page_title: Amesbury, Massachusetts
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Amesbury, Massachusetts / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Main Street, looking south from Market Square, Amesbury, MA; from a 1911 postcard. Intersection of Main and Friend Streets, also known as Thornton Square, dedicated to Corporal John J. Thornton of Amesbury, the first American boy from Amesbury killed in action while in the service of the United States during World War I. Dedicated in his honor May 30, 1919
context_page_description: Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the left bank of the Merrimack River near its mouth, upstream from Salisbury and across the river from Newburyport and West Newbury. The population was 16,283 at the 2010 census. A former farming and mill town, Amesbury is today largely residential. It is one of the two northernmost towns in Massachusetts.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 16,450 people, 6,380 households, and 4,229 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,326.3 people per square mile (512.2/km²).  There were 6,623 housing units at an average density of 206.2 persons/km² (534.0 persons/sq mi).  The racial makeup of the city was 97.2% White, 0.6% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
  There were 6,380 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 11.3% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 33.7% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.09.
  In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
  The median income for a household in the city was $34,906, and the median income for a family was $62,875. Males had a median income of $25,489 versus $31,968 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,103.  5.9% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the poverty line.
caption: Main Street from Market Square in 1911
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