Middlesex County, Massachusetts (MA)

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County population in 2005: 1,459,011 (97% urban, 3% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 346,591
Renter-occupied apartments: 214,629

% of renters here:	38%
State:	38%

Land area: 823 sq. mi.
Water area: 24.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 1772 people per square mile

(very high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 7.6%

Middlesex County:	7.6%
Massachusetts:	10.3%

(5.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.3% for Black residents, 18.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 38 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 41 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 31 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Middlesex County, Massachusetts business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Middlesex County, Massachusetts:

White Non-Hispanic (83.6%)
Hispanic (4.6%)
Black (3.4%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Chinese (2.2%)
Other race (2.1%)
Asian Indian (1.5%)
Other Asian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Males: 709,048	(48.4%)
Females: 756,348	(51.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $51,307
County population in 2003: 1,466,561
Jobs in 2003: 857,459

Middlesex County,MA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 811,419
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:

Middlesex County:	2.5 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $69,045
2005 median house value: $435,200
Median contract rent in 2005: $983
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,360
Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,868 ($60,821 in 2000)

This county	$68,868
Massachusetts:	$57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $490,240

Middlesex County	$490,240
Massachusetts:	$361,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $835
Institutionalized population: 16,580
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Middlesex County in 2000: $1556

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Health of residents in Middlesex County based on 4234 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.8. This is better than average.
80.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
33.7% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
45.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
68.8% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
79.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 185 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 148 pounds. This is less than average.
6.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 2330 buildings, average cost: $191,800
2001: 1865 buildings, average cost: $203,800
2002: 1845 buildings, average cost: $198,000
2003: 1913 buildings, average cost: $213,700
2004: 2207 buildings, average cost: $210,600
2005: 2450 buildings, average cost: $222,600
2006: 1948 buildings, average cost: $209,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,773 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,705 (0.9%)

Area name: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Middlesex County is $1128 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1324 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1584 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lowell, Cambridge, Newton, Somerville, Framingham, Waltham, Malden, Medford, Arlington, Billerica.

2005 air pollution in Middlesex County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.108 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Essex County , Hillsborough County, New Hampshire , Norfolk County , Norfolk County , Suffolk County , Worcester County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Middlesex County: Kiwanis Camp (A), Lakewood Country Club (B), Liberty Square (C), Lomar Industrial Park (D), Longmeadow Golf Club (E), Longmeadow Golf Course (F), Acton Plaza (G), Martin Golf Course (H), Ames Pond Industrial Park (I), Nabnasset Lake Country Club (J), Nashoba Club (K), Natick Laboratories (L), New Englander Industrial Park (M), Paul Revere Capture Site (N), Assabet Plaza (O), Pine Brook Country Club (P), Purity Supreme (Q), Samuel Hartwell Farm Site (R), Sandy Burr Country Club (S), Sherwood Plaza (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: 1776 Plaza Shopping Center (1), Acton Mall (2), Acton Mall Shopping Center (3), Acton Plaza Shopping Center (4), Acton Shopping Center (5), Acton Shopping Center (6), Mill Village Shopping Center (7), Natick 9 and 27 Shopping Center (8), Natick Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Middlesex County include: Weston Congregational Church (A), Weston Church (B), Westford United Methodist Church (C), Westford Bible Church (D), West Acton Baptist Church (E), Massachusetts Baptist Temple (F), Saint Demetrius Church (G), Carlisle Congregational Church (H), United Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Richardson Cemetery (1), Central Cemetery (2), Farmers Cemetery (3), West Cemetery (4), Farm Cemetery (5), Saint Bernards Cemetery (6), Westlawn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Warner Pond (A), Hawk Pond (B), Reservoir Pond (C), Fort Pond (D), Grass Pond (E), Buttrick Pond (F), Richardson Pond (G), Cady Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cow Pond Brook (A), Spencer Brook (B), Unkety Brook (C), Course Brook (D), Jar Brook (E), Deep Brook (F), Deer Brook (G), Spring Brook (H), Half Moon Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Middlesex County include: Carlisle State Forest (1), Sherborn Center Historic District (2), Stone Park (3), Acton Arboretum (4), Acton Centre Historic District (5), Hovey Square (6), Little Meadow Conservation Area (7), Town Common (8), Cat Rock Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Dunstable Post Office (A), Sherborn Post Office (B), Acton Post Office (C), North Chelmsford Post Office (D), West Acton Post Office (E), Ashby Post Office (F), Ashland Post Office (G), Chelmsford Post Office (H), Stow Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 121,081
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 223,465 (41% naturalized citizens)

Middlesex County:	15.2%
Whole state:	12.2%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 63,226
1990 to 1994: 35,093
1985 to 1989: 32,911
1980 to 1984: 25,035
1975 to 1979: 14,529
1970 to 1974: 12,521
1970 to 1974: 11,791
1965 to 1969: 28,359

Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.7%

Middlesex County marital status for males

Middlesex County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 282,013
One, attached: 25,690
Two: 88,579
3 or 4: 54,636
5 to 9: 29,425
10 to 19: 28,727
20 or more: 65,095
Mobile homes: 2,443
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 73

Housing units in Middlesex County with a mortgage: 195,334 (14,602 second mortgage, 30,824 home equity loan, 617 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73,208

Agriculture in Middlesex County
Average size of farms: 57 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $113844
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $4714.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.89%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.27%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $98369
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.98%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43038
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 29.43%
Vegetables: 1792 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 894 acres

Middlesex County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/3/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2005:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (17%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005:

Computer specialists (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005:

