Chelsea vs Revere

A side-by-side comparison of Chelsea and Revere: population, income, housing, and more.

Chelsea and Revere are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Revere has the higher population (59,933 vs 39,460 in Chelsea). Revere has the higher median household income ($81,121 vs $72,220 in Chelsea). Revere has the higher median home value ($566,200 vs $476,500 in Chelsea).

Population, income & housing

	Chelsea	Revere
Population	39,460	59,933
Median age	34.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,220	$81,121
Median home value	$476,500	$566,200
Median gross rent	$1,859	$1,966
Housing units	14,178	23,445
Homeownership rate	29.2%	50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelsea	Revere
Population	39,992 → 39,460 (-1.3%)	53,692 → 59,933 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$56,802 → $72,220 (+27.1%)	$62,568 → $81,121 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$350,800 → $476,500 (+35.8%)	$373,800 → $566,200 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,419 → $1,859 (+31.0%)	$1,419 → $1,966 (+38.5%)

Chelsea

Population

39,99239,460

Median household income

$56,802$72,220

Median home value

$350,800$476,500

Median gross rent

$1,419$1,859

Revere

Population

53,69259,933

Median household income

$62,568$81,121

Median home value

$373,800$566,200

Median gross rent

$1,419$1,966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelsea	Revere
Under 5	7.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	18.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	15.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.7%
75 and over	5.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelsea	Revere
White (non-Hispanic)	19.5%	48.0%
Black or African American	6.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.9%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.7%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	65.0%	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelsea	Revere
No high school diploma	30.9%	17.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelsea	Revere
Drove alone	46.4%	53.5%
Carpooled	15.2%	10.4%
Public transit	20.3%	23.9%
Walked	5.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.6%	8.0%
Other means	2.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelsea	Revere
1-unit, detached	8.8%	29.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	43.7%	32.7%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	7.0%
20 or more units	28.4%	22.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Chelsea	Revere
Poverty rate	20.6%	12.4%
Average household size	2.85	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	34	35
Median year structure built	1938	1963