Haverhill is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 67,361 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Haverhill is the 15th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Haverhill was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

The education level of Haverhill citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.84% of adults in Haverhill have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Haverhill in 2018 was $36,534, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,136 for a family of four. However, Haverhill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Haverhill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Haverhill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Haverhill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Haverhill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Haverhill include Irish, Italian, English, French, and French Canadian.

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