Information About People and Demographics
Total population of persons residing within the state
6,547,629
Estimate of the state's total residency
6,349,119
Percentage change of the total resident population
3%
Net change of residents' total population
198,532
Complete count of statewide resident population
6,349,097
Population estimate of residents less than 5 years of age
385,851
Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 5 years of age
6%
Estimate of residents that are less than 18 years of age
1,433,002
Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 18 years of age
22%
Percentage estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
14%
Estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
894,514
Total estimate percentage of female residents
51%
State's white resident population
5,265,236
State's black resident population
434,398
State's American Indian and Alaska Native resident populations
18,850
State's Asian resident population
349,768
State's Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander resident population
2,223
Statewide resident population of two or more races
172,003
Statewide resident population of Hispanic or Latino origin
627,654
Non Hispanic white resident population
4,984,800
Statewide percentage of white residents
80%
Statewide percentage of black residents
7%
Statewide percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native residents
0%
Statewide percentage of Asian residents
5%
Statewide percentage of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0%
Statewide percentage of Two or more races
3%
Statewide percentage of Hispanic or Latino Origin
10%
Statewide percentage of non Hispanic white
76%
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Births and deaths occurring in Massachusetts
Births
77,967
Deaths
52,917
Infant death occurring within the state of persons one year of age or less
384
Percentage of persons with the same residence of one year or more
86%
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Resident Background Information
Education and background history of Massachusetts Residents
Percentage of foreign born population in the state
14%
Percentage of residents 5 years of age and older that speak languages other than English at home
20%
Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with high a school education or higher
88%
Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with bachelor's degree or higher
38%
Total number of Veterans
440,732
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Current Housing and Real Estate Data
Households located in Massachusetts
Average time spent commuting to work for person 16 years and over not working from their personal residence
27 Min
Housing unit estimates
2,748,321
Net change of housing units estimates
126,314
Housing unit estimates - percentage change
5%
Percentage of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
65%
Median value of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
$357,600
Percentage of housing in structure of multi dwelling units
41%
Total number of households
2,465,654
Average size of households
3
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Massachusetts Employment Data
Income, earnings and payrolls of people residing within the State
Per capita income in the past 12 months in dollars adjusted to inflation
$33,460
Statewide income of median households in Massachusetts
$64,057
Percentage of persons living in poverty
10%
The personal income of persons employed
$316,896
Per capita income of persons employed
$48,995
Labor force of civilian workers
3,473,497
The unemployment of the civilian labor force
292,792
The rate of unemployed civilian labor force
8%
Employment of person relating to all industries
4,198,813
Net change of employment in all industries
102,262
People employed by the government
445,059
Earnings by persons working in all industries
249,652,988
Average earnings per job in all industries
59,458
Number of private non farm establishments
174,290
Total of non employer establishment according to NAICS
455,641
Total NAICS 72 sales of accommodation and food services establishments with payrolls
14,917,210
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Firms and companies of Massachusetts
Total number of firms located in the state
596,835
Total percentage of black owned private firms
3%
Total percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms
0%
Total percentage of Asian owned firms
3%
Total percentage of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms
0%
Total percentage of Native Hispanic owned private firms
3%
Total percentage of Women owned private firms
30%
Value for shipments from manufacturers according to NAICS 31-33
86,428,959
Sales of establishments with payroll from merchant wholesalers according to NAICS 42
95,275,672
Sales of establishments with payroll from retailers
88,082,966
Per capita sales of establishments with payroll from retailers
13,553
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Property value and Massachusetts territory
Totals of building permits for new private housing units
7,941
The valuation of all new private housing units authorized by building permits
1,554,373
Adjusted acres of land in farms
517,879
Size in square miles of land
7,840
Population per square mile
835
May 21, 2019