Demographic Data

Information provided by the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission. For more data and information on Andover and the Merrimack Valley visit the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Data Portal. 

Population 

Population (2020)
36,921

Age Distribution

Median Age: 41.9
0-4 5-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-64 65+
1,792
4.85%
 2,333
6.32%
 5,212
14.12%
 3,913
10.60%
 3,912
10.60%
 4,921
13.33%
 5,633
15.34%
 2,656
7.19
 6,519
17.66%

Gender

Male Female
17,875
48.41%
 19,046
51.59%

Ethnicity Distribution 

White Black American Indian Asian Pacific Islander Hispanic Multirace Other
28,556
77.34%
 1,080
2.93%
 18
0.05%
 3,641
9.86%
 11
0.03%
 2,962
8.02%
 644
1.74%
  

Race Distribution

White  Black American Indian Asian Pacific Islander Other Multirace
30,292
82.5%
 1,282
3.47%
 32
0.09%
 3,777
10.23%
 15
0.04%
 642
1.74%
  

Total Households 

Households Families
13,011 9,468

Size of Household

1 Person  2 People 3 People  4 People 5 People  6+ People
3,011
23.14%
 3,864
29.70%
 2,293
17.62%
 2,548
19.58%
 969
7.45%
 251
1.93%

Average Household Income

Average Household Income 
$207,658

Household Income Distribution

<$10k $10k-$20k $20k-$30k $30k-$40k $40k-$50k $50k-$60k $60k-$75k $75k-$100k >$100k
396
3.04%
 358
2.75%
 419
3.22%
 425
3.27%
 481
3.70%
 585
4.50%
 786
6.04%
 1,093
8.40%
 8,468
65.08%

Labor Force Status

Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force In Armed Forces
19,580

 362 9,675 42

Housing Units 

Total Dwellings Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied
13,307 9,916
76.21%
 3,095
23.79%

Education Attainment 

< Grade 9 Grade 9-12 High School  Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Graduate Degree
336
1.33%
 354
1.40%
 2,076
8.22%
 2,220
8.79%
 1,410
5.58%
 8,660
34.27%
 10,211
40.41%