page_title: Nahant, Massachusetts
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Nahant, Massachusetts / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Bass Point Beach, Bass Point, Nahant, MA; from a c. 1910 postcard.
context_page_description: Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,410 at the 2010 census, which makes it the smallest municipality by population in Essex County. With just 1.0 square mile of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state. It is primarily a residential community.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 3,632 people, 1,629 households, and 970 families residing in the town.  The population density was 2,918.7 people per square mile (1,130.9/km²).  There were 1,704 housing units at an average density of 1,369.3 per square mile (530.6/km²).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.11% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
  There were 1,629 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.85.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $64,052, and the median income for a family was $76,926. Males had a median income of $52,045 versus $46,522 for females. The per capita income for the town was $41,807.  About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Bass Point Beach in c. 1910
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