Haverhill is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 58,969 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Haverhill is the 16th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Haverhill was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities, Haverhill isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Haverhill are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Haverhill is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Haverhill who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.58%), sales jobs (10.01%), and management occupations (8.32%).

Also of interest is that Haverhill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Haverhill are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Haverhill use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Haverhill's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Haverhill Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Haverhill who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.39% of adults in Haverhill have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Haverhill in 2000 was $23,280, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,120 for a family of four.

The people who call Haverhill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Haverhill is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haverhill include Irish, Italian, French, English, French Canadian, Polish, German, Greek, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Haverhill is English. Some people also speak Spanish.