Suffolk County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 332,11343.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 183,52623.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 134,33217.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 69,4479.0%Asian alone
  • 43,2355.6%Two or more races
  • 8,0161.0%Some other race alone
  • 5760.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $705,013

Here:	$705,013
State:	$524,317

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,017,546

Here:	$1,017,546
State:	$498,452

In 2-unit structures: $621,881

Here:	$621,881
State:	$501,689

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $728,062

Here:	$728,062
State:	$524,084

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $903,581

Here:	$903,581
State:	$506,140

Mobile homes: $117,668

Here:	$117,668
State:	$126,973

Health of residents in Suffolk County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,245 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,255 (0.7%)

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, Winthrop Town.

2019 air pollution in Suffolk County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.245 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.02 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bannock County, Idaho , Dawes County, Nebraska , Garden County, Nebraska , Morrill County, Nebraska , Sioux County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 91,260
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 228,732 (49.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 86,7652010 or later
• 51,0252000 to 2009
• 42,8821990 to 1999
• 52,0891980 to 1989
• 19,4971970 to 1979
• 18,037Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 47,449
• One, attached: 21,872
• Two: 46,048
• 3 or 4: 81,775
• 5 to 9: 37,055
• 10 to 19: 24,826
• 20 to 49: 27,970
• 50 or more: 66,657
• Mobile homes: 193

Housing units in Suffolk County with a mortgage: 81,599 (10,757 second mortgage, 338 home equity loan, 8,352 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,539

Religion statistics for Suffolk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Suffolk County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Massachusetts Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4496, Natural disaster type: Other
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 13, 2018 - March 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4379, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4214: April 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4214, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Explosions, Incident Period: April 15, 2013 to April 22, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3362: April 17, 2013, FEMA Id: 3362, Natural disaster type: Explosion
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4097: December 19, 2012, FEMA Id: 4097, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 11, 2011 to January 12, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1959: March 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1959, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Massachusetts Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3315: September 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 3315, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 23 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($100,939 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($81 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.01%
Massachusetts average:	0.01%

5.53% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($58,712 average AGI)
4.21% relocated from other states ($42,146 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	4.21%
Massachusetts average:	2.58%

from Middlesex County, MA	2.62% ($100,275 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA	1.40% ($125,164)
from Essex County, MA	0.56% ($73,556)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.35% ($73,793)
from New York County, NY	0.27% ($137,554)
from Worcester County, MA	0.23% ($97,580)
from Bristol County, MA	0.16% ($61,768)

13.75% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($123,761 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($317 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.03%
Massachusetts average:	0.02%

8.25% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($68,377 average AGI)
5.47% relocated to other states ($55,067 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	5.47%
Massachusetts average:	3.43%

to Middlesex County, MA	3.45% ($108,537 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA	2.19% ($108,323)
to Essex County, MA	0.96% ($108,931)
to Plymouth County, MA	0.69% ($107,583)
to Worcester County, MA	0.31% ($86,618)
to Bristol County, MA	0.30% ($84,152)
to New York County, NY	0.27% ($142,117)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 4.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Suffolk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 137,979 (46,683 living alone), Female householders: 177,278 (70,593 living alone)

• 91,579 spouses (87,882 opposite-sex spouses), 26,239 unmarried partners, (24,036 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 163,739 children (154,749 natural, 2,809 adopted, 6,181 stepchildren), 12,688 grandchildren, 13,583 brothers or sisters, 12,664 parents, 399 foster children, 21,288 other relatives, 62,631 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 51,178

Size of family households: 61,883 2-persons, 37,069 3-persons, 25,405 4-persons, 13,197 5-persons, 6,070 6-persons, 3,289 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 117,276 1-person, 37,631 2-persons, 7,457 3-persons, 4,978 4-persons, 651 5-persons, 184 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.

59,832 married couples with children.
45,026 single-parent households (5,108 men, 39,918 women).

60.1% of residents of Suffolk speak English at home.
20.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
10.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $9,891,313,000 ($14,851 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• 1,9352020 or later
• 31,4382010 to 2019
• 25,4362000 to 2009
• 12,6831990 to 1999
• 24,3021980 to 1989
• 27,9831970 to 1979
• 26,5961960 to 1969
• 25,4811950 to 1959
• 17,0981940 to 1949
• 160,8931939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• 2,0541 room
• 2,6942 rooms
• 12,2393 rooms
• 16,4134 rooms
• 25,5435 rooms
• 18,9856 rooms
• 13,3487 rooms
• 9,4688 rooms
• 13,6659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• 18,4911 room
• 17,2702 rooms
• 45,5403 rooms
• 48,9464 rooms
• 39,5325 rooms
• 19,1006 rooms
• 6,8587 rooms
• 2,9578 rooms
• 2,1549+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• 2,523no bedroom
• 10,4581 bedroom
• 39,4132 bedrooms
• 37,9003 bedrooms
• 16,2154 bedrooms
• 7,9005+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• 20,404no bedroom
• 57,2341 bedroom
• 71,7172 bedrooms
• 39,5823 bedrooms
• 9,6234 bedrooms
• 2,2885+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk County, Massachusetts in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 13,912no vehicle
• 54,0561 vehicle
• 33,4712 vehicles
• 9,2323 vehicles
• 2,3734 vehicles
• 1,3655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 85,429no vehicle
• 84,2901 vehicle
• 25,5122 vehicles
• 3,8553 vehicles
• 1,4004 vehicles
• 3625+ vehicles

81.5% of Suffolk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.

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

• This state: 328,089
• Other state: 187,571
• Northeast: 96,501
• Midwest: 22,268
• South: 48,455
• West: 20,347

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 35,158
• Number of aged recipients: 11,859
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 23,299
• Number of recipients under 18: 3,505
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 19,073
• Number of recipients older than 64: 12,580
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 11,217
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 18,390

Suffolk County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"