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Amesbury, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Amesbury is a Census city of 17,403 people across 12.29 square miles of land, in Essex County. Median household income is $103,554, 68.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 50 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Amesbury
What Amesbury is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.29 sq mi
- Water area1.44 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,416
- County holding the largest share of its areaEssex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amesbury
How many people live in Amesbury
- Population17,403
- Median age43.7
- Population under 183,476
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,170
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households7,586
- Family households4,564
- Share of households that are families60.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amesbury
Income and work in Amesbury
- Median household income$103,554
- Per capita income$58,352
- Civilian labor force10,137
- Employed9,767
- Unemployed370 plus or minus 154
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over13,035
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Amesbury
- Housing units7,923
- Occupied units7,586
- Vacant units337 plus or minus 169
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied5,204
- Renter occupied2,382
- Ownership rate68.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$519,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,683
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units4,606
- Share single family58.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,293
- Share in buildings of two or more41.6 percent
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Amesbury gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,825
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,764
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,402
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.5 percent
- Drove alone71.2 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home17.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amesbury
SBA loans in Amesbury (7(a))
- Approvals50
- Gross approval$13,317,700
- Average approval$266,354
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$465,800
- Largest approval$4,568,000
- Jobs supported372
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises2.0 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS34
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amesbury, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Amesbury
SBA loans in Amesbury (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$9,884,000
- Average approval$520,211
- Median approval$348,000
- Largest approval$1,750,000
- Jobs supported96
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amesbury, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Amesbury
Flood risk in Amesbury
- NFIP communityCity of Amesbury
- NFIP community number250075
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The City of Amesbury participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250075 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Essex County, not Amesbury
Essex County context, not Amesbury figures
- Establishments in Essex County19,988
- Covered employment, Essex County323,694
- Average annual pay, Essex County$75,548
- Housing units permitted, Essex County1,011
Every figure in this section is published for Essex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Amesbury.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Amesbury questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Amesbury, Massachusetts?
17,403, in 7,586 households. Amesbury city covers 12.29 square miles of land, which is 1,416 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Amesbury in?
Essex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Amesbury?
$103,554. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $519,300. Median gross rent is $1,683 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Amesbury businesses?
50 7(a) approvals totaling $13.3 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $9.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amesbury, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Amesbury borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Amesbury. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Amesbury in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Amesbury appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Amesbury, city of, community 250075, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Amesbury figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Essex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Amesbury.
Is zoning published for Amesbury?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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