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Population (year 2000): 30,273. Estimated
population in July 2005: 30,713 (+1.5% change)
Males: 14,502 (47.9%), Females: 15,771 (52.1%)
Essex County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $47,722 (year 2000)
Median house value: $204,600 (year 2000)
Races in Gloucester:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (21.9%), Irish (20.1%),
English (15.1%), Portuguese (9.8%), United States (6.0%), French
(5.9%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 26.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gloucester
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gloucester city
- Never married: 28.6%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.0%
5.3% Foreign born (3.2% Europe, 0.7% Latin
America, 0.7% Asia, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,525 (+5.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gloucester:
- LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LAWRENCE,
MA)
- BEVERLY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BEVERLY, MA)
- SALEM HOSPITAL CORPORATION,THE (about 18 miles;
SALEM, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gloucester:
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 30 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 32 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 44 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gloucester:
- PLUM ISLAND (about 16 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; ID:
2B2)
- BEVERLY MUNI (about 16 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
- HAMPTON AIRFIELD (about 25 miles; HAMPTON, NH; ID:
7B3)
College/University in Gloucester:
- NORTH SHORE PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY OF NURSES INC
(Location: 18 DALE AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gloucester:
- SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SALEM, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,917)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 31 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
- BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
- SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 5,291)
- TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT
enrollment: 8,627)
Public high school in Gloucester:
- GLOUCESTER HIGH (Students: 1,308; Location:
32 L O JOHNSON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gloucester:
- RALPH B O'MALEY MIDDLE (Students: 879;
Location: 32 CHERRY STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MILTON L FULLER ELEM (Students: 663;
Location: 4 SCHOOL HOUSE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- WEST PARISH (Students: 398; Location: 10
CONCORD STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- EAST GLOUCESTER ELEM (Students: 223;
Location: 8 DAVIS ST EXT; Grades: KG - 05)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (Students: 223; Location:
11 WEBSTER STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- BEEMAN MEMORIAL (Students: 217; Location: 138
CHERRY STREET; Grades: 02 - 05)
- PLUM COVE SCHOOL (Students: 108; Location: 15
HICKORY STREET; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle schools in Gloucester:
- ST ANN SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 70
PLEASANT STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST. MEL INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL (Students:
143; Location: 12 EDGEMOOR RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- HORIZON CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 55;
Location: 4 CRESTVIEW TERRACE; Grades: PK - KG)
- ANNISQUAM KINDERGARTEN - NURSE (Students: 50;
Location: 820 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 45;
Location: 384 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- HAPPY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 33; Location: 38
GLOUCESTER AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Gloucester:
- GLOUCESTER LYCEUM & SAWYER FREE LIB
(Operating income: $834,463; Location: 2 DALE AVE.;
110,639 books; 2,928 audio materials; 6,352 video
materials; 231 serial subscriptions)
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