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Moving to Gloucester, Massachusetts

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Population: 30,273. Estimated population in July 2024: 30,713 (+1.5% change)
Males: 14,502 (47.9%), Females: 15,771 (52.1%)

Essex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $47,722
Median house value: $204,600

Population by Race

Races in Gloucester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: Italian (21.9%), Irish (20.1%), English (15.1%), Portuguese (9.8%), United States (6.0%), French (5.9%).

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 26.0 square miles

Map of Gloucester, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gloucester

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gloucester city

  • Never married: 28.6%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

5.3% Foreign born (3.2% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.5% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,525 (+5.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gloucester:

  • LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LAWRENCE, MA)
  • BEVERLY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BEVERLY, MA)
  • SALEM HOSPITAL CORPORATION,THE (about 18 miles; SALEM, MA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gloucester:

  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 30 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 32 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 44 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gloucester:

  • PLUM ISLAND (about 16 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Abbreviation: 2B2)
  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 16 miles; BEVERLY, MA; Abbreviation: BVY)
  • HAMPTON AIRFIELD (about 25 miles; HAMPTON, NH; Abbreviation: 7B3)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Gloucester:

  • NORTH SHORE PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY OF NURSES INC (Location: 18 DALE AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gloucester:

  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SALEM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 5,917)
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 31 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,638)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 5,291)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Schools

Public high school in Gloucester:

  • GLOUCESTER HIGH (Students: 1,308; Location: 32 L O JOHNSON RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Gloucester:

  • RALPH B O’MALEY MIDDLE (Students: 879; Location: 32 CHERRY STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MILTON L FULLER ELEM (Students: 663; Location: 4 SCHOOL HOUSE RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WEST PARISH (Students: 398; Location: 10 CONCORD STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EAST GLOUCESTER ELEM (Students: 223; Location: 8 DAVIS ST EXT; Grades: KG – 05)
  • VETERANS MEMORIAL (Students: 223; Location: 11 WEBSTER STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BEEMAN MEMORIAL (Students: 217; Location: 138 CHERRY STREET; Grades: 02 – 05)
  • PLUM COVE SCHOOL (Students: 108; Location: 15 HICKORY STREET; Grades: KG – 01)

Private primary/middle schools in Gloucester:

  • ST ANN SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 70 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST. MEL INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 12 EDGEMOOR RD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HORIZON CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 55; Location: 4 CRESTVIEW TERRACE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • ANNISQUAM KINDERGARTEN – NURSE (Students: 50; Location: 820 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
  • FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 45; Location: 384 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HAPPY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 33; Location: 38 GLOUCESTER AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Gloucester:

  • GLOUCESTER LYCEUM & SAWYER FREE LIB (Operating income: $834,463; Location: 2 DALE AVE.; 110,639 books; 2,928 audio materials; 6,352 video materials; 231 serial subscriptions)

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