Middlesex County, MA

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Middlesex County, Massachusetts demographics

Population: 1,623,411
Median age: 38.5

Median household income: 111,790

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

Population

20211,623,411
20201,605,899
20191,600,842
20181,595,192
20171,582,857
20161,567,610
20151,556,116
20141,539,832
20131,522,533
20121,507,558
20111,491,762
20101,479,491
20091,480,260

Middlesex County, MA cities

Arlington CDP - 46,045

Ayer CDP - 3,078

Belmont CDP - 27,056

Burlington CDP - 26,234

Cambridge city - 116,892

Cochituate CDP - 6,966

Devens CDP - 2,071

East Pepperell CDP - 1,896

Everett city - 48,368

Framingham city - 72,089

Groton CDP - 1,295

Hopkinton CDP - 3,567

Hudson CDP - 15,445

Lexington CDP - 34,235

Littleton Common CDP - 3,036

Lowell city - 114,804

Malden city - 65,602

Marlborough city - 41,505

Maynard CDP - 10,702

Medford city - 60,708

Melrose city - 29,567

Newton city - 88,647

Pepperell CDP - 2,288

Pinehurst CDP - 6,653

Reading CDP - 25,483

Shirley CDP - 1,707

Somerville city - 80,608

Stoneham CDP - 23,077

Townsend CDP - 1,084

Wakefield CDP - 27,041

Waltham city - 64,655

Watertown Town city - 35,171

West Concord CDP - 7,003

Wilmington CDP - 23,311

Winchester CDP - 22,875

Woburn city - 40,967

Middlesex County, MA ZIP Codes

Census data for Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Demographic and housing estimates in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Total population
Total population1,623,411
Male799,938
Female823,473
Population by age
Total population1,623,411
Under 5 years84,707
5 to 9 years88,996
10 to 14 years91,694
15 to 19 years103,944
20 to 24 years111,542
25 to 34 years248,279
35 to 44 years218,981
45 to 54 years215,477
55 to 59 years113,097
60 to 64 years99,780
65 to 74 years144,237
75 to 84 years68,387
85 years and over34,290
Median age (years)38.5
Under 18 years322,454
16 years and over1,339,448
18 years and over1,300,957
21 years and over1,233,871
62 years and over305,552
65 years and over246,914
Population by race
Total population1,623,411
One race1,531,951
   White1,183,913
   Black or African American83,523
   American Indian and Alaska Native3,086
   Asian206,268
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander826
   Some other race54,335
Two or more races91,460
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,140,997
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population553,255
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population587,742

Social characteristics in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Households by type
Total households624,335
Family households (families)316,020
Married-couple family42,324
Male householder, no wife present, family106,277
Female householder, no husband present, family69,485
Nonfamily households159,714
Average household size177,193
Average family size2.51

Economic characteristics in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households624,335
Less than $10,00023,665
$10,000 to $14,99917,527
$15,000 to $24,99930,244
$25,000 to $34,99928,162
$35,000 to $49,99942,399
$50,000 to $74,99971,544
$75,000 to $99,99968,634
$100,000 to $149,999113,552
$150,000 to $199,99982,352
$200,000 or more146,256
Median household income (dollars)111,790

Housing characteristics in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Housing occupancy
Total housing units653,621
Occupied housing units624,335
Vacant housing units29,286
Units in structure
Total housing units653,621
1-unit, detached309,883
1-unit, attached42,782
2 units81,081
3 or 4 units56,438
5 to 9 units31,564
10 to 19 units32,972
20 or more units96,443
Mobile home2,217
Boat, RV, van, etc.241
Year structure built
Total housing units653,621
Built 2014 or later970
Built 2010 to 201338,513
Built 2000 to 200943,808
Built 1990 to 199946,945
Built 1980 to 198960,758
Built 1970 to 197967,200
Built 1960 to 196971,657
Built 1950 to 195977,088
Built 1940 to 194933,153
Built 1939 or earlier213,529
Rooms
Total housing units653,621
1 room15,495
2 rooms26,130
3 rooms71,910
4 rooms96,758
5 rooms96,240
6 rooms98,290
7 rooms80,307
8 rooms68,020
9 rooms or more100,471
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units653,621
No bedroom17,302
1 bedroom94,143
2 bedrooms183,360
3 bedrooms198,874
4 bedrooms122,574
5 or more bedrooms37,368
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units624,335
Owner-occupied385,336
Renter-occupied238,999
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.71
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.19
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units624,335
Moved in 2017 or later62,823
Moved in 2015 to 2016176,354
Moved in 2010 to 2014106,056
Moved in 2000 to 2009115,603
Moved in 1990 to 199976,477
Moved in 1989 and earlier87,022
Value
Owner-occupied units385,336
Less than $50,0004,333
$50,000 to $99,9992,345
$100,000 to $149,9993,383
$150,000 to $199,9996,781
$200,000 to $299,99927,073
$300,000 to $499,999111,444
$500,000 to $999,999181,036
$1,000,000 or more48,941
Median (dollars)575,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units385,336
Housing units with a mortgage263,928
Housing units without a mortgage121,408
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent231,992
Less than $50019,292
$500 to $99920,562
$1,000 to $1,49940,206
$1,500 to $1,99957,070
$2,000 to $2,49943,677
$2,500 to $2,99925,466
$3,000 or more25,719
Median (dollars)1,815
No rent paid7,007

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