COMPARING TWO PLACES
Middlesex County vs Suffolk County
PLACE A
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County is 111% larger than Suffolk County. Middlesex County earns more, with a median household income $35,216 higher.
MIDDLESEX COUNTYSUFFOLK COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,669,979791,891+111% vs Suffolk County
Population density2,04213,594−11,552
Population growth8.6%10.5%−1.9 pts
Median age38.933.9+5.0
Male49.4%48.2%+1.1 pts
Female50.6%51.8%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born23.1%29.8%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%43.6%+21.5 pts
Black4.7%17.1%−12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.3%23.2%−14.0 pts
Asian13.6%9.2%+4.4 pts
Other7.3%6.9%+0.5 pts
Median household income$130,847$95,631+$35,216
Per capita income$69,556$58,636+$10,920
Poverty rate7.7%16.2%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.525−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%50.6%+8.9 pts
Graduate degree30.5%23.5%+7.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%6.3%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation69.9%69.8%+0.1 pts
Median home value$727,800$705,800+$22,000
Median gross rent$2,201$2,129+$72
Owner-occupied61.3%36.5%+24.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%8.4%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%49.4%−4.5 pts
Average commute29.930.9−0.9
Worked from home24.7%19.9%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work7.2%22.4%−15.1 pts
Uninsured2.4%3.1%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025