Demographics of Ipswich town, Massachusetts

Ipswich town, Massachusetts had 14,131 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +364 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ipswich town, in four figures

14,131
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,930 ±25.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +364 people.; 47.2 ±3.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $138,750 ±$15,795
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ipswich town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ipswich town, 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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Ipswich town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ipswich town, 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	13,767	100.0	100.0
2021	13,845	100.6	100.2
2022	13,921	101.1	100.7
2023	14,039	102.0	101.6
2024	14,144	102.7	102.5
2025	14,131	102.6	103.1

Population of Ipswich town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,767	—
2021	13,845	+78
2022	13,921	+76
2023	14,039	+118
2024	14,144	+105
2025	14,131	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.2 ±3.5: for men 47.1 ±4.8 and for women 47.3 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ipswich town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	590 ±190	4.2% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,042 ±320	14.7% ±2.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,065 ±311	7.6% ±2.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,959 ±366	21.2% ±2.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,229 ±453	30.4% ±3.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,045 ±332	21.9% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $138,750 ±$15,795, and income per person $71,987 ±$6,612, 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 Ipswich town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	649 ±208	11.4% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	574 ±156	10.1% ±2.7	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	377 ±102	6.6% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	544 ±142	9.5% ±2.4	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	892 ±213	15.6% ±3.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,052 ±233	18.4% ±4.0	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,621 ±213	28.4% ±3.4	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 Ipswich town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	798 ±277	5.7% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	57 to 279	2.3% to 10.6%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	347 ±160	4.8% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	283 ±116	7.1% ±2.8	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 Ipswich town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ipswich town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	6,224 ±301	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±1.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±2.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.4% ±2.0	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.6% ±4.2	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$745,400 ±$39,830	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,598 ±$90	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±5	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 Ipswich town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	147 to 555	1.1% to 4.0%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,818 ±384	92.0% ±2.8	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.4%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	91 to 433	0.7% to 3.1%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	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 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	192 to 742	1.4% to 5.3%	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 Ipswich town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	9,841 ±403	70.6% ±2.9	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,466 ±371	24.9% ±2.7	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	145 ±71	1.0% ±0.5	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	478 ±191	3.4% ±1.4	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	343 ±158	2.5% ±1.1	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	48 to 222	0.3% to 1.6%	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%.

Ipswich town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

151st 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 Ipswich town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Nantucket town	14,483
Uxbridge town	14,473 ±41
East Bridgewater town	14,456 ±23
Kingston town	14,027 ±17
Millbury town	13,961 ±38
Ipswich town	13,930 ±25
Wayland town	13,914 ±32
Harwich town	13,598 ±18
Medway town	13,436 ±25
Charlton town	13,435 ±19
Oxford town	13,385 ±34

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