People QuickFacts Beverly Massachusetts Population, 2011 estimate 39,796 6,587,536 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 39,502 6,547,629 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.7% 0.6% Population, 2010 39,502 6,547,629 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.3% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 19.5% 21.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.6% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.6% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 93.3% 80.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.6% 2.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.5% 9.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 91.4% 76.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 86.5% 86.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 6.3% 14.5% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 8.1% 21.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 93.5% 88.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 40.5% 38.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 25.0 27.3  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 62.0% 64.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 45.3% 41.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $383,800 $352,300 Households, 2006-2010 15,469 2,512,552 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.40 2.48 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $36,013 $33,966 Median household income 2006-2010 $66,671 $64,509 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 9.0% 10.5%     Business QuickFacts Beverly Massachusetts Total number of firms, 2007 4,413 596,790 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 3.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.7% 29.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 722,183 86,428,959 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 184,055 95,275,672 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 852,278 88,082,966 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $21,582 $13,553 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 72,657 14,917,210     Geography QuickFacts Beverly Massachusetts Land area in square miles, 2010 15.09 7,800.06 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,617.2 839.4 FIPS Code 05595 25 Counties Essex County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts