,2828,2278,1448,0547,9687,9007,8387,8037,7777,7647,8377,8727,9357,9727,9948,0168,0418,0618,0517,5647,539
Ipswich12,98413,08613,10613,07813,02912,99712,99112,99613,04613,11313,17613,45413,54913,64213,71013,80913,86113,99014,05214,07413,77913,716
Lynnfield11,37011,47011,49411,47411,43511,41211,41311,42111,47211,53511,59311,72611,82012,40612,66712,76112,83212,93413,00112,99912,98912,955
Manchester5,2185,2415,2335,2065,1695,1415,1225,1085,1135,1235,1365,1965,2305,2735,3115,3355,3545,3915,4125,4345,3935,363
Marblehead20,36320,41920,36620,23620,07119,93919,84519,76719,76019,77619,80819,98020,11720,25320,35820,42220,45520,54220,57320,55520,43020,296
Merrimac6,1216,1866,2096,2086,1966,1946,2036,2176,2546,2986,3386,4186,4806,5896,6866,7666,8376,9156,9606,9606,7216,705
Middleton7,7437,9228,0448,1428,2458,3338,4458,5698,7098,8778,9879,1249,2649,4429,6319,5909,7429,84910,06210,1109,7949,767
Nahant3,6323,6263,6043,5693,5273,4923,4633,4373,4243,4153,4103,4323,4463,4733,4823,4953,4913,5043,5173,5133,3363,315
Newbury6,6986,7356,7326,7056,6666,6376,6216,6106,6236,6446,6716,7426,7886,8616,9236,9727,0187,0817,1267,1486,7206,701
North Andover27,03527,34127,47427,50827,51527,53627,61727,72427,91928,15828,35828,79129,05629,30129,69530,01730,82430,99831,20731,18830,92130,711
Rockport7,7667,7117,6307,5217,4007,2897,1967,1067,0426,9876,9527,0117,0597,1047,1477,1687,2067,2417,2627,2826,9946,959
Rowley5,5055,5835,6185,6335,6385,6525,6755,7035,7525,8085,8535,9115,9706,0336,1966,2916,2966,3596,4326,4736,1616,131
Salisbury7,8337,9387,9858,0018,0028,0158,0448,0808,1458,2198,2908,3898,4618,5428,6669,2069,2769,3909,4699,5349,2319,212
Saugus26,12726,35026,40326,35726,26726,21426,21326,23426,34726,49326,63427,04727,38427,82327,97328,07828,12028,22228,24028,36128,61228,676
Swampscott14,39914,40814,34814,23514,09913,98313,89613,82113,79313,78313,79013,88513,95814,03314,09414,57214,90314,98015,19915,29815,09915,155
Topsfield6,1416,1706,1656,1376,0996,0716,0546,0426,0516,0686,0866,1866,2906,3956,5036,5296,5376,5646,6046,6416,5656,555
Wenham4,5834,6274,6534,6664,6914,6984,7224,7564,7934,8524,8754,9735,0435,1405,1525,1775,2005,2475,2725,2785,0004,987
West Newbury4,1354,1744,1844,1784,1664,1604,1624,1674,1874,2114,2344,3064,3664,4334,4904,5374,6024,6344,6784,7144,4964,544
Middlesex County, MA1,465,2441,473,0211,468,4881,464,0831,459,2321,454,8681,456,5281,463,1061,477,0491,494,7641,503,1331,524,8481,542,8671,560,2041,574,9931,585,4321,594,6641,603,9431,608,4701,611,6991,632,0021,614,742
Lake County, IL644,682658,986668,022668,760677,735684,419689,891692,995697,369701,042703,400701,642702,083704,207704,294704,611704,158702,475699,587696,535714,342711,239
Westchester County, NY923,621931,577935,219935,799935,457933,401931,426933,414937,449944,201949,218956,262959,585964,567967,044968,773970,267969,689968,213967,5061,004,457997,895
Massachusetts6,349,3646,397,6346,417,2066,422,5656,412,2816,403,2906,410,0846,431,5596,468,9676,517,6136,547,7856,613,5836,663,0056,713,3156,762,5966,794,2286,823,6086,859,7896,882,6356,892,5037,029,9176,984,723
United States281,424,600284,968,955287,625,193290,107,933292,805,298295,516,599298,379,912301,231,207304,093,966306,771,529308,758,105311,556,874313,830,990315,993,715318,301,008320,635,163322,941,311324,985,539326,687,501328,239,523331,449,281331,893,745

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 Decreasing
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 Maintaining
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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