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Computer specialists (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Brazil (9%)
India (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Canada (6%)
Portugal (5%)
Italy (5%)
Haiti (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Middlesex County:

Irish (20%)
Italian (16%)
English (8%)
United States or American (4%)
German (4%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
French Canadian (4%)

Middlesex County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 550,450 (72%)
Carpooled: 62,437 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25,096 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2,082 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 37,657 (5%)
Railroad: 12,496 (2%)
Ferryboat: 62 (0%)
Taxi: 1,216 (0%)
Motorcycle: 446 (0%)
Bicycle: 5,166 (1%)
Walked: 34,976 (5%)
Other means: 3,825 (1%)
Worked at home: 27,727 (4%)

People in group quarters in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

30361 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
11018 people in nursing homes
3202 people in state prisons
1568 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
1092 people in religious group quarters
973 people in other types of correctional institutions
811 people in homes for the mentally retarded
757 people in other nonhousehold living situations
568 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
496 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
493 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
416 people in homes for the mentally ill
310 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
272 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
227 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
212 people in other group homes
163 people in military barracks, etc.
129 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
120 people in institutions for the blind
36 people in homes for the physically handicapped
33 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
21 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
20 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
15 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
14 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
14 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
8 people in military disciplinary barracks
3 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $83,712.

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,266 average AGI)
Middlesex County: 0.52%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

3.54% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($27,581 average AGI)
3.01% relocated from other states ($24,059 average AGI)
Middlesex County: 3.01%
Massachusetts average: 2.46%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Suffolk County, MA	1.47% ($54,668 average AGI)
from Essex County, MA	0.61% ($47,527)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.59% ($73,785)
from Worcester County, MA	0.47% ($51,723)
from Hillsborough County, NH	0.17% ($45,934)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.11% ($48,108)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.10% ($44,867)

7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,062 average AGI)
Middlesex County: 0.16%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

3.66% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($29,618 average AGI)
3.77% relocated to other states ($31,826 average AGI)
Middlesex County: 3.77%
Massachusetts average: 3.26%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Suffolk County, MA	1.22% ($53,734 average AGI)
to Essex County, MA	0.79% ($62,439)
to Worcester County, MA	0.70% ($58,665)
to Norfolk County, MA	0.55% ($77,454)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.33% ($59,399)
to New York County, NY	0.17% ($54,422)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.16% ($64,052)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Births per 1000 population in Middlesex County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Middlesex County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Middlesex County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 205,867 (180,103 aged, 25,764 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,412,414

In family households: 1,154,271 (269,200 male householders, 94,733 female householders)
295,173 spouses, 413,634 children (393,541 natural, 11,152 adopted, 8,941 stepchildren), 14,491 grandchildren, 14,228 brothers or sisters, 11,822 parents, 19,192 other relatives, 21,798 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 258,143 (84,206 male householders (60,286 living alone)), 113,367 female householders (91,914 living alone)), 60,570 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 52,982 (16,213 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 143,417 2-persons, 86,703 3-persons, 81,890 4-persons, 35,244 5-persons, 11,715 6-persons, 4,964 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 152,200 1-person, 35,390 2-persons, 6,746 3-persons, 2,351 4-persons, 682 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

252,928 married couples with children.
55,356 single-parent households (9,721 men, 45,635 women).

79.6% of residents of Middlesex County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $13,924,030,000 ($9507 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,485,506,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,936,481,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,071,601,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,966,000
Federal grants: $2,767,626,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,160,820,000 ($3,945,633,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $962,536,000 ($362,493,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $129,245,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $336,710,000
Federal Government insurance: $567,039,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 97,126

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	67 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 60,099

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +53,762

Here:	+37 per 1000 residents
State:	+25 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -96,279

Here:	-66 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Middlesex County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 67.35 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4,486
1995 to 1998: 17,658
1990 to 1994: 19,494
1980 to 1989: 55,619
1970 to 1979: 67,595
1960 to 1969: 73,491
1950 to 1959: 79,522
1940 to 1949: 46,526
1939 or earlier: 212,290

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, Massachusetts:

1 room: 347
2 rooms: 1,910
3 rooms: 7,544
4 rooms: 22,188
5 rooms: 48,401
6 rooms: 74,002
7 rooms: 69,925
8 rooms: 57,619
9 or more rooms: 64,655

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, Massachusetts:

1 room: 10,232
2 rooms: 24,514
3 rooms: 46,829
4 rooms: 53,617
5 rooms: 45,141
6 rooms: 20,447
7 rooms: 7,768
8 rooms: 3,248
9 or more rooms: 2,833

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Middlesex County:

no bedroom: 556
1 bedroom: 11,671
2 bedrooms: 67,658
3 bedrooms: 150,856
4 bedrooms: 89,657
5 or more bedrooms: 26,193

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County:

no bedroom: 12,259
1 bedroom: 73,320
2 bedrooms: 86,432
3 bedrooms: 33,227
4 bedrooms: 7,242
5 or more bedrooms: 2,149

Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 14,217
1 vehicle: 98,012
2 vehicles: 170,661
3 vehicles: 47,296
4 vehicles: 12,531
5 or more vehicles: 3,874

Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 44,853
1 vehicle: 106,256
2 vehicles: 52,388
3 vehicles: 8,408
4 vehicles: 1,657
5 or more vehicles: 1,067

61% of Middlesex County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Massachusetts.

Middlesex County:	60.7%
State average:	60.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 906869
Northeast: 180061
Midwest: 51541
South: 49929
West: 30889

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $259,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (50%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
Electricity (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16,543

Here:	11.0%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9,183

Here:	13.0%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46,819

Here:	57.6%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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