Suffolk County, Massachusetts (MA)

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% of renters here:	66%
State:	38%

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Races in Suffolk County, Massachusetts:

Median resident age:	31.7 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Males: 332,675	(48.2%)
Females: 357,132	(51.8%)

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Suffolk County:	2.3 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

This county:	$51,208
Massachusetts:	$65,401

This county:	$1,024
State:	$860

Suffolk County:	$384,800
Massachusetts:	$353,600

Detached houses: $397,560

Here:	$397,560
State:	$431,615

Townhouses or other attached units: $652,833

Here:	$652,833
State:	$384,906

In 2-unit structures: $440,934

Here:	$440,934
State:	$385,911

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $460,679

Here:	$460,679
State:	$378,476

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $491,553

Here:	$491,553
State:	$329,648

Health of residents in Suffolk County based on 3137 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 3.7. This is about average.
77.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
28.1% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
46.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
66.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
75.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 182 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
4.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Suffolk County:	17.8%
Massachusetts:	10.0%

Area name: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Suffolk 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: Boston, Revere, Chelsea, Winthrop.

2005 air pollution in Suffolk County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Lead: 0.02 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.110 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 58 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Essex County , Middlesex County , Norfolk County , Norfolk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	8.3%
Massachusetts:	8.4%

Current college students: 91,260
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 176,031 (36% naturalized citizens)

Suffolk County:	25.5%
Whole state:	12.2%

Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 39,097
• One, attached: 14,027
• Two: 46,674
• 3 or 4: 73,731
• 5 to 9: 32,068
• 10 to 19: 25,773
• 20 or more: 60,574
• Mobile homes: 531
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Housing units in Suffolk County with a mortgage: 26,835 (2,737 second mortgage, 3,162 home equity loan, 74 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,522

Here:	68.2% with mortgage
State:	71.6% with mortgage

Here		60.0%
USA		50.2%

Suffolk County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/9/1972, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Suffolk County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from Suffolk County center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from Suffolk County center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 35.3 miles away from Suffolk County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 140,236 (44%) Carpooled: 31,406 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 37,042 (12%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6,589 (2%) Subway or elevated: 50,918 (16%) Railroad: 3,063 (1%) Ferryboat: 351 (0%) Taxi: 1,372 (0%) Motorcycle: 154 (0%) Bicycle: 2,841 (1%) Walked: 37,865 (12%) Other means: 1,826 (1%) Worked at home: 7,316 (2%)

11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.05%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.58% of residents moved from foreign countries ($778 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.58%
Massachusetts average:	0.28%

6.02% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($29,602 average AGI)
4.45% relocated from other states ($19,000 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	4.45%
Massachusetts average:	2.46%

from Middlesex County, MA	2.69% ($53,734 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA	1.55% ($65,283)
from Essex County, MA	0.60% ($50,542)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.43% ($49,190)
from Worcester County, MA	0.25% ($45,031)
from New York County, NY	0.20% ($96,468)
from Bristol County, MA	0.19% ($36,904)

12.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.05%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($657 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.20%
Massachusetts average:	0.11%

7.33% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($33,880 average AGI)
4.51% relocated to other states ($20,373 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	4.51%
Massachusetts average:	3.26%

to Middlesex County, MA	3.18% ($54,668 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA	2.10% ($55,985)
to Essex County, MA	0.94% ($54,644)
to Plymouth County, MA	0.50% ($62,461)
to New York County, NY	0.33% ($92,027)
to Bristol County, MA	0.21% ($44,083)
to Worcester County, MA	0.20% ($52,994)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 86,349 (69,249 aged, 17,100 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 463,263 (78,961 male householders, 61,841 female householders)

  84,746 spouses, 173,316 children (164,661 natural, 4,504 adopted, 4,151 stepchildren), 12,813 grandchildren, 13,266 brothers or sisters, 7,310 parents, 14,164 other relatives, 16,846 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 189,916 (65,224 male householders (45,242 living alone)), 72,750 female householders (55,931 living alone)), 51,942 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 36,628 (9,616 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 54,382 2-persons, 34,081 3-persons, 26,271 4-persons, 14,999 5-persons, 6,381 6-persons, 4,688 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 101,173 1-person, 27,148 2-persons, 6,300 3-persons, 2,451 4-persons, 616 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

66.2% of residents of Suffolk County speak English at home.
14.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
12.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $9,891,313,000 ($14851 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $294,240,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,695,686,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,287,154,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $73,607,000
Federal grants: $5,313,861,000
Federal procurement contracts: $433,763,000 ($133,333,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,087,243,000 ($74,016,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $510,613,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $239,913,000
Federal Government insurance: $471,773,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	67 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+67 per 1000 residents
State:	+25 per 1000 residents

Here:	-156 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.4

Here:	3.7
State:	4.0

53% of Suffolk County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Massachusetts.

Suffolk County:	53.3%
State average:	60.6%

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

• This state: 344182
• Northeast: 73895
• Midwest: 19936
• South: 40110
• West: 12648

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $190,000

Here:	17.9%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	14.3%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	68.7%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"

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