Moving to Haverhill, Massachusetts

About Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill

Haverhill ( HAY-vril) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles (56 km) north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles (27 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 67,787 at the 2020 United States census.

Located on the Merrimack River, Haverhill began as a farming community of Puritans, largely from Newbury Plantation. The land was officially purchased from the Pentuckets on November 15, 1642 (one year after incorporation) for three pounds, ten shillings. Pentucket was renamed Haverhill (after the Ward family's hometown in England) and evolved into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Haverhill developed woolen mills, tanneries, shipping and shipbuilding. The town was home to a significant shoe-making industry for many decades. By the end of 1913, one tenth of the shoes produced in the United States were made in Haverhill, and because of this the town was known during the time as the "Queen Slipper City".

Gender
Gender Haverhill Massachusetts Country
Female 51.6% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48.4% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Haverhill Massachusetts Country
Less than $10,000 4.7% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.4% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3% 6.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.7% 9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8% 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1% 12% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7% 18% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.5% 10.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.2% 14.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Haverhill Massachusetts Country
< 9th Grade 3% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 31% 24% 27.0%
Other College 20% 15% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 20% 25% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 14% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Haverhill Massachusetts Country
White 69.2% 70.8% 60.1%
African American 2.7% 6.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.3% 6.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 23.2% 12% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity