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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Chelsea, MA are White alone (7,666 residents), Hispanic (26,701 residents), and Asian alone (1,118 residents). 29.4% of Chelsea residents speak English at home. 49.4% of Chelsea, MA residents are foreign-born (40.0% born in Latin America), which is 63.6% greater than the foreign-born rate of 18.0% across the entire state of Massachusetts.

Race distribution in Chelsea

2000 2022
  • Races in Chelsea, MA (2000)
    • 16,98448.4%Hispanic
    • 13,42438.3%White alone
    • 1,9715.6%Black alone
    • 1,6144.6%Asian alone
    • 8042.3%Two or more races
    • 1950.6%Other race alone
    • 760.2%American Indian alone
    • 120.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Chelsea, MA (2022)
    • 26,70168.6%Hispanic
    • 7,66619.7%White alone
    • 2,0425.2%Black alone
    • 1,8534.8%Two or more races
    • 1,1182.9%Asian alone
    • 1910.5%Other race alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Massachusetts (2000)
    • 5,198,35981.9%White alone
    • 428,7296.8%Hispanic
    • 318,3295.0%Black alone
    • 236,7863.7%Asian alone
    • 110,3381.7%Two or more races
    • 43,5860.7%Other race alone
    • 11,2640.2%American Indian alone
    • 1,7060.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Massachusetts (2022)
    • 4,676,62767.0%White alone
    • 911,03813.0%Hispanic
    • 501,4637.2%Asian alone
    • 459,7406.6%Black alone
    • 341,8894.9%Two or more races
    • 84,4031.2%Other race alone
    • 5,8380.08%American Indian alone
    • 9760.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Chelsea

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $72,109White non-Hispanic householders
  • $42,735Black householders
  • $73,394American Indian and Alaska Native householders
  • $84,249Asian householders
  • $86,761Some other race householders
  • $65,163Two or more races householders
  • $79,598Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $440,386White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $473,628Black or African American householders
  • $222,466Asian householders
  • $400,041Some other race householders
  • $383,562Two or more races householders
  • $397,768Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Chelsea, MA in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Chelsea, MA in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Chelsea, MA in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Chelsea, MA in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Chelsea, MA in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Chelsea, MA in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Chelsea, MA in 2022

Median age by race in Chelsea

  • 37.4Median age for White residents
  • 37.0Males
  • 37.5Females
  • 35.6Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 39.9Males
  • 32.6Females
  • 39.8Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 41.8Males
  • 35.1Females
  • 43.1Median age for Asian residents
  • 42.4Males
  • 38.2Females
  • -514,227,641.8Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -513,131,312.6Males
  • -508,717,948.2Females
  • 32.1Median age for Other race residents
  • 32.0Males
  • 31.8Females
  • 35.0Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 34.8Males
  • 35.3Females
  • 44.3Median age for White alone residents
  • 45.8Males
  • 43.7Females
  • 33.6Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 34.0Males
  • 32.7Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Chelsea

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 1,90234.1%Owner occupied
  • 3,67865.9%Renter occupied
  • 34.1%
    65.9%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 16216.1%Owner occupied
  • 84383.9%Renter occupied
  • 16.1%
    83.9%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 110100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 27954.7%Owner occupied
  • 23145.3%Renter occupied
  • 54.7%
    45.3%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 46729.9%Owner occupied
  • 1,09670.1%Renter occupied
  • 29.9%
    70.1%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,45023.0%Owner occupied
  • 4,85577.0%Renter occupied
  • 23.0%
    77.0%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 1,62637.8%Owner occupied
  • 2,68062.2%Renter occupied
  • 37.8%
    62.2%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1,77423.4%Owner occupied
  • 5,79776.6%Renter occupied
  • 23.4%
    76.6%

Language usage in Chelsea

  • English speakers - Total
  • 29.4% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
  • 61.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 8,25237.6%Speak English very well
  • 13,70262.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 37.6%
    62.4%
  • 10.0% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,84751.1%Speak English very well
  • 1,76448.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 51.1%
    48.9%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 76.9% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
  • 19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 47285.7%Speak English very well
  • 7914.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 85.7%
    14.3%
  • 3.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 94100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 18.4% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
  • 69.5% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 61638.1%Speak English very well
  • 1,00061.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 38.1%
    61.9%
  • 10.9% of residents speak other language at home
  • 10541.3%Speak English very well
  • 14958.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 41.3%
    58.7%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 5.0% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
  • 82.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 2,69618.2%Speak English very well
  • 12,13781.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 18.2%
    81.8%
  • 15.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,16242.5%Speak English very well
  • 1,57157.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 42.5%
    57.5%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

76.2% (6,432)
Foreign-born:

8.9% (237)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

18.0% (1,518)
Foreign-born:

88.5% (2,353)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

80.3% (927)
Foreign-born:

12.6% (122)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

18.6% (215)
Foreign-born:

76.8% (745)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English
Native:

17.9% (15)
Foreign-born:

2.9% (11)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

100.0% (83)
Foreign-born:

86.1% (330)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

40.0% (148)
Foreign-born:

12.9% (93)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

59.8% (221)
Foreign-born:

86.1% (623)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

39.8% (825)
Foreign-born:

7.4% (234)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

61.2% (1,267)
Foreign-born:

92.0% (2,895)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

22.9% (1,632)
Foreign-born:

1.1% (138)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

79.1% (5,635)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (12,647)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

90.7% (5,809)
Foreign-born:

17.3% (170)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

8.4% (535)
Foreign-born:

84.1% (830)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

23.5% (2,204)
Foreign-born:

2.3% (342)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

76.0% (7,137)
Foreign-born:

98.3% (14,686)

Foreign-born residents in Chelsea

19,246 residents are foreign born (40.0% Latin America).

This city:

49.4%
Massachusetts:

17.6%

Median age by place of birth - Chelsea
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Place of birth by age - Chelsea

Marital status for residents in Chelsea

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 49.5%Never married
  • 34.1%Now married
  • 3.3%Separated
  • 5.1%Widowed
  • 8.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.9%Never married
  • 32.0%Now married
  • 2.5%Separated
  • 9.5%Widowed
  • 11.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

84.6% (60)
Unmarried:

15.4% (11)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

32.2% (1,069)
Unmarried:

67.8% (2,254)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 49.0%Never married
  • 34.9%Now married
  • 1.9%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 14.3%Divorced
  • Females
  • 45.5%Never married
  • 25.6%Now married
  • 1.3%Separated
  • 11.2%Widowed
  • 16.4%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (19)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

15.8% (79)
Unmarried:

84.2% (423)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 39.8%Never married
  • 47.3%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 12.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 51.6%Never married
  • 37.1%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 11.3%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

52.3% (27)
Unmarried:

47.7% (25)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 42.7%Never married
  • 54.6%Now married
  • 0.7%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 2.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 33.4%Never married
  • 53.8%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 7.1%Widowed
  • 5.8%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (42)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

48.0% (147)
Unmarried:

52.0% (160)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.7%Never married
  • 41.0%Now married
  • 0.9%Separated
  • 1.4%Widowed
  • 8.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 46.0%Never married
  • 40.3%Now married
  • 3.5%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 7.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (63)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

41.8% (568)
Unmarried:

58.2% (792)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 51.8%Never married
  • 36.7%Now married
  • 3.5%Separated
  • 3.2%Widowed
  • 5.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 40.4%Never married
  • 29.9%Now married
  • 11.2%Separated
  • 7.5%Widowed
  • 11.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

34.8% (81)
Unmarried:

65.2% (151)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

35.2% (1,691)
Unmarried:

64.8% (3,113)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 50.6%Never married
  • 27.2%Now married
  • 3.6%Separated
  • 7.6%Widowed
  • 11.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.9%Never married
  • 25.2%Now married
  • 2.7%Separated
  • 14.3%Widowed
  • 12.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

76.5% (38)
Unmarried:

23.5% (12)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.3% (462)
Unmarried:

75.7% (1,441)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.7%Never married
  • 40.4%Now married
  • 2.7%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 5.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 42.5%Never married
  • 35.1%Now married
  • 7.6%Separated
  • 5.1%Widowed
  • 9.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

33.9% (94)
Unmarried:

66.1% (182)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

37.1% (2,530)
Unmarried:

62.9% (4,287)

Ancestries in Chelsea

  • Ancestries in Chelsea, MA
    • 6572.4%Italian
    • 5962.2%American
    • 4801.7%Ethiopian
    • 4491.6%Brazilian
    • 4161.5%French Canadian
    • 3921.4%Irish
    • 3091.1%Moroccan
    • 1850.7%Yugoslavian
    • 1750.6%African
    • 1610.6%Polish
    • 1560.6%German
    • 1130.4%English
    • 1050.4%European
    • 1020.4%Portuguese
    • 930.3%French
    • 900.3%Cape Verdean
    • 880.3%Haitian
    • 860.3%Arab
    • 830.3%Somali
    • 810.3%Sudanese
    • 740.3%Jamaican
    • 690.3%Albanian
    • 570.2%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 540.2%Serbian
    • 540.2%Greek
    • 420.2%British
    • 410.1%Canadian
    • 360.1%Lebanese
    • 340.1%Iraqi
    • 260.09%Ukrainian
    • 240.09%Turkish
    • 220.08%West Indian
    • 180.07%Iranian
    • 170.06%Scottish
    • 130.05%Eastern European
    • 130.05%Afghan
    • 130.05%Bulgarian
    • 120.04%Norwegian
    • 120.04%Nigerian
    • 120.04%Syrian
    • 110.04%Swiss
    • 80.03%Russian
    • 70.03%Scotch-Irish
    • 70.03%Ugandan
    • 50.02%Swedish
    • 20.01%Armenian
    • 20.01%Kenyan
    • 20.01%Liberian

