COMPARING TWO PLACES
Middlesex County vs Gloucester County
PLACE A
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Middlesex County is 434% larger than Gloucester County. Middlesex County earns more, with a median household income $25,732 higher.
MIDDLESEX COUNTYGLOUCESTER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,669,979312,638+434% vs Gloucester County
Population density2,042971+1,071
Population growth8.6%4.9%+3.7 pts
Median age38.940.1−1.2
Male49.4%49.0%+0.4 pts
Female50.6%51.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born23.1%6.1%+17.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%74.3%−9.2 pts
Black4.7%10.2%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.3%8.3%+1.0 pts
Asian13.6%3.1%+10.5 pts
Other7.3%4.1%+3.2 pts
Median household income$130,847$105,115+$25,732
Per capita income$69,556$48,631+$20,925
Poverty rate7.7%7.7%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.419+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%36.8%+22.7 pts
Graduate degree30.5%12.6%+17.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%5.3%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation69.9%66.3%+3.6 pts
Median home value$727,800$310,400+$417,400
Median gross rent$2,201$1,531+$670
Owner-occupied61.3%80.1%−18.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%4.6%−0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%52.0%−7.0 pts
Average commute29.928.2+1.7
Worked from home24.7%14.9%+9.8 pts
Public transit to work7.2%1.3%+5.9 pts
Uninsured2.4%4.0%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025