Demographics of Gloucester city, Massachusetts

Gloucester city, Massachusetts had 30,627 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +881 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gloucester city, in four figures

30,627
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,075 ±32.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +881 people.; 50.2 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,883 ±$5,521
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.

Gloucester city, Massachusetts's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gloucester 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Gloucester city, Massachusetts's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gloucester 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	29,746	100.0	100.0
2021	29,985	100.8	100.2
2022	29,967	100.7	100.7
2023	30,203	101.5	101.6
2024	30,544	102.7	102.5
2025	30,627	103.0	103.1

Population of Gloucester city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,746	—
2021	29,985	+239
2022	29,967	−18
2023	30,203	+236
2024	30,544	+341
2025	30,627	+83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.2 ±2.3: for men 47.3 ±3.2 and for women 53.7 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gloucester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,523 ±316	5.1% ±1.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,024 ±380	10.1% ±1.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,168 ±388	7.2% ±1.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,813 ±564	22.7% ±1.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,142 ±629	27.1% ±2.1	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,405 ±680	27.9% ±2.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,883 ±$5,521, and income per person $53,768 ±$3,506, 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 Gloucester city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	1,986 ±350	14.8% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,132 ±326	15.9% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,015 ±356	15.0% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,441 ±289	10.7% ±2.1	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,528 ±380	18.8% ±2.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,288 ±231	9.6% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,054 ±297	15.3% ±2.2	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 Gloucester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	2,866 ±569	9.6% ±1.9	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	618 ±238	13.7% ±5.0	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,308 ±311	9.0% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	940 ±241	8.6% ±2.1	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gloucester city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gloucester city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	14,867 ±423	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.4% ±1.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.6% ±2.0	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.9% ±3.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.1% ±3.4	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$600,600 ±$17,698	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,411 ±$94	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1946 ±7	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Gloucester city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,590 ±435	5.3% ±1.4	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,526 ±704	88.2% ±2.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	36 to 774	0.1% to 2.6%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	237 to 781	0.8% to 2.6%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	15 to 197	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	939 ±300	3.1% ±1.0	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 Gloucester city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	20,966 ±721	69.7% ±2.4	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,767 ±590	19.2% ±2.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	273 ±103	0.9% ±0.3	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,069 ±481	10.2% ±1.6	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,485 ±352	4.9% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,584 ±401	5.3% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Gloucester city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

63rd 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 Gloucester city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Tewksbury town	31,273 ±49
North Attleborough Town city	30,984 ±32
Northampton city	30,962 ±29
Milford town	30,431 ±35
Wellesley CDP	30,347 ±38
Gloucester city	30,075 ±32
Melrose city	29,650 ±28
Stoughton town	29,225 ±35
Saugus CDP	28,773 ±45
West Springfield Town city	28,772 ±42
Milton CDP	28,587 ±26

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Gloucester city, Massachusetts

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026