Gloucester, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	30,273	100.0

Male	14,502	47.9
Female	15,771	52.1

Under 5 years	1,757	5.8
5 to 9 years	1,888	6.2
10 to 14 years	1,882	6.2
15 to 19 years	1,721	5.7
20 to 24 years	1,374	4.5
25 to 34 years	3,781	12.5
35 to 44 years	5,268	17.4
45 to 54 years	4,883	16.1
55 to 59 years	1,716	5.7
60 to 64 years	1,290	4.3
65 to 74 years	2,503	8.3
75 to 84 years	1,590	5.3
85 years and over	620	2.0

Median age (years)	40.2	(X)

18 years and over	23,614	78.0
Male	11,105	36.7
Female	12,509	41.3
21 years and over	22,762	75.2
62 years and over	5,485	18.1
65 years and over	4,713	15.6
Male	1,875	6.2
Female	2,838	9.4

RACE
One race	29,961	99.0
White	29,361	97.0
Black or African American	186	0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	37	0.1
Asian	218	0.7
Asian Indian	46	0.2
Chinese	37	0.1
Filipino	30	0.1
Japanese	27	0.1
Korean	38	0.1
Vietnamese	12	0.0
Other Asian ¹	28	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	152	0.5
Two or more races	312	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	29,646	97.9
Black or African American	283	0.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	117	0.4
Asian	279	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.1
Some other race	268	0.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	30,273	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	449	1.5
Mexican	77	0.3
Puerto Rican	122	0.4
Cuban	13	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	237	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,824	98.5
White alone	29,117	96.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	30,273	100.0
In households	29,913	98.8
Householder	12,592	41.6
Spouse	6,141	20.3
Child	8,510	28.1
Own child under 18 years	6,196	20.5
Other relatives	1,143	3.8
Under 18 years	333	1.1
Nonrelatives	1,527	5.0
Unmarried partner	728	2.4
In group quarters	360	1.2
Institutionalized population	265	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	95	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	12,592	100.0
Family households (families)	7,896	62.7
With own children under 18 years	3,478	27.6
Married-couple family	6,141	48.8
With own children under 18 years	2,543	20.2
Female householder, no husband present	1,334	10.6
With own children under 18 years	743	5.9
Nonfamily households	4,696	37.3
Householder living alone	3,861	30.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,431	11.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,723	29.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,379	26.8

Average household size	2.38	(X)
Average family size	3.00	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,958	100.0
Occupied housing units	12,592	90.2
Vacant housing units	1,366	9.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	961	6.9

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	12,592	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,523	59.7
Renter-occupied housing units	5,069	40.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.60	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.04	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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