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  State: Massachusetts
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 54,233 | 
| 2000 Population: | 48,129 | 
| White Population: | 45,204 | 
| Black Population: | 466 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 1,651 | 
| Asian Population: | 667 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 57 | 
| Indian Population: | 7 | 
| Other Population: | 883 | 
| Male Population: | 23,047 | 
| Female Population: | 25,082 | 
| Median Age: | 40.3 | 
| Male Median Age: | 39 | 
| Female Median Age: | 41.7 | 
| Households: | 18,898 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.55 | 
| Average House Value: | $215,900 | 
| Average Household Income: | $54,829 | 
| Land Area: | 16.395 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.476 sq mi | 
            Salem, MA (       2.7 miles)
             Danvers, MA (       3.2 miles)
             Lynn, MA (       3.9 miles)
             Lynnfield, MA (       4.1 miles)
             Hathorne, MA (       4.1 miles)
             Swampscott, MA (       4.5 miles)
             Marblehead, MA (       4.9 miles)
             Saugus, MA (       5.3 miles)
             Beverly, MA (       5.4 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 6,349,097 | 
| White Population: | 5,367,286 | 
| Black Population: | 343,454 | 
| Asian Population: | 238,124 | 
| Indian Population: | 15,015 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 2,489 | 
| Other Population: | 236,724 | 
| Male Population: | 3,058,816 | 
| Female Population: | 3,290,281 | 
| Median Age: | 36.50 | 
| Male Median Age: | 35.40 | 
| Female Median Age: | 37.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 2,443,580 | 
| White Households: | 2,138,610 | 
| Black Households: | 116,475 | 
| Asian Households: | 72,421 | 
| Indian Households: | 5,226 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 659 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.51 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.11 |