Massachusetts passes 7 million people (Boston, Lowell: moving, rich, population)

[BostonBornMassMade]

Non-Hispanic demographics

67.6% White
12.6 Hispanic
7.2% Asian
6.5% Black
4.7% Multi Racial
1.4% Some Other Race


I'll do MA cities over 100k

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/...n-has-changed/

Boston Demographics (675k)
44.6% White
19.1% Black
18.7% Hispanic
11.2% Asian

Worcester Demographics (206K)
48.9% White
24.6% Latino
13.7% Black
7.1% Asian
4.2 Multi Racial
1.5% some Othee Race

Springfield Demographics (156k)
46.7% Latino
28.2% White
18.3% Black
3.1% Multi Racial
2.8% Asian
.8% Some Other Race

Cambridge (118k)
55.4% White
19.1% Asian
10.1% Black
9.1% Latino
5.3% Multi Racial
.9% Some Other Race

Lowell (115k)
40.6% White
22.1% Asian
21.7% Hispanic
8.3% Black
5.0% Multi Racial
2.3% Some Other Race

Brockton (106k)
33.8% Black
27.8% White
17.1% Multi Racial
12.1% Latino
7.1% Some Other Race
2.1% Asian


Qunicy (102k)
54.2% White
30.7% Asian
5.4% Black
5.1% Latino
3.5% Multi Racial
1.1% Some Other Race

Lynn (101k)
44.0% Latino
34.1% White
10.6% Black
6.7% Asian
3.3% Multi Racial
1.3% Some Other Race

New Bedford (101k)
56.9% White
24.3 % Hispanic
9.2% Multi Racial
4.7% Black
3.9% Some Other Race
1% Asian

[massnative71]

Wow crazy to see Quincy, Brockton and Lynn over 100K, Worcester over 200K.

[masssachoicetts]

Brockton being 18% Multi Racial is awesome.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Diverse Suburbs North of Boston

Revere (62k)
44.9% White
37.3% Latino
5.5% Asian
4.9% Multi Racial
4.7% Black
2.7% Some Other Race

Malden (66k)
40.0% White
25.8% Asian
14.2% Black
10.2% Hispanic
6.6% Multi Racial
2.9% Some Other Race

Everett (49k)
34.1% White
28.5% Latino
14.1% Black
9.3% Multi Racial
7.5% Asian
6.4% Some Other Race

Chelsea (41k)
65.8% Hispanic
20.2% White
6.5% Black
3.2% Asian
2.5% Multi Racial
1.8% Some Other Race

Salem (44k)
68.5% White
19.8% Hispanic
4.1% Black
3.9% Multi Racial
2.8% Asian
.8% Some Other Race

Medford (60k)
66.8% White
11.4% Asian
8.1% Black
6.2% Hispanic
5.4% Multi Racial
2.0% Some Other Race

Somerville (81k)
65.2% White
11.3% Latino
10.6% Asian
6.0% Multi Racial
5.2% Black
1.7% Some Other Race


Diverse Suburbs South of Boston


Randolph (35k)
41.9% Black
26.6% White
12.9% Asian
10.9% Hispanic
5.5% Muti Racial
2.3% Some Other Race

Stoughton (29k)
61.0% White
17.3% Black
6.8% Multi Racial
6.6% Hispanic
5.4% Asian
2.9% Some Other Race

Avon (5k)
63.6% White
18.6% Black
6.5% Hispanic
4.9% Multi Racial
2.3% Some Other Race

Holbrook (11k)
65.6% White
14.6% Black
7.2% Hispanic
5.9% Multi Racial
2.1% Some Other Race

Sharon (18k)
66.8% White
21.2% Asian
4.0% Black
4.0% Multi Racial
3.3% Hispanic
.8% other

Milton (29k)
71.0% White
12.5% Black
6.2% Asian
4.9% Hispanic
4.5% Multi Racial
.9% Some Other Race

Norwood (32k)
72.5% White
7.4% Hispanic
7.4% Asian
7.3% Black
4.1% Multi Racial
1.3% Some Other Race

Canton (24k)
72.9% White
9.1% Black
8.8% Asian
4.4% Hispanic
3.9% Multi Racial
.9% Some Other Race

Diverse Suburbs West of Boston

Framingham (72k)
53.7% White
16.8% Hispanic
8.7% Multi Racial
7.6% Some Other Race
7.2% Asian
5.9% Black


Lexington (34k)
56.7% White
33.1% Asian
4.7% Multi Racial
3.4% Hispanic
1.3% Black
.8% Some Other Race

Waltham (65k)
60.4% White
16.4% Latino
12.2% Asian
6.8% Black
3.1% Multi Racial
1.1% Some Other Race


Brookline (63k)
65.3% White
19.1% Asian
6.8% Latino
5.0% Multi Racial
3.1% Black
.7% Some Other Race

Acton ​(24k)
63.1% White
25.1% Asian
4.5% Multi Racial
3.8% Latino
2.5% Black
1.1% Some Other Race

Marlborough (42k)
59.1% White
15.9% Hispanic
9.6% Multi Racial
6.5% Some Other Race
5.9% Asian
3.1% Black

Newton (89k)
​70.1% White
16.5% Asian
5.1% Hispanic
4.6% Multi Racial
2.9% Black
1.0% Some Other Race

[Lampert]

Great job, thanks BBMM. The census website only has data for census tracts and my willingness to add all of the tracts of Boston went away pretty quickly.

A few things.

I am shocked by the data for Worcester, That's almost 20k above the ACS for 2021.
ACS data had put Worcester virtually flat since 2010, every year. That's a 10% discrepancy, on a large city.

The 3 largest cities in MA are incredibly close in term of racial diversity (although the makeup is of course different).

Brockton is the most racially diverse city in MA?

[Lampert]

A few curiosities.

Blackest census tract in MA, in Boston, the one west of Blue Hill Avenue, around Cummins avenue, 80% Black.
There are also a couple of tracts with over 70% black in the area.

Most native American,2 tracts in Mashpee. Only 2 tracts above 3% in the state (except for a fluke).

Most Asian 56%, in Quincy. 2 other tracts above 50% one in downtown Lowell the other in Westborough.

There are tracts with Latino over 80% in many areas, Lawrence, Springfield, Chelsea, Revere etc

White, sorry, way too many to check

[BostonBornMassMade]

The three states with the greatest increase in diversity from 2010-2020 (biggest drop in white population as a share) were:

1.Washington (-8.7% white share)
2.Massachusetts (-8.5% white share)
3.Nevada (-8.2% white share)

https://www.census.gov/library/visua...20-census.html

Connecticut was number 4 at -8.0%

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by Lampert

7,029,917 people live in MA as of the 2020 census

How many good jobs are there for them?


(just sayin')

[GeoffD]

Originally Posted by MrRational

How many good jobs are there for them?


(just sayin')

Median household income is $86k. The answer is self-evident.

NC is $54k. Just sayin’

[scorpio516]

Originally Posted by GeoffD

Median household income is $86k. The answer is self-evident.

NC is $54k. Just sayin’

And further:
As of this June, there are 3.707 million workers in MA. 3.526 are employed (5.0% unemployed). 3.457 are non-farm employees.

The average hourly wage for all employees in greater Boston is $35.50/hr (inc. salaried employees). I couldn't easily find wage info for Springfield and the rest of the state (Greater Boston to BLS includes all of Worcester county, Rhode Island, Hillsboro county, NH, and Windham county, CT) i.e. western MA and the cape and islands.