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Population (year 2000): 48,129. Estimated
population in July 2005: 51,239 (+6.5% change)
Males: 23,047 (47.9%), Females: 25,082 (52.1%)
Essex County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $54,829 (year 2000)
Median house value: $215,900 (year 2000)
Races in Peabody:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: Irish (24.6%), Italian (21.4%),
English (9.9%), Portuguese (7.9%), French (6.9%), Polish (5.5%).
Elevation: 17 feet
Land area: 16.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Peabody
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Peabody city
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 8.5%
11.2% Foreign born (6.7% Europe, 2.7% Latin
America, 1.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +913 (+1.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Peabody:
- VENCOR HOSPITAL NORTH SHORE (15 KING ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Peabody:
- UNION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LYNN, MA)
- SALEM HOSPITAL CORPORATION,THE (about 5 miles;
SALEM, MA)
- SHAUGHNESSY-KAPLAN REHAB HOSP HOSP (about 5 miles;
SALEM, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Peabody:
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 13 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 23 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 38 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peabody:
- BEVERLY MUNI (about 6 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
- LAWRENCE MUNI (about 17 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID:
LWM)
- PLUM ISLAND (about 20 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; ID:
2B2)
Amtrak stations near Peabody:
- 13 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services:
ticket office.
- 14 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126
CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting
area.
- 15 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. &
SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Peabody:
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles;
DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
- SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SALEM, MA; FT
enrollment: 5,917)
- BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
- TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT
enrollment: 8,627)
- SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 5,291)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 15 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
- EMERSON COLLEGE (about 15 miles; Boston, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,697)
Public high school in Peabody:
- PEABODY VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH (Students:
1,875; Location: 485 LOWELL STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Peabody:
- BISHOP FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 875;
Location: 99 MARGIN STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Peabody:
- J HENRY HIGGINS MIDDLE (Students: 1,524;
Location: 1 KING ST EXT; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THOMAS CARROLL (Students: 593; Location: 76
LAKE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- CAPTAIN SAMUEL BROWN (Students: 430;
Location: 198 LYNN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTH MEMORIAL (Students: 419; Location: 16
MAPLE ST EXT; Grades: KG - 05)
- CENTER (Students: 415; Location: 18 IRVING
STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- WILLIAM A WELCH SR (Students: 384; Location:
50 SWAMPSCOTT AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEST MEMORIAL (Students: 376; Location: 15
BOW STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- KILEY BROS MEMORIAL (Students: 338; Location:
21 JOHNSON STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- JOHN E BURKE (Students: 271; Location: 127
BIRCH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Peabody:
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ELEMENTARY (Students:
566; Location: 19 CHESTNUT STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- BRIDGE TO LEARNING CHLDRNS CTR (Students:
125; Location: 567 LOWELL STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- HOLY CHILDHOOD NURSERY - KNDGR (Students: 99;
Location: 5 WHEATLAND STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST.PAUL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 61; Location:
12 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- A CHILDS PLACE (Students: 60; Location: 119
LYNNFIELD ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- LAKESIDE SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: 629
LOWELL ST; Grades: 1 - 10; Boys only)
Library in Peabody:
- PEABODY INSTITUTE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,370,179; Location: 82 MAIN ST.; 137,483 books; 4,234
audio materials; 4,006 video materials; 335 serial
subscriptions)
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