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STATE · ADMITTED 1788 · 2000 CENSUS

Massachusetts

6,349,097 residents · 14 counties · 248 cities · 7,800 sq mi · 1,620 census tracts
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With 6,349,097 people, Massachusetts is a state. Median home value sits at $182,800. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $50,502, about 19% above the national median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.3% of people here. Headcount has barely moved since 1990.

MA
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,349,097
+6%since 1990
from 6,016,425 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
36.5
+9%since 1990
from 33.6 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
7,800 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
5.9M6.2M6.5M6.8M7.1M19902000201020202024Massachusetts
20247.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.3%(397,268)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 96.8%(430,861)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.8%(431,247)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.5%(415,737)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 246.4%(404,279)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.6%(926,788)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4416.7%(1,062,995)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.8%(873,353)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.6%(546,407)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.7%(427,830)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 845%(315,640)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.8%(116,692)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$50,502
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $36,952 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,952
+51%since 1990
from $17,224 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
9.3%
+0.4 ptssince 1990
from 8.9% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$182,800
−14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $162,200 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$684
−10%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $580 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
61.7%
+2.5 ptssince 1990
from 59.3% in 1990
38.3% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

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

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
33.2%
+6.0 ptssince 1990
from 27.2% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
84.8%
+4.8 ptssince 1990
from 80.0% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
13.7%
+3.0 ptssince 1990
from 10.6% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.1 min
−13%since 1990
from 22.0 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.9%(817,954)
Married56.4%(1,360,113)
Widowed2.7%(65,751)
Divorced7%(168,531)
Women 15+
Never married28.5%(763,498)
Married51.2%(1,372,369)
Widowed10.8%(288,734)
Divorced9.5%(254,419)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
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 6,349,097 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Massachusetts?

The typical household in Massachusetts earns about $50,502 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Massachusetts expensive?

In Massachusetts, the median home is worth about $182,800, and the typical rent is about $684 a month.

How educated are people in Massachusetts?

About 33.2% of adults age 25 and over in Massachusetts hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Massachusetts?

About 9.3% of people in Massachusetts live below the federal poverty line.

Has Massachusetts grown since 1990?

Yes, Massachusetts has grown since 1990. The population has added about 332,672 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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

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