Middlesex County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 1,071,24866.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 212,13513.1%Asian alone
  • 139,2298.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 91,3845.7%Two or more races
  • 75,8004.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 23,6571.5%Some other race alone
  • 6940.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 5950.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $801,716

Here:	$801,716
State:	$524,317

Townhouses or other attached units: $611,913

Here:	$611,913
State:	$498,452

In 2-unit structures: $691,603

Here:	$691,603
State:	$501,689

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $610,665

Here:	$610,665
State:	$524,084

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $456,648

Here:	$456,648
State:	$506,140

Mobile homes: $765,359

Here:	$765,359
State:	$126,973

Health of residents in Middlesex 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: $6,659 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $6,825 (1.1%)

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.

2019 air pollution in Middlesex County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.0 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hartford County, Connecticut , Franklin County , Hampden County , Windham County, Connecticut , Chenango County, New York , Norfolk County , Clinton County, Iowa , Iowa County, Wisconsin , Madison County, New York , Grundy County, Iowa .

Current college students: 121,081
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 58.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 362,732 (51.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 136,8222010 or later
• 84,7532000 to 2009
• 65,9731990 to 1999
• 57,9461980 to 1989
• 27,0501970 to 1979
• 40,150Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 310,891
• One, attached: 46,667
• Two: 81,573
• 3 or 4: 56,646
• 5 to 9: 32,335
• 10 to 19: 30,670
• 20 to 49: 38,050
• 50 or more: 63,699
• Mobile homes: 2,328
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 770

Housing units in Middlesex County with a mortgage: 269,747 (44,891 second mortgage, 881 home equity loan, 39,036 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,720

Religion statistics for Middlesex County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Middlesex County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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 Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3343: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3343, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Massachusetts Severe Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4051: January 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4051, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Storm
• 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
• Massachusetts Water Main Break, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to May 05, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3312: May 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 3312, Natural disaster type: Water Main Break
• 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.91% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($102,955 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($137 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	0.01%
Massachusetts average:	0.01%

3.71% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($56,191 average AGI)
3.18% relocated from other states ($46,627 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	3.18%
Massachusetts average:	2.58%

from Suffolk County, MA	1.72% ($108,537 average AGI)
from Essex County, MA	0.66% ($97,144)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.58% ($128,115)
from Worcester County, MA	0.45% ($84,464)
from Hillsborough County, NH	0.18% ($73,093)
from New York County, NY	0.12% ($145,743)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.10% ($99,137)

8.22% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($123,369 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($124 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	0.01%
Massachusetts average:	0.02%

4.00% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($53,207 average AGI)
4.21% relocated to other states ($70,039 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	4.21%
Massachusetts average:	3.43%

to Suffolk County, MA	1.23% ($100,275 average AGI)
to Essex County, MA	0.84% ($100,625)
to Worcester County, MA	0.75% ($89,300)
to Norfolk County, MA	0.63% ($133,728)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.37% ($139,476)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.20% ($134,363)
to Plymouth County, MA	0.16% ($132,092)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 3.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 318,387 (74,240 living alone), Female householders: 314,444 (96,930 living alone)

• 315,952 spouses (309,992 opposite-sex spouses), 46,265 unmarried partners, (43,866 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 420,774 children (402,036 natural, 7,655 adopted, 11,083 stepchildren), 17,418 grandchildren, 11,634 brothers or sisters, 26,310 parents, 726 foster children, 19,360 other relatives, 65,718 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 57,754

Size of family households: 155,128 2-persons, 99,431 3-persons, 94,023 4-persons, 31,254 5-persons, 9,770 6-persons, 6,734 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 171,170 1-person, 47,558 2-persons, 11,868 3-persons, 4,942 4-persons, 598 5-persons, 312 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

236,733 married couples with children.
56,079 single-parent households (13,262 men, 42,817 women).

72.4% of residents of Middlesex speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
12.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $13,924,030,000 ($9,507 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:

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

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

• Year house built in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• 3,5502020 or later
• 51,7022010 to 2019
• 43,9502000 to 2009
• 43,0441990 to 1999
• 63,6591980 to 1989
• 67,4451970 to 1979
• 71,6431960 to 1969
• 71,6291950 to 1959
• 34,5851940 to 1949
• 212,4221939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• 9301 room
• 2,6782 rooms
• 14,0643 rooms
• 29,0604 rooms
• 50,7755 rooms
• 70,5866 rooms
• 65,2937 rooms
• 61,1118 rooms
• 98,7529+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• 13,5201 room
• 25,9182 rooms
• 52,0093 rooms
• 59,2004 rooms
• 41,3995 rooms
• 24,5016 rooms
• 11,5507 rooms
• 6,4318 rooms
• 5,0549+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• 1,053no bedroom
• 14,1011 bedroom
• 76,2672 bedrooms
• 155,0023 bedrooms
• 110,3084 bedrooms
• 36,5185+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• 14,915no bedroom
• 75,0431 bedroom
• 94,3282 bedrooms
• 40,7903 bedrooms
• 11,2714 bedrooms
• 3,2355+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 12,911no vehicle
• 117,8401 vehicle
• 178,5342 vehicles
• 59,2773 vehicles
• 17,7764 vehicles
• 6,9115+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in renter-occupied apartments
• 52,368no vehicle
• 116,8971 vehicle
• 55,2752 vehicles
• 10,9333 vehicles
• 3,4404 vehicles
• 6695+ vehicles

86.4% of Middlesex County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% 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: 849,290
• Other state: 368,653
• Northeast: 197,237
• Midwest: 64,769
• South: 64,756
• West: 41,891

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 24,857
• Number of aged recipients: 7,707
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 17,150
• Number of recipients under 18: 2,043
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 14,528
• Number of recipients older than 64: 8,286
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 9,226
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 12,129

Middlesex County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (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"