US Census Data

Massachusetts

Population, income, and housing across 14 counties and 248 cities & places.

Population
6,992,395
+2.1%’19–’23
Median household income
$101,341
+24.8%’19–’23
Median home value
$525,800
+37.8%’19–’23

Massachusetts has a population of 6,992,395, spread across 14 counties and 248 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, Massachusetts's population grew 2.1% from 6,850,553 to 6,992,395, while its median home value rose 37.8% from $381,600 to $525,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.8% of the population. 62.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
6,992,395
Median age
40.0 yrs
Median household income
$101,341
Median home value
$525,800
Median gross rent
$1,687
Housing units
3,014,657
Homeownership rate
62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
46.6%
Unemployment rate
5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
6,850,5536,992,395
Median household income
$81,215$101,341
Median home value
$381,600$525,800
Median gross rent
$1,282$1,687
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20196,850,553$81,215$381,600$1,282
20206,873,003$84,385$398,800$1,336
20216,991,852$89,026$424,700$1,429
20226,984,205$96,505$483,900$1,588
20236,992,395$101,341$525,800$1,687

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 5350,3355.0%
5 to 171,018,07314.6%
18 to 24678,3579.7%
25 to 34984,15214.1%
35 to 44898,57612.9%
45 to 54879,17512.6%
55 to 64962,37813.8%
65 to 74721,43810.3%
75 and over499,9117.1%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)4,738,84867.8%
Black or African American455,1456.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native5,8370.1%
Asian491,8617.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander1,9640.0%
Some other race80,1341.1%
Two or more races313,9274.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)904,67912.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma425,2098.6%
High school graduate1,129,80222.8%
Some college or associate's1,084,72021.9%
Bachelor's degree1,249,64025.3%
Graduate or professional degree1,056,25921.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
29 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone2,263,48762.7%
Carpooled248,6716.9%
Public transit252,7957.0%
Walked151,6674.2%
Bicycle29,0290.8%
Worked from home604,42216.7%
Other means59,4531.6%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min682,96622.7%
15 to 29 min980,39832.6%
30 to 44 min681,49822.7%
45 to 59 min305,19610.2%
60+ min355,04411.8%

Households

Average household size
2.45
Poverty rate
10.0% (676,516 of 6,777,241)
CountShare
Family households1,728,13462.6%
Nonfamily households1,033,93637.4%

Housing

Median year structure built
1963

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied2,762,07091.6%
Vacant252,5878.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied1,728,98662.6%
Renter-occupied1,033,08437.4%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached1,550,00251.4%
1-unit, attached175,0845.8%
2 to 4 units604,04620.0%
5 to 19 units300,58510.0%
20 or more units360,17811.9%
Mobile home & other24,7620.8%

Geography

State FIPS
25
USPS
MA
Land area
7,801 sq mi
Water area
2,753 sq mi
Center point
42.1565, -71.4896

Massachusetts rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

14

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51