In 2017, the North Shore population was 426,184 which is 6.3% of the Massachusetts population. The table below shows population totals and racial demographics for the cities and towns that are a part of the North Shore.
Additional population data can be found on the US Census Bureau’s web site.
| Population & Demographics, 2017 | Total Population | White | Black or African American | American Indian and Alaska Native | Asian | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | Some Other Race | Two or More Races | Hispanic or Latino |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 6,789,319 | 72.9% | 6.7% | 0.1% | 6.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 11.2% |
| North Shore | 426,184 | 77.1% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 13.4% |
| Beverly | 41,431 | 91.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| Danvers | 27,527 | 90.8% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| Essex | 3,687 | 98.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gloucester | 29,858 | 94.6% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| Hamilton | 7,991 | 91.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Ipswich | 13,810 | 94.6% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| Lynn | 93,069 | 37.9% | 11.6% | 0.2% | 8.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 38.9% |
| Lynnfield | 12,732 | 90.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| Machester-by-the-sea | 5,327 | 97.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Marblehead | 20,393 | 92.7% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 3.5% |
| Middleton | 9,656 | 86.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 9.5% |
| Nahant | 3,488 | 96.6% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| Peabody | 52,610 | 84.4% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 9.3% |
| Rockport | 7,184 | 95.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| Salem | 43,146 | 71.8% | 4.9% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 17.6% |
| Saugus | 28,037 | 86.3% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Swampscott | 14,563 | 92.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| Topsfield | 6,496 | 95.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Wenham | 5,179 | 89.7% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4.7% |