| Official Name: | Ipswich, Massachusetts |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Essex |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.27 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.74 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.64 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4370 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1029.23 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2666.26 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Elevation Ft: | 26 |
| Coordinates: | 42.6794°N -70.8378°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 01938 |
| Area Code: | 978 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-32275 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0614554 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Ipswich is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Ipswich in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,222 at the 2010 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.52sqkm, of which 4.25sqkm is land and 0.26sqkm (5.80%) is water.[3]
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,161 people, 1,841 households, and 994 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 967.8/km2. There were 1,923 housing units at an average density of 447.3/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.78% White, 0.38% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 1,841 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 46.0% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,482, and the median income for a family was $56,803. Males had a median income of $39,148 versus $33,036 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,954. About 7.1% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under the age of 18 and 10.0% ages 65 or older.