Editing Peabody, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1860|6549
|1870|7343
|1880|9028
|1890|10158
|1900|11523
|1910|15721
|1920|19552
|1930|21345
|1940|21711
|1950|22645
|1960|32202
|1970|48080
|1980|45976
|1990|47039
|2000|48129
|2010|51251
|2020|54481
|2022*|53896
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>}}
|footnote=* = population estimate.  Source: [[United States Census]] records and [[Population Estimates Program]] data.<ref name="2010_Census">{{cite web |title=TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 13, 2011|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="2000-2009_PopulationEstimates">{{cite web|title=Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2011|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212040628/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="1990_Census">{{cite web|title=1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts|id=1990 CP-1-23|at=Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2011|date=December 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207032409/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf|archive-date=December 7, 2013}}</ref><ref name="1980_Census">{{cite web|title=1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts|id=PC80-1-A23|at=Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2011|date=December 1981|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_maABC-01.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1950_Census">{{cite web|title=1950 Census of Population|at=Volume 1: Number of Inhabitants, Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950|publisher=Bureau of the Census|access-date=July 12, 2011|year=1952|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1920_Census">{{cite web|title=1920 Census of Population|at=Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1900, 1910, and 1920|publisher=Bureau of the Census|access-date=July 12, 2011|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1890_Census">{{cite web|title=1890 Census of the Population|at=Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890|publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office|access-date=July 12, 2011|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1870_Census">{{cite web|title=1870 Census of the Population|at=Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts|publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office|access-date=July 12, 2011|year=1872|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870e-05.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 24, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}

As of the census of 2010,<ref name="Census 2010"/> there were 51,251 people living in the city and a total of 22,220 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 90.4% White, 2.4% African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino of any race (1.3% [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]], 0.3% [[Mexican American|Mexican]], 0.1% [[Cuban American|Cuban]], and 4.5% other Hispanic or Latino), 1.9% Asian, 3.8% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.

The city has had a very large [[Greek Americans|Greek]] population ever since the early 20th century. Ever since the mid-20th century, the [[Portuguese Americans|Portuguese]] population has been very present, especially from the [[Azores]]. In the 21st century, [[Brazilian Americans|Brazilians]] came in large swathes.

There were 21,313 households, of which 26.8% included children under the age of 18, 48.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. Of all households, 31.4% were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28, and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 20, 22.5% from 20 to 39, 29.8% from 40 to 59,  and 26.5% who were 60 years of age or older. The median age of people in Peabody was 44.6. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,515, and the median income for a family was $80,471. Males had a median income of $55,352 versus $44,167 for females. About 4.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.