What percentage of people rent in Amesbury, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Amesbury, MA, 2020–2024
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31.4% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Amesbury, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,382 renting households against 5,204 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.4% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 2,382 (±403)
Median renter income: $49,419 (±$7,845)

Who rents and who owns in Amesbury

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amesbury	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.4% (±4.9 points)	36.5% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,382 (±403)	114,309 (±2,116)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,204 (±381)	198,838 (±2,170)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,419 (±$7,845)	$54,672 (±$1,972)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$137,852 (±$17,018)	$137,990 (±$2,343)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Amesbury, the renter share is lower than in Essex County (36.5%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (37.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Essex County, Amesbury ranks 9 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 65 of 351.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Amesbury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amesbury
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Amesbury	—	31.4% (±4.9 points)	—
South Hampton	2.7 mi	11.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Merrimac	3.0 mi	18.7% (±7.6 points)	Lower
West Newbury	3.6 mi	4.2% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Newburyport	4.4 mi	22.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Newton	4.8 mi	9.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Seabrook	5.3 mi	31.8% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kensington	5.7 mi	7.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
East Kingston	5.7 mi	3.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Hampton, NH (11.4%), Merrimac, MA (18.7%), West Newbury, MA (4.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Salem	50.3% (±3.2 points)
4	Beverly	39.9% (±2.9 points)
5	Haverhill	37.2% (±2.0 points)
6	Gloucester	36.1% (±3.3 points)
7	Peabody	34.4% (±2.7 points)
8	Rockport	31.7% (±5.9 points)
9	Amesbury	31.4% (±4.9 points)
10	Danvers	30.8% (±3.4 points)
11	North Andover	30.2% (±3.6 points)
12	Salisbury	28.8% (±5.3 points)
13	Saugus	28.5% (±3.6 points)
14	Methuen	27.7% (±2.4 points)
15	Ipswich	25.6% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Amesbury

How many renters are there in Amesbury?

Amesbury has an estimated 2,382 (±403) renting households, 31.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Amesbury?

A renting household in Amesbury has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Amesbury?

The median renting household in Amesbury, MA has an income of $49,419 (±$7,845) a year, against $137,852 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Amesbury city, Massachusetts (place:01185, in state:25).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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