2024 ACS PUMS
Massachusetts Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Massachusetts, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Massachusetts is home to 7,136,171 people across 54 PUMAs, with a median household income of $104,571 and a median age of 40.8.
7,136,171
Population
$104,571
Median HH income
48.3%
Bachelor's+
$600,000
Median home value
Massachusetts at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,571 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $131,982 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $80,285 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $43,656 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 9.7% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 67.2% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.1 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $3,968 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 26.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $595 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $71 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $56,487 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 355.2 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,083 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,700 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $296 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,728 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48.3% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 91.4% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 12.6% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 4.3% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| Science | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.6% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| Production | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 5.3% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.0% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 8.6% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 3.5% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 15.1% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 11.9% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 12.4% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 8.7% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 2.8% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 72.7% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 37.9% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 13.1% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 31 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 70.0% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 7.8% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 14.9% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 32.5 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $600,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,860 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 31.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 62.3% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1960 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 11.5% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 50.5% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $160 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $1,800 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $110 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 53.3 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $4,800 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $2,000 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,600 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $2,133 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $480 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $5,750 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $600 | $577 |
| Statistic | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,136,171 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 40.8 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 45.9% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.0% | 20.0% |
| Black | 6.3% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,822 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Massachusetts's 54 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Massachusetts's 54 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
103,445 – 114,017
114,017 – 120,735
120,735 – 127,896
127,896 – 140,229
140,229 – 157,257
157,257 – 174,365
All PUMAs in Massachusetts
Essex County (Central)--Peabody, Danvers & Saugus174,365Essex County (South Coastline)--Salem, Beverly & Gloucester171,