COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Middlesex County

Massachusetts · 1,398,468 residents · 818 sq mi

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With 1,398,468 people, Middlesex County is a county in Massachusetts. Median home value sits at $192,200. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median household income runs $43,847, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Renters pay $671 a month at the median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.2% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,398,468

−5%vs 2000

vs 1,465,396 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

818 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.6M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(90,424)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(79,452)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(74,001)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(91,300)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(122,090)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(277,114)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(219,692)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(146,848)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(122,313)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(99,257)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(56,494)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(19,483)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,847

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,821 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,343

−35%vs 2000

vs $31,199 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$192,200

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $244,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$671

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $835 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.6%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

40.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.6%(1,224,771)

Black3.2%(46,598)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(66,707)

Asian6.2%(91,368)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(1,289,282)

Black2.8%(39,552)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(44,594)

Asian3.6%(50,987)

Other1.3%(18,647)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American2.5%(41,557)

Puerto Rican2.3%(38,185)

South American1.7%(27,647)

Salvadoran1.3%(21,120)

Mexican0.9%(13,952)

Guatemalan0.8%(13,736)

Dominican0.7%(12,215)

Colombian0.6%(10,287)

Ecuadorian0.3%(5,181)

Spaniard0.2%(3,652)

Peruvian0.2%(3,498)

Honduran0.2%(3,456)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.2%(3,257)

Venezuelan0.2%(2,879)

Argentine0.1%(2,300)

Chilean0.1%(1,774)

Nicaraguan0.1%(903)

Panamanian0.1%(871)

Costa Rican0.1%(866)

Bolivian0%(699)

Uruguayan0%(501)

Paraguayan0%(176)

Asian origin

Chinese4.6%(76,161)

Asian Indian4%(66,311)

Cambodian1.1%(18,712)

Vietnamese0.9%(14,087)

Korean0.8%(12,632)

Taiwanese0.3%(4,215)

Nepalese0.3%(4,123)

Pakistani0.2%(4,009)

Japanese0.2%(3,905)

Filipino0.2%(3,403)

Bangladeshi0.1%(2,060)

Thai0.1%(1,636)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Laotian0.1%(1,496)

Indonesian0.1%(978)

Sri Lankan0%(629)

Malaysian0%(595)

Burmese0%(391)

Uzbek0%(267)

Singaporean0%(237)

Kazakh0%(128)

Mongolian0%(105)

Hmong0%(59)

Bhutanese0%(32)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(299)

Native Hawaiian0%(289)

Samoan0%(173)

Tongan0%(73)

Fijian0%(18)

Ancestry

Irish18.3%(300,318)

Italian12.1%(198,782)

English9.7%(159,073)

German6.3%(102,787)

French3.2%(53,079)

Polish3.1%(51,594)

American3.1%(50,116)

Brazilian2.6%(43,190)

French Canadian2.3%(37,058)

Portuguese2.1%(34,113)

Scottish2%(32,530)

Russian1.8%(29,212)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.6%(25,617)

West Indian1.4%(22,196)

Greek1.3%(21,170)

Arab1.2%(19,733)

Swedish1.2%(18,986)

Haitian0.9%(14,783)

Armenian0.7%(11,042)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(10,375)

Canadian0.6%(9,765)

Dutch0.6%(9,315)

Norwegian0.5%(8,737)

Ukrainian0.5%(8,707)

Lithuanian0.5%(8,282)

British0.5%(7,548)

Welsh0.4%(6,188)

Lebanese0.4%(5,849)

Hungarian0.3%(5,174)

Iranian0.3%(5,027)

Finnish0.3%(4,254)

Danish0.3%(4,117)

Austrian0.2%(3,894)

Jamaican0.2%(3,889)

Swiss0.2%(3,495)

Moroccan0.2%(3,440)

Nigerian0.2%(3,419)

Romanian0.2%(3,198)

Ethiopian0.2%(3,165)

Czech0.2%(3,136)

Turkish0.2%(2,962)

Egyptian0.2%(2,480)

Kenyan0.1%(2,319)

Israeli0.1%(2,224)

Slovak0.1%(1,904)

Syrian0.1%(1,758)

Bulgarian0.1%(1,735)

Belgian0.1%(1,665)

Cape Verdean0.1%(1,456)

Barbadian0.1%(1,275)

Croatian0.1%(1,209)

Latvian0.1%(1,140)

Ghanaian0.1%(996)

Iraqi0.1%(940)

Serbian0.1%(907)

Palestinian0.1%(864)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(801)

Australian0%(556)

Guyanese0%(494)

Slovene0%(479)

Macedonian0%(438)

Jordanian0%(400)

Somali0%(90)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.4%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.4%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 19.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.5%(266,465)

Married52.4%(353,587)

Widowed2.1%(13,850)

Divorced6.1%(41,393)

Women 15+

Never married35%(245,272)

Married49.1%(344,329)

Widowed6.8%(47,972)

Divorced9.1%(64,178)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 3.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 81.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(8,785)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(7,169)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.6%(15,625)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(3,876)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(852)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 43,892 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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