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Massachusetts demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Massachusetts.

Population: 6,991,852
Median age: 39.6
Median household income: 89,026

Massachusetts population: 6,991,852

Population

20216,991,852
20206,873,003
20196,850,553
20186,830,193
20176,789,319
20166,742,143
20156,705,586
20146,657,291
20136,605,058
20126,560,595
20116,512,227
20106,477,096
20096,511,176

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Demographic and housing estimates in Massachusetts

Total population
Total population6,991,852
Male3,413,174
Female3,578,678
Population by age
Total population6,991,852
Under 5 years357,943
5 to 9 years371,837
10 to 14 years405,900
15 to 19 years466,649
20 to 24 years486,655
25 to 34 years990,623
35 to 44 years873,396
45 to 54 years919,430
55 to 59 years499,884
60 to 64 years463,504
65 to 74 years682,920
75 to 84 years314,284
85 years and over158,827
Median age (years)39.6
Under 18 years1,389,724
16 years and over5,773,906
18 years and over5,602,128
21 years and over5,288,828
62 years and over1,430,418
65 years and over1,156,031
Population by race
Total population6,991,852
One race6,540,172
   White5,211,704
   Black or African American511,394
   American Indian and Alaska Native14,939
   Asian480,944
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander2,406
   Some other race318,785
Two or more races451,680
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population5,105,070
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population2,449,766
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population2,655,304

Social characteristics in Massachusetts

Households by type
Total households2,714,448
Family households (families)1,268,605
Married-couple family197,242
Male householder, no wife present, family473,534
Female householder, no husband present, family326,240
Nonfamily households775,067
Average household size835,843
Average family size2.48

Economic characteristics in Massachusetts

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households2,714,448
Less than $10,000129,130
$10,000 to $14,999107,951
$15,000 to $24,999174,722
$25,000 to $34,999164,356
$35,000 to $49,999230,185
$50,000 to $74,999365,914
$75,000 to $99,999316,270
$100,000 to $149,999483,378
$150,000 to $199,999300,065
$200,000 or more442,477
Median household income (dollars)89,026

Housing characteristics in Massachusetts

Housing occupancy
Total housing units2,979,634
Occupied housing units2,714,448
Vacant housing units265,186
Units in structure
Total housing units2,979,634
1-unit, detached1,541,923
1-unit, attached167,536
2 units285,680
3 or 4 units319,557
5 to 9 units172,089
10 to 19 units127,146
20 or more units341,547
Mobile home23,312
Boat, RV, van, etc.844
Year structure built
Total housing units2,979,634
Built 2014 or later3,322
Built 2010 to 2013139,912
Built 2000 to 2009211,087
Built 1990 to 1999231,602
Built 1980 to 1989321,161
Built 1970 to 1979337,727
Built 1960 to 1969302,393
Built 1950 to 1959334,668
Built 1940 to 1949159,144
Built 1939 or earlier938,618
Rooms
Total housing units2,979,634
1 room78,646
2 rooms103,361
3 rooms300,302
4 rooms464,148
5 rooms523,763
6 rooms509,047
7 rooms363,174
8 rooms275,606
9 rooms or more361,587
Median rooms5.5
Bedrooms
Total housing units2,979,634
No bedroom86,083
1 bedroom400,596
2 bedrooms831,222
3 bedrooms1,030,745
4 bedrooms494,387
5 or more bedrooms136,601
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units2,714,448
Owner-occupied1,694,407
Renter-occupied1,020,041
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.66
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.19
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units2,714,448
Moved in 2017 or later246,173
Moved in 2015 to 2016740,040
Moved in 2010 to 2014466,278
Moved in 2000 to 2009540,653
Moved in 1990 to 1999336,309
Moved in 1989 and earlier384,995
Value
Owner-occupied units1,694,407
Less than $50,00028,024
$50,000 to $99,99919,484
$100,000 to $149,99942,939
$150,000 to $199,99990,401
$200,000 to $299,999275,404
$300,000 to $499,999592,224
$500,000 to $999,999523,243
$1,000,000 or more122,688
Median (dollars)424,700
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,694,407
Housing units with a mortgage1,159,423
Housing units without a mortgage534,984
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent984,954
Less than $500120,103
$500 to $999166,613
$1,000 to $1,499239,372
$1,500 to $1,999209,156
$2,000 to $2,499125,631
$2,500 to $2,99961,058
$3,000 or more63,021
Median (dollars)1,429
No rent paid35,087

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