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Massachusetts

6,016,425 residents · 14 counties · 248 cities · 7,800 sq mi · 1,620 census tracts
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Massachusetts is home to 6,016,425 people. Median home value sits at $162,200. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $580 a month at the median. The median household earns $36,952, about 23% above the national median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.9% of people here.

MA
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,016,425
−5%vs 2000
vs 6,349,097 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
33.6
−8%vs 2000
vs 36.5 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
7,800 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
5.9M6.2M6.5M6.8M7.1M19902000201020202024Massachusetts
20247.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.8%(410,674)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 96.3%(378,521)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 145.8%(348,379)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.8%(408,589)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.4%(508,039)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.4%(1,105,544)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4415.2%(915,647)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410.1%(606,423)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.6%(514,682)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.7%(464,131)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 844.4%(266,005)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1.5%(89,791)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$36,952
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $50,502 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$17,224
−34%vs 2000
vs $25,952 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
8.9%
−0.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.3% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$162,200
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $182,800 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$580
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $684 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
59.3%
−2.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 61.7% in 2000
40.7% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.9%(5,198,359)
Black5%(318,329)
Hispanic / Latino6.8%(428,729)
Asian3.7%(236,786)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic89.9%(5,411,774)
Black4.9%(297,006)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(275,859)
Asian2.3%(140,745)
Other2.8%(166,900)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.6%(326,360)
Dominican2.7%(191,914)
Central American2.4%(171,265)
South American1.5%(107,979)
Salvadoran1.1%(77,108)
Guatemalan0.8%(58,416)
Mexican0.8%(55,586)
Colombian0.6%(45,619)
Ecuadorian0.3%(23,109)
Honduran0.3%(20,561)
Cuban0.2%(15,844)
Spaniard0.2%(13,290)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(12,477)
Venezuelan0.1%(9,398)
Costa Rican0.1%(5,957)
Argentine0.1%(5,298)
Chilean0.1%(4,533)
Nicaraguan0.1%(3,620)
Panamanian0%(3,057)
Uruguayan0%(3,010)
Bolivian0%(1,938)
Paraguayan0%(705)
Asian origin
Chinese2.5%(176,288)
Asian Indian1.9%(131,344)
Vietnamese0.8%(54,603)
Cambodian0.4%(30,424)
Korean0.4%(27,650)
Filipino0.2%(14,109)
Pakistani0.2%(10,829)
Japanese0.1%(8,997)
Taiwanese0.1%(8,888)
Nepalese0.1%(8,807)
Bangladeshi0.1%(4,839)
Thai0.1%(4,443)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(4,424)
Sri Lankan0%(2,245)
Indonesian0%(1,479)
Hmong0%(1,473)
Burmese0%(1,153)
Kazakh0%(1,067)
Malaysian0%(867)
Uzbek0%(846)
Mongolian0%(238)
Bhutanese0%(142)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(1,096)
Samoan0%(1,014)
Tongan0%(343)
Guamanian0%(169)
Fijian0%(47)
Ancestry
Irish18.6%(1,310,139)
Italian11.1%(783,820)
English9.7%(679,771)
German5.4%(382,028)
French4.7%(332,949)
Polish3.7%(263,466)
Portuguese3.6%(253,608)
American3.5%(249,634)
French Canadian2.9%(202,492)
Subsaharan African2.2%(153,435)
West Indian1.9%(137,201)
Scottish1.9%(133,785)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Brazilian1.4%(100,356)
Swedish1.3%(93,010)
Russian1.2%(83,940)
Haitian1.1%(76,659)
Arab1.1%(74,193)
Greek1%(69,868)
Cape Verdean0.9%(63,951)
Lithuanian0.6%(38,969)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(38,069)
Canadian0.5%(36,644)
Jamaican0.5%(34,191)
Dutch0.5%(32,498)
Norwegian0.5%(32,259)
Lebanese0.4%(30,910)
Ukrainian0.4%(28,077)
Armenian0.4%(27,088)
British0.3%(24,071)
Finnish0.3%(21,346)
Welsh0.3%(20,693)
Hungarian0.3%(18,147)
Nigerian0.2%(15,551)
Danish0.2%(13,424)
Austrian0.2%(12,751)
Moroccan0.2%(11,414)
Iranian0.2%(11,407)
Czech0.2%(11,404)
Ghanaian0.2%(10,714)
Swiss0.1%(10,454)
Romanian0.1%(9,639)
Turkish0.1%(8,745)
Kenyan0.1%(7,870)
Syrian0.1%(7,257)
Egyptian0.1%(7,247)
Ethiopian0.1%(7,161)
Slovak0.1%(7,086)
Barbadian0.1%(6,813)
Belgian0.1%(5,014)
Croatian0.1%(4,285)
Israeli0.1%(4,117)
Bulgarian0.1%(3,955)
Iraqi0.1%(3,771)
Latvian0.1%(3,756)
Serbian0.1%(3,564)
Guyanese0%(2,509)
Australian0%(2,306)
Palestinian0%(2,063)
Somali0%(2,049)
Slovene0%(1,603)
Jordanian0%(1,481)
Macedonian0%(1,142)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.2%
−6.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 33.2% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
80.0%
−4.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 84.8% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
10.6%
−3.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 13.7% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.0 min
+15%vs 2000
vs 19.1 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 married39.9%(1,145,872)
Married50%(1,437,595)
Widowed2.4%(67,637)
Divorced7.7%(222,057)
Women 15+
Never married35.7%(1,091,147)
Married45.9%(1,405,474)
Widowed7.6%(231,958)
Divorced10.8%(330,310)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
2.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2013
from 4.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 63.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 22.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 74.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 36.1% 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)19.7%(47,873)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(39,853)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(86,380)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(17,478)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(4,337)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 243,596 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Boston672,973
2.Worcester213,862
3.Springfield154,702
4.Cambridge122,588
5.Lowell119,971
6.Brockton106,134
7.Lynn104,236
8.Quincy103,173
9.New Bedford101,834
10.Fall River95,298
11.Newton90,741
12.Lawrence89,320
13.Somerville84,211
14.Framingham73,021
15.Haverhill68,361
16.Malden66,370
17.Waltham65,037
18.Brookline63,266
19.Taunton62,522
20.Revere60,141
21.Medford59,834
22.Weymouth Town59,759
23.Peabody55,953
24.Chicopee55,310
25.Methuen54,584
26.Everett53,572
28.Attleboro47,447
29.Arlington46,350
30.Salem45,381
31.Leominster44,194
32.Woburn43,962
33.Beverly43,363
34.Pittsfield42,909
35.Marlborough42,772
36.Fitchburg42,136
37.Amherst Town40,920
38.Westfield40,546
39.Chelsea40,130
41.Holyoke38,023
42.Watertown35,710
43.Randolph Town34,948
44.Lexington34,295
45.Franklin Town33,955
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (6)
1.Boston5,034,221
2.Worcester888,502
3.Springfield464,338
4.Barnstable233,539
5.Amherst164,065
6.Pittsfield128,224
Micropolitan areas (3)
1.Greenfield70,698
3.Nantucket14,758

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has about 6,016,425 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Massachusetts?

The typical household in Massachusetts earns about $36,952 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Massachusetts expensive?

In Massachusetts, the median home is worth about $162,200, and the typical rent is about $580 a month.

How educated are people in Massachusetts?

About 27.2% of adults age 25 and over in Massachusetts hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Massachusetts?

About 8.9% of people in Massachusetts live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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