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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.5%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.4%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.3%).
Detached houses: $349,334Here:$349,334State:$412,156 Townhouses or other attached units: $695,362Here:$695,362State:$346,236 In 2-unit structures: $377,769Here:$377,769State:$348,924 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $440,211Here:$440,211State:$354,648 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $465,893Here:$465,893State:$326,862 Mobile homes: $203,325Here:$203,325State:$71,966 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $350,222Here:$350,222State:$284,583
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Obama (Democratic): 76.9% McCain (Republican): 21.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,804 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,954 (0.8%)
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 $1584 a month.
Cities in this county include: Boston, Revere, Chelsea, Winthrop.
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Lead: 0.02 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.110 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 19 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 58 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 13.7 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 37 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.
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Neighboring counties: Essex County , Middlesex County , Norfolk County , Norfolk County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.3%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Suffolk County (%):
11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,380 average adjusted gross income)
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%
12.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,909 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
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%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 86.4. This is more than state average.
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Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 53.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
Population growth in Suffolk County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $190,000
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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 (Noninst.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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