Amesbury is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,179 people and four associated neighborhoods, Amesbury is the 117th largest community in Massachusetts.

Housing costs in Amesbury are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that Amesbury has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Amesbury are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.31% of adults in Amesbury have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Amesbury in 2022 was $53,398, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $213,592 for a family of four. However, Amesbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Amesbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amesbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Amesbury include Irish, English, Italian, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Amesbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.