Middlesex County, Massachusetts

36 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,622,896
Median household income: $126,779
Median home value: $687,200

Middlesex County, Massachusetts counts 1,622,896 residents. 36 cities and places have their primary county here. At $126,779, its median household income sits above Massachusetts's $101,341.

From 2019 to 2023, Middlesex County's population grew 1.4% from 1,600,842 to 1,622,896, while its median household income rose 23.6% from $102,603 to $126,779.

The typical home was built around 1961. 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,622,896
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $126,779
Median home value: $687,200
Median gross rent: $2,126
Housing units: 660,814
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,600,8421,622,896

Median household income

$102,603$126,779

Median home value

$500,700$687,200

Median gross rent

$1,636$2,126

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,600,842	$102,603	$500,700	$1,636
2020	1,605,899	$106,202	$540,300	$1,714
2021	1,623,411	$111,790	$575,500	$1,815
2022	1,623,109	$121,304	$654,300	$2,004
2023	1,622,896	$126,779	$687,200	$2,126

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82,549	5.1%
5 to 17	235,919	14.5%
18 to 24	155,410	9.6%
25 to 34	245,173	15.1%
35 to 44	224,307	13.8%
45 to 54	208,109	12.8%
55 to 64	211,839	13.1%
65 to 74	151,147	9.3%
75 and over	108,443	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,081,878	66.7%
Black or African American	78,074	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,127	0.1%
Asian	213,224	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	571	0.0%
Some other race	21,502	1.3%
Two or more races	80,652	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	145,868	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree30.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75,422	6.6%
High school graduate	200,893	17.5%
Some college or associate's	194,935	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	330,513	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	347,255	30.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone56.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit8.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	493,822	56.0%
Carpooled	56,192	6.4%
Public transit	70,145	8.0%
Walked	37,379	4.2%
Bicycle	13,884	1.6%
Worked from home	196,183	22.2%
Other means	14,354	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128,687	18.8%
15 to 29 min	222,575	32.5%
30 to 44 min	178,737	26.1%
45 to 59 min	79,283	11.6%
60+ min	76,494	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 7.5% (118,146 of 1,571,906)

	Count	Share
Family households	399,401	63.3%
Nonfamily households	231,538	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	630,939	95.5%
Vacant	29,875	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	388,864	61.6%
Renter-occupied	242,075	38.4%

1-unit, detached46.9%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units20.6%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units15.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310,073	46.9%
1-unit, attached	45,753	6.9%
2 to 4 units	136,398	20.6%
5 to 19 units	64,326	9.7%
20 or more units	101,367	15.3%
Mobile home & other	2,897	0.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 25017
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 818 sq mi
Water area: 29 sq mi
Center point: 42.4817, -71.3949