STATE · ADMITTED 1788 · 2000 CENSUS
Massachusetts
6,349,097 residents · 14 counties · 248 cities · 1,620 census tracts
Time machine
VIEWING
COMPARE TO
The short version
Massachusetts is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $50,502. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value is $182,800.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20247.0M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.3%(397,268)
5 to 96.8%(430,861)
10 to 146.8%(431,247)
15 to 196.5%(415,737)
20 to 246.4%(404,279)
25 to 3414.6%(926,788)
35 to 4416.7%(1,062,995)
45 to 5413.8%(873,353)
55 to 648.6%(546,407)
65 to 746.7%(427,830)
75 to 845%(315,640)
85 and over1.8%(116,692)
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02
Income & economy
$50,502
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $36,952 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$182,800
−14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $162,200 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
RELATED:See current rent listings in Massachusetts on RentDataNow
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)
Singaporean0%(284)
Mongolian0%(238)
Bhutanese0%(142)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(2,398)
Chamorro0%(1,096)
Samoan0%(1,014)
Tongan0%(343)
Guamanian0%(169)
Fijian0%(47)
Marshallese0%(16)
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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(8,600)
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
High school or higher
84.8%
+4.8 ptssince 1990
from 80.0% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 02
Largest cities
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
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.
Keep going
Explore from here
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024