Revere is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 47,283 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Revere is the 26th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some cities, Revere isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Revere are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Revere is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Revere who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.41%), sales jobs (11.53%), and food service (7.12%).

One of the nice things about Revere is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in Revere choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the subway.

Revere Information and Demographics

The citizens of Revere are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.49% of adults in Revere have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Revere in 2000 was $19,698, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,792 for a family of four.

Revere is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Revere home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Revere is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Revere include Italian, Irish, and English.

Revere also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.01%.

The languages spoken by people in Revere are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Revere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian, Mon-Khmer, Cambodian, and Portuguese.