Geographical mobility in Chelsea

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 9,86581.7%White (Caucasian)
    • 1,94385.8%Black or African American
    • 37589.4%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 85979.2%Asian
    • 4,35680.6%Other race
    • 18,26486.1%Two or more races
    • 6,08180.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 22,49986.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 9157.6%White / Caucasian
    • 883.9%Black or African American
    • 368.5%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 12111.1%Asian
    • 4157.7%Other race
    • 1,1585.5%Two or more races
    • 6118.0%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,1574.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 3883.2%White / Caucasian
    • 1526.7%Black or African American
    • 256.0%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 464.3%Asian
    • 57310.6%Other race
    • 5342.5%Two or more races
    • 2833.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,1184.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 5584.6%White / Caucasian
    • 190.8%Black or African American
    • 353.3%Asian
    • 1212.2%Other race
    • 1790.8%Two or more races
    • 5246.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2711.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 1901.6%White
    • 562.5%Black or African American
    • 60.6%Asian
    • 160.3%Other race
    • 7583.6%Two or more races
    • 680.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,0334.0%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Chelsea

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 5385.7%Native
  • 914.3%Foreign-born
  • 85.7%
    14.3%
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 1,44194.1%Native
  • 915.9%Foreign-born
  • 94.1%
    5.9%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 107100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 575100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 55984.0%Native
  • 10616.0%Foreign-born
  • 84.0%
    16.0%
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 281100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 1,42168.6%Native
  • 64931.4%Foreign-born
  • 68.6%
    31.4%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 120100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 352100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 1,84559.0%Native
  • 1,28341.0%Foreign-born
  • 59.0%
    41.0%

    • Place of birth for residents in Chelsea

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 16,399Americas
      • 16,390Latin America
      • 12,945Central America
      • 1,805South America
      • 1,639Caribbean
      • 1,202Africa
      • 976Asia
      • 658Europe
      • 638Eastern Africa
      • 350Eastern Asia
      • 340Eastern Europe
      • 295China
      • 295South Central Asia
      • 253Northern Africa
      • 250South Eastern Asia
      • 238Southern Europe
      • 112Middle Africa
      • 98Western Africa
      • 80Western Asia
      • 41Western Europe
      • 38Northern Europe
      • 11Southern Africa
      • 9Northern America
      • 8Oceania
      • 8Australia and New Zealand Subregion
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 7,604El Salvador
      • 2,372Honduras
      • 2,250Guatemala
      • 1,132Dominican Republic
      • 853Colombia
      • 501Brazil
      • 408Ethiopia
      • 223Haiti
      • 216China
      • 208Mexico
      • 208Venezuela
      • 204Vietnam
      • 188Morocco
      • 176Nicaragua
      • 174India
      • 166Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • 161Peru
      • 155West Indies
      • 112Cameroon
      • 108Spain
      • 95Pakistan
      • 91Jamaica
      • 81Ecuador
      • 80Albania
      • 79Hong Kong
      • 64Algeria
      • 58Cabo Verde
      • 50Portugal
      • 50Italy
      • 42Somalia
      • 40Eritrea
      • 38Azores Islands
      • 37Panama
      • 32Costa Rica
      • 30Japan
      • 28Greece
      • 27Poland
      • 24Korea
      • 24Ukraine
      • 23Iraq
      • 22Turkey
      • 22Philippines
      • 21Syria
      • 20Germany
      • 20Ivory Coast
      • 20United Kingdom
      • 14Nigeria
      • 13Bulgaria
      • 13Lithuania
      • 13Thailand
      • 12England
      • 12France
      • 12Iran
      • 12Lebanon
      • 11South Africa
      • 10Cambodia
      • 9Canada
      • 8Switzerland
      • 8Australia
      • 8Serbia
      • 7Uzbekistan
      • 6Scotland
      • 6Afghanistan
      • 5Croatia
      • 5Liberia
      • 2Kenya
      • 2Russia

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Chelsea

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 4631.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 10168.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 31.4%
    68.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native
  • 12100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Other race
  • 2322.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 7977.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 22.3%
    77.7%
  • Two or more races
  • 577.8%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 67192.2%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 7.8%
    92.2%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 19100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 716.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1,02793.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 6.5%
    93.5%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 44100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Other race
  • 60100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 328.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 35291.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 8.4%
    91.6%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 9100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 245.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 40594.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 5.7%
    94.3%

    • Zip codes: 02149, 02150.

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