Population

55,953

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$596,200

Owner-occupied units

Peabody, MA

Massachusetts · 42.534° N, 70.969° W · 16 sq mi

Peabody is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 55,953 and about 3,446 residents per square mile. The median household earns $96,657 a year, and the median home is worth $596,200.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

16 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,446

People per square mile

Rank by population

#793

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#716

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$96,657

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,950

Per month

Homeownership

65.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.8 min

One way

People

Median age

45.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

35%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

17.3%

Households

22,390

2.41 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.6^%

Professional & business services 11.8^%

Retail trade 10.5^%

Manufacturing 8.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Massachusetts

Name

Abigail Johnson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$31.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Milton

Source of wealth

Fidelity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector

Employer

Mass General Brigham

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Massachusetts

Company

TJX

Revenue

$56.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Framingham

Ticker

TJX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Massachusetts

State bird

Black-capped Chickadee

State flower

Mayflower

State capital

Boston

Nickname

The Bay State

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Everett, MA10 mi · 53,572
Somerville, MA12 mi · 84,211
Cambridge, MA13 mi · 122,588
Boston, MA14 mi · 672,973