City in Essex County, Massachusetts · 8.4 sq mi · 2,319 people per sq mi
About 19,000 people live in Newburyport. The typical household earns $139,625, and the median resident is 49.8 years old.
2026 projection
From 18,297 in 2020
Poverty rate 5%
Men 48.8 · Women 50.2
1790–2026
19,368
2026 projection
5.9% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1790–2026
19,368
2026 projection
5.9% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 19,368 | +220 | 1.15% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,148 | -32 | 0.17% |
| 2024 | 19,180 | +311 | 1.65% |
| 2023 | 18,869 | +144 | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 18,725 | +431 | 2.36% |
| 2021 | 18,294 | -3 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 18,297 | -8 | 0.04% |
| 2019 | 18,305 | +104 | 0.57% |
| 2018 | 18,201 | +124 | 0.69% |
| 2017 | 18,077 | +143 | 0.80% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 187 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 20 residents
57% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 57% | 66% | 49% |
| Never married | 24% | 23% | 25% |
| Divorced | 13% | 9% | 15% |
| Widowed | 6% | 2% | 10% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau