Moving to Haverhill, Massachusetts
Population: 58,969. Estimated population in July 2024: 60,242 (+2.2% change)
Males: 27,984 (47.5%), Females: 30,985 (52.5%)
Essex County
Demographics
 Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $49,833
Median house value: $159,200
Population by Race
Races in Haverhill:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.3%)
 - Hispanic (8.8%)
 - Other race (4.3%)
 - Black (2.4%)
 - Two or more races (2.0%)
 - American Indian (0.6%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (21.1%), Italian (15.8%), French (13.3%), English (13.0%), French Canadian (7.9%), United States (5.4%).
Elevation: 27 feet
Land area: 33.3 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Haverhill
- High school or higher: 83.6%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.4%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
 - Unemployed: 3.7%
 - Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Haverhill city
- Never married: 27.3%
 - Now married: 51.3%
 - Separated: 2.6%
 - Widowed: 7.6%
 - Divorced: 11.3%
 
6.9% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 1.9% Europe, 1.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,836 (+15.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Haverhill:
- MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (140 LINCOLN AVENUE)
 - WHITTIER REHABILITATION HOSP (76 SUMMER ST)
 
Other hospitals/medical centers near Haverhill:
- HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; METHUEN, MA)
 - BALDPATE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GEORGETOWN, MA)
 - NORTHEAST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SALEM, NH)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Haverhill:
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 26 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
 - MANCHESTER (about 27 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
 - PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 28 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Haverhill:
- LAWRENCE MUNI (about 5 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; Abbreviation: LWM)
 - MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 10 miles; METHUEN, MA; Abbreviation: MA2)
 - PLUM ISLAND (about 18 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Abbreviation: 2B2)
 
Amtrak station:
HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Haverhill:
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,388; Location: 100 Elliott Street; Public; Website: www.necc.mass.edu)
 - WHITTIER REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 115 AMESBURY LINE RD; Public)
 
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Haverhill:
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
 - NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
 - UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 20 miles; LOWELL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,373)
 - SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SALEM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 5,917)
 - MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)
 - TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
 - UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
 
Schools
Public high schools in Haverhill:
- HAVERHILL HIGH (Students: 1,924; Location: 137 MONUMENT STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
 - WHITTIER REG VOC (Students: 1,410; Location: 115 AMESBURY LINE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Haverhill:
- CONSENTINO (Students: 661; Location: 685 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - SILVER HILL (Students: 630; Location: 675 WASHINGTON STREE; Grades: KG – 05)
 - TILTON (Students: 623; Location: 70 GROVE STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
 - PENTUCKET LAKE ELEM (Students: 585; Location: 252 CONCORD STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
 - GOLDEN HILL (Students: 550; Location: 140 BOARDMAN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
 - DR PAUL NETTLE (Students: 534; Location: 150 BOARDMAN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - JOHN G WHITTIER (Students: 487; Location: 256 CONCORD STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - CALEB DUSTIN HUNKING (Students: 472; Location: 98 WINCHESTER STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - GREENLEAF (Students: 285; Location: 58 CHADWICK STREET; Grades: KG – 02)
 - MOODY (Students: 176; Location: 59 MARGIN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
 
Private primary/middle schools in Haverhill:
- MERRIMACK MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 129; Location: 55 SALTONSTALL RD; Grades: PK – 4)
 - HILLTOP SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 767 BROADWAY; Grades: PK – KG)
 - ANN CRANE’S KINDERGARTEN (Students: 57; Location: 22 PINEDALE AVENUE; Grades: PK – KG)
 - SOL SCHEC DAY SCH MERRMCK VAL (Students: 41; Location: 514 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 5)
 
Libraries
Library in Haverhill:
- HAVERHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,583,225; Location: 99 MAIN ST.; 196,705 books; 5,911 audio materials; 4,537 video materials; 378 serial subscriptions)
 
