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Massachusetts·Essex County
10 tracts·30K people·$601K median·1,148/mi²
White 88 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Living alone 34 · Other 22
Manufacturing 28 · Health 21 · Retail 17 · Professional 14 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 20 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 12 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 12 · Carpool 11 · Walk 6 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Gloucester is $600,600 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Gloucester has 30,075 residents across 9 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 50.2; the population is 88.2% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian, 1.4% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 40.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.6% (Census ACS).
Plum Cove School (47%), West Parish (38%) and East Veterans Elementary School (32%) lead the elementary schools; Ralph B O'Maley Middle is the middle school with reported scores (28%); Gloucester High is the high school with reported scores (44%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,411/month, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gloucester is $83,883 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gloucester, median rent is $1,411/month and the median home value is $600,600 (Census ACS).
Gloucester reported 2.6 violent crimes and 5.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 76°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 107 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gloucester are landslide (77), ice storm (73) and wildfire (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.32g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gloucester, 5.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).