What is the population of Haverhill city?

Haverhill city has 67,387 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #15 of 248 in Massachusetts.

What is the median household income in Haverhill city?

Median household income in Haverhill city is $87,675 a year, 11.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Haverhill city?

Median gross rent is $1,620 a month and the median home value is $426,900, so rent absorbs about 22.2% of median household income.

Is Haverhill city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Haverhill city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Haverhill, MA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts (Haverhill, MA — Census place “Haverhill city”) is 67,387 residents, ranking #15 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $87,675, the median home is worth $426,900 and median gross rent runs $1,620 a month. Looking for the Haverhill Massachusetts ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Haverhill, MA: 01830, 01832, 01835.

Population: 67,387Haverhill city residents
Median household income: $87,675Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $426,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,620Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 61.3%Owner-occupied households

Haverhill ZIP codes (Massachusetts)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Haverhill.

The Haverhill MA ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Haverhill city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Haverhill city median would spend about 22.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 61.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Haverhill city, MA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Haverhill city is a small city in Massachusetts, with 67,387 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #15 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 38.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Haverhill city earn a median of $87,675 a year, 11.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Haverhill city is valued at $426,900, 40.7% above the national figure and 14% below the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,620 a month, 15.2% above the national figure, or roughly $19,440 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 61.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Haverhill city?: Haverhill city has 67,387 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #15 of 248 in Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in Haverhill city?: Median household income in Haverhill city is $87,675 a year, 11.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Haverhill city?: Median gross rent is $1,620 a month and the median home value is $426,900, so rent absorbs about 22.2% of median household income.
Is Haverhill city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Haverhill city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Haverhill city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.