Massachusetts

2024 population: 7,136,171 ( 103,039 from 2020)
Land area: 7800.9 square miles
Population density: 914.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	4,825,398	67.62%	2.9%
Black:	560,152	7.85%	8.2%
Indian:	12,637	0.18%	0.5%
Asian:	584,748	8.19%	13.9%
2+ races:	151,907	2.13%	13.1%
Hispanic:	1,001,329	14.03%	12.8%

Total non-White:	2,310,773	32.38%	11.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	288,507	10.3
Deaths:	270,240	9.6
Net Migration:	-162,751	-5.8
Net Immigration:	255,102	9.1

Change in White population:	-141,559	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	244,598	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
7,033,132
4,966,957	70.62%
517,889	7.36%
12,705	0.18%
513,257	7.30%
134,284	1.91%
888,040	12.63%
2,066,175	29.38%

2010
6,547,629
4,984,800	76.13%
391,693	5.98%
10,778	0.16%
348,962	5.33%
122,195	1.87%
627,654	9.59%
1,562,829	23.87%

2000
6,349,097
5,198,359	81.88%
318,329	5.01%
11,264	0.18%
238,492	3.76%
110,338	1.74%
428,729	6.75%
1,150,738	18.12%

1990
6,016,425
5,291,918	87.96%
274,269	4.56%
10,941	0.18%
163,438	2.72%
n/a
275,859	4.59%
724,507	12.04%

1980
5,737,037
5,305,963	92.49%
212,608	3.71%
7,765	0.14%
52,615	0.92%
n/a
141,380	2.46%
431,074	7.51%

1970
5,689,170
5,415,079	95.18%
173,810	3.06%
4,424	0.08%
22,134	0.39%
n/a
64,860	1.14%
274,091	4.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
663,370	10.1
517,296	7.9
-158,778	-2.4
361,770	5.5

-17,843	-0.3
503,346	7.7

Number	Rate
2000's
729,448	11.5
508,747	8.0
-276,768	-4.4
245,145	3.9

-213,559	-3.4
412,091	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
835,127	13.9
549,875	9.1
-248,356	-4.1
165,179	2.7

-93,559	-1.6
426,231	7.1

Number	Rate
1980's
809,022	14.1
546,857	9.5
52,256	0.9
n/a

-14,045	-0.2
293,433	5.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-225,925	-4.0
n/a

-109,116	-1.9
156,983	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Massachusetts

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Median Age:

Under 18:

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Married Couples (%Fams):

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Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.8
1,367,016	19.2%
5,769,155	80.8%
1,195,589	16.8%

2,740,995
2.46

1,716,907	62.6%
1,270,526	74.0%
158,702	9.2%
1,024,088	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
1,418,923	21.7%
5,128,706	78.3%
902,724	13.8%

2,547,075
2.48

1,603,591	63.0%
1,178,690	73.5%
173,286	10.8%
943,484	37.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
1,495,967	23.6%
4,853,130	76.4%
859,601	13.5%

2,444,588
2.51

1,587,537	64.9%
1,221,127	76.9%
159,517	10.0%
857,051	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
1,351,385	22.5%
4,665,040	77.5%
819,927	13.6%

2,244,406
2.58

1,525,198	68.0%
1,196,191	78.4%
137,388	9.0%
719,208	32.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
1,492,090	26.0%
4,244,947	74.0%
726,119	12.7%

2,032,576
2.73

1,444,985	71.1%
1,170,276	81.0%
125,890	8.7%
587,591	28.9%

2022 Housing Data for Massachusetts

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	120,942	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	100,873	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	80,768	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	80,792	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	78,916	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	73,893	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	70,834	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	72,940	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	70,931	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	145,140	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	202,956	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	310,851	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	264,527	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	219,330	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	318,147	11.6%
$200,000 or more	529,155	19.3%

Median Household Income	96,505
Per Capita Income	53,513

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	125

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	155,469	5.7%
Public Assistance	90,906	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	388,891	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,011,960	75.2%
Unemployed	155,711	3.9%
In Armed Forces	4,441	0.1%

Total Labor Force	3,172,112	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	831,957	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,307,742	1,088,065	54.6%
Non-Profit	176,501	313,621	36.0%
Self-Employed	195,863	126,578	60.7%

Local Government	98,052	162,086	37.7%
State Government	62,795	73,664	46.0%
Federal Government	36,869	23,806	60.8%

Total Private + Self	1,503,605	1,214,643	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	374,217	573,177	39.5%
Total	1,877,822	1,787,820	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.5%
Pct. Private + Self	74.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	723,228	19.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	669,170	18.2%
Professional, Technical	1,110,564	30.2%
Service Occupations	580,759	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7,907	0.2%
All others	587,764	16.0%

White Collar		68.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	592,582	16.1%
Educational services	431,377	11.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	421,458	11.5%
Retail trade	364,731	9.9%
Manufacturing	330,043	9.0%
Construction	219,722	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	211,558	5.8%
Finance and insurance	206,259	5.6%
Other services	158,847	4.3%
Public administration	140,098	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	133,831	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	129,292	3.5%
Information	77,147	2.1%
Wholesale trade	74,441	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	72,616	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	60,930	1.7%
Utilities	25,318	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14,496	0.4%
Management	5,227	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,512	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	51,781	0.74%
Puerto Rican	326,405	4.67%
Cuban	15,711	0.22%
Dominican	174,233	2.49%

Total Central American	157,834	2.26%
Costa Rican	3,988	0.06%
Guatemalan	51,425	0.74%
Honduran	20,346	0.29%
Nicaraguan	2,317	0.03%
Panamanian	3,330	0.05%
Salvadoran	72,815	1.04%
Other Central American	3,613	0.05%

Total South American	93,635	1.34%
Argentinean	5,388	0.08%
Bolivian	1,671	0.02%
Chilean	3,971	0.06%
Colombian	40,469	0.58%
Ecuadorian	18,363	0.26%
Paraguayan	701	0.01%
Peruvian	11,682	0.17%
Uruguayan	2,281	0.03%
Venezuelan	7,531	0.11%
Other South American	1,578	0.02%

Other Hispanic	59,697	0.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	171,156	2.45%
Indian	125,205	1.79%
Vietnamese	52,651	0.75%
Cambodian	28,933	0.41%
Korean	25,211	0.36%
Filipino	13,912	0.20%
Japanese	9,445	0.14%
Taiwanese	6,085	0.09%
Bangladeshi	3,979	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,005,094	75.5%
Spanish	627,748	9.5%
Other Indo-European	385,858	5.8%
Chinese	141,112	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	133,527	2.0%
Other Asian	81,466	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	66,362	1.0%
Other	62,993	0.9%
Vietnamese	43,960	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,319,826	18.9%
Italian	802,603	11.5%
English	661,680	9.5%
German	385,435	5.5%
French	361,525	5.2%
Polish	274,844	3.9%
Portuguese	269,069	3.9%
American	259,559	3.7%
French Canadian	219,384	3.1%
Scottish	129,365	1.9%
Swedish	98,875	1.4%
Russian	91,262	1.3%
Brazilian	84,309	1.2%
European	82,380	1.2%
Haitian	80,378	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,427,886	92.0%
Not a citizen	556,319	8.0%

Native	5,756,359	82.4%
Foreign-born	1,227,846	17.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
209,976	4.3%	221,611	4.5%	1,127,899	22.9%	1,101,804	22.4%	1,234,320	25.1%	1,024,491	20.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	209,976	4.3%
9-12 Years	221,611	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,127,899	22.9%
Some College	1,101,804	22.4%
Bach. Degree	1,234,320	25.1%
Grad Degree	1,024,491	20.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,233,073	3,027,248	205,825	6.4%
1991	3,184,307	2,902,505	281,802	8.8%
1992	3,184,572	2,904,568	280,004	8.8%
1993	3,187,636	2,955,441	232,195	7.3%
1994	3,196,896	2,997,242	199,654	6.2%
1995	3,203,583	3,028,704	174,879	5.5%
1996	3,236,061	3,086,623	149,438	4.6%
1997	3,305,594	3,171,545	134,049	4.1%
1998	3,331,556	3,218,909	112,647	3.4%
1999	3,358,725	3,247,953	110,772	3.3%

2000	3,340,576	3,246,357	94,219	2.8%
2001	3,386,885	3,258,355	128,530	3.8%
2002	3,436,861	3,257,520	179,341	5.2%
2003	3,419,000	3,223,297	195,703	5.7%
2004	3,400,838	3,226,987	173,851	5.1%
2005	3,385,544	3,222,958	162,586	4.8%
2006	3,411,694	3,251,030	160,664	4.7%
2007	3,433,228	3,277,911	155,317	4.5%
2008	3,465,888	3,282,298	183,590	5.3%
2009	3,470,438	3,189,504	280,934	8.1%

2010	3,479,303	3,198,617	280,686	8.1%
2011	3,484,137	3,232,458	251,679	7.2%
2012	3,506,458	3,271,256	235,202	6.7%
2013	3,516,690	3,283,145	233,545	6.6%
2014	3,569,562	3,364,854	204,708	5.7%
2015	3,589,412	3,417,298	172,114	4.8%
2016	3,617,499	3,472,326	145,173	4.0%
2017	3,682,039	3,541,513	140,526	3.8%
2018	3,763,167	3,633,441	129,726	3.4%
2019	3,782,084	3,667,734	114,350	3.0%

2020	3,658,322	3,334,128	324,194	8.9%
2021	3,742,988	3,535,697	207,291	5.5%
2022	3,743,922	3,603,173	140,749	3.8%
2023	3,751,657	3,625,290	126,367	3.4%
2024	3,901,569	3,744,202	157,367	4.0%

Migration Data for Massachusetts

Inflows From (2011-2022)
From State	Number of People
New York	145,089
Florida	130,879
New Hampshire	110,732
California	93,660
Connecticut	88,629
Rhode Island	84,806
New Jersey	50,846
Texas	49,789
Pennsylvania	45,691
North Carolina	35,741
Virginia	35,300
Maine	31,037
Illinois	28,505
Georgia	25,427
Maryland	25,279

Outflows To (2011-2022)
To State	Number of People
Florida	189,044
New Hampshire	165,154
New York	127,179
California	121,174
Rhode Island	89,661
Connecticut	82,518
Texas	65,230
North Carolina	52,910
Maine	47,678
Pennsylvania	43,350
New Jersey	40,448
Virginia	39,302
Georgia	32,353
Illinois	26,341
South Carolina	25,975

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,999,314
Median Value	$483,900

Occupied	2,740,995	91.4%
Vacant	258,319	8.6%

Owned	1,711,341	62.4%
Rented	1,029,654	37.6%
Median Rent	$1,588

Single-Family Units	1,717,328	57.3%
Detached	1,544,717	51.5%
Attached	172,611	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	652,692	21.8%
Mobile Homes	23,457	0.8%

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Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Massachusetts

2022 Housing Data for Massachusetts

2022 Income & Employment Data for Massachusetts

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Massachusetts

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Massachusetts

Historical Labor Force Data for Massachusetts

Migration Data for Massachusetts

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