Revere is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 60,702 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Revere is the 19th largest community in Massachusetts.
Housing costs in Revere 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 Revere 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: 9.15% 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.
One of the nice things about Revere is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Revere, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.35 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Revere is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Revere, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The population of Revere overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Revere, 24.60% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Revere in 2022 was $41,127, 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 $164,508 for a family of four. However, Revere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Revere is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Revere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Revere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Revere also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Revere include Italian, Irish, Brazilian, English, and Moroccan.
Revere also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.19%.
The most common language spoken in Revere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.