Suffolk County, MA

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Suffolk County, Massachusetts demographics

Population: 792,647
Median age: 33.3

Median household income: 80,260

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

Population

2021792,647
2020801,162
2019796,605
2018791,766
2017780,685
2016767,719
2015758,919
2014747,928
2013735,701
2012724,502
2011713,089
2010704,460
2009730,630

Suffolk County, MA cities

Boston city - 672,814

Chelsea city - 40,025

Revere city - 60,720

Winthrop Town city - 19,088

Suffolk County, MA ZIP Codes

Census data for Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Demographic and housing estimates in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Total population
Total population792,647
Male383,327
Female409,320
Population by age
Total population792,647
Under 5 years40,173
5 to 9 years33,527
10 to 14 years36,251
15 to 19 years55,086
20 to 24 years74,724
25 to 34 years181,334
35 to 44 years105,197
45 to 54 years87,157
55 to 59 years43,282
60 to 64 years40,420
65 to 74 years56,394
75 to 84 years25,582
85 years and over13,520
Median age (years)33.3
Under 18 years131,301
16 years and over675,011
18 years and over661,346
21 years and over610,866
62 years and over119,132
65 years and over95,496
Population by race
Total population792,647
One race703,677
   White409,151
   Black or African American164,467
   American Indian and Alaska Native2,339
   Asian70,235
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander489
   Some other race56,996
Two or more races88,970
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population550,223
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population259,170
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population291,053

Social characteristics in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Households by type
Total households315,192
Family households (families)94,076
Married-couple family25,816
Male householder, no wife present, family75,632
Female householder, no husband present, family49,178
Nonfamily households119,668
Average household size72,047
Average family size2.36

Economic characteristics in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households315,192
Less than $10,00026,751
$10,000 to $14,99919,441
$15,000 to $24,99922,722
$25,000 to $34,99917,906
$35,000 to $49,99925,091
$50,000 to $74,99938,484
$75,000 to $99,99934,132
$100,000 to $149,99951,832
$150,000 to $199,99930,535
$200,000 or more48,298
Median household income (dollars)80,260

Housing characteristics in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Housing occupancy
Total housing units346,557
Occupied housing units315,192
Vacant housing units31,365
Units in structure
Total housing units346,557
1-unit, detached47,066
1-unit, attached21,381
2 units48,478
3 or 4 units78,539
5 to 9 units36,479
10 to 19 units25,391
20 or more units88,466
Mobile home701
Boat, RV, van, etc.56
Year structure built
Total housing units346,557
Built 2014 or later605
Built 2010 to 201324,589
Built 2000 to 200922,909
Built 1990 to 199915,679
Built 1980 to 198920,698
Built 1970 to 197926,337
Built 1960 to 196926,312
Built 1950 to 195926,570
Built 1940 to 194918,621
Built 1939 or earlier164,237
Rooms
Total housing units346,557
1 room23,582
2 rooms22,881
3 rooms63,672
4 rooms77,447
5 rooms67,032
6 rooms42,677
7 rooms20,754
8 rooms12,599
9 rooms or more15,913
Median rooms4.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units346,557
No bedroom26,196
1 bedroom80,240
2 bedrooms118,399
3 bedrooms84,086
4 bedrooms27,568
5 or more bedrooms10,068
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units315,192
Owner-occupied114,012
Renter-occupied201,180
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.54
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.26
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units315,192
Moved in 2017 or later41,201
Moved in 2015 to 2016109,312
Moved in 2010 to 201458,469
Moved in 2000 to 200953,752
Moved in 1990 to 199926,411
Moved in 1989 and earlier26,047
Value
Owner-occupied units114,012
Less than $50,0002,446
$50,000 to $99,999749
$100,000 to $149,999453
$150,000 to $199,999987
$200,000 to $299,9997,501
$300,000 to $499,99933,419
$500,000 to $999,99952,492
$1,000,000 or more15,965
Median (dollars)576,300
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units114,012
Housing units with a mortgage81,529
Housing units without a mortgage32,483
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent197,139
Less than $50027,153
$500 to $99920,996
$1,000 to $1,49927,966
$1,500 to $1,99943,036
$2,000 to $2,49935,371
$2,500 to $2,99918,533
$3,000 or more24,084
Median (dollars)1,761
No rent paid4,041

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