COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 3685 vs Census Tract 3688
PLACE A
Census Tract 3685, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 3688, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 3685 is 40% smaller than Census Tract 3688. Census Tract 3688 earns more, with a median household income $11,426 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 3685CENSUS TRACT 3688DIFFERENCE
Total population3,3555,630−40% vs Census Tract 3688
Population density18,6398,648+9,991
Median age32.839.2−6.4
Male55.4%48.9%+6.5 pts
Female44.6%51.1%−6.5 pts
Foreign-born24.5%38.4%−14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.4%51.9%+4.5 pts
Black5.6%8.9%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.1%16.2%−8.1 pts
Asian20.4%15.7%+4.7 pts
Other9.4%7.2%+2.2 pts
Median household income$93,182$104,608−$11,426
Per capita income$66,422$69,316−$2,894
Poverty rate10.4%10.2%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher75.1%57.2%+17.9 pts
Graduate degree40.4%33.7%+6.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%3.2%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation74.6%72.8%+1.8 pts
Median home value$1,038,800$792,400+$246,400
Median gross rent$1,825$2,490−$665
Owner-occupied16.1%39.5%−23.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%6.2%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.5%30.1%+16.4 pts
Average commute26.126.2−0.1
Worked from home35.0%26.8%+8.2 pts
Public transit to work7.7%2.9%+4.8 pts
Uninsured4.1%6.8%−2.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024