Moving to Newburyport, Massachusetts

About Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport

Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mooring, winter storage, and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still contribute a large part of the city's income. A Coast Guard station oversees boating activity, especially in the sometimes dangerous tidal currents of the Merrimack River.

At the edge of the Newbury Marshes, delineating Newburyport to the south, an industrial park provides a wide range of jobs. Newburyport is on a major north-south highway, Interstate 95. The outer circumferential highway of Boston, Interstate 495, passes nearby in Amesbury. The Newburyport Turnpike (U.S. Route 1) still traverses Newburyport on its way north. The Newburyport/Rockport MBTA commuter rail from Boston's North Station terminates in Newburyport. The earlier Boston and Maine Railroad leading farther north was discontinued, but a portion of it has been converted into a recreation trail.

Gender
Gender Newburyport Massachusetts Country
Female 55.2% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 44.8% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Newburyport Massachusetts Country
Less than $10,000 2% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.9% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3% 6.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 4.6% 9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 11.5% 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8% 12% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.7% 18% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 15.2% 10.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 23.4% 14.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Newburyport Massachusetts Country
< 9th Grade 0% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 15% 24% 27.0%
Other College 14% 15% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 36% 25% 20.0%
Master's Degree 20% 14% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Newburyport Massachusetts Country
White 92.6% 70.8% 60.1%
African American 1.3% 6.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.7% 6.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.6% 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.7% 12% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity