Demographics of Amesbury city, Massachusetts

Amesbury city, Massachusetts had 17,588 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +251 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Amesbury city, in four figures

17,588
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,403 ±31.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +251 people.; 43.7 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $103,554 ±$11,632
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Amesbury city, Massachusetts's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Amesbury city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Amesbury city, Massachusetts's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Amesbury city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,337	100.0	100.0
2021	17,287	99.7	100.2
2022	17,254	99.5	100.7
2023	17,441	100.6	101.6
2024	17,626	101.7	102.5
2025	17,588	101.4	103.1

Population of Amesbury city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,337	—
2021	17,287	−50
2022	17,254	−33
2023	17,441	+187
2024	17,626	+185
2025	17,588	−38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±1.7: for men 41.3 ±2.2 and for women 46.8 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Amesbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	892 ±207	5.1% ±1.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,584 ±362	14.8% ±2.1	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	892 ±204	5.1% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,632 ±506	26.6% ±2.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,233 ±526	30.1% ±3.0	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,170 ±359	18.2% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $103,554 ±$11,632, and income per person $58,352 ±$5,122, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Amesbury city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	890 ±269	11.7% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	917 ±277	12.1% ±3.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,103 ±324	14.5% ±4.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	756 ±188	10.0% ±2.4	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,446 ±254	19.1% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	990 ±210	13.1% ±2.7	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,484 ±259	19.6% ±3.3	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Amesbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,212 ±366	7.1% ±2.1	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	99 to 403	3.0% to 11.8%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	629 ±235	6.6% ±2.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	332 ±125	8.0% ±2.9	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Amesbury city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Amesbury city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	7,923 ±335	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±5.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.1% to 6.4%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.6% ±4.1	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.4% ±5.1	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$519,300 ±$32,254	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,683 ±$115	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±4	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Amesbury city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	810 ±324	4.7% ±1.9	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,951 ±545	85.9% ±3.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	120 to 814	0.7% to 4.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	86 to 272	0.5% to 1.6%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 102	0% to 0.6%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	945 ±350	5.4% ±2.0	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Amesbury city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	11,540 ±511	66.3% ±2.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,180 ±475	24.0% ±2.7	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 544	0.4% to 3.1%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,380 ±405	7.9% ±2.3	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	671 ±210	3.9% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	709 ±313	4.1% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Amesbury city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

119th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Amesbury city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Hadley town	17,754 ±22
Webster town	17,748 ±66
Rockland town	17,701 ±36
Greenfield city	17,664 ±24
Bellingham town	17,410 ±19
Amesbury city	17,403 ±31
Swansea town	17,359 ±20
Abington CDP	17,053 ±25
Auburn town	16,970 ±23
Westport town	16,484 ±23
Northbridge town	16,458 ±48

Rankings this appears in

No. 37 Places in Massachusetts by poverty rate
No. 42 Places in Massachusetts by median age
No. 53 Places in Massachusetts by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 73 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 77 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income
No. 88 Places in Massachusetts by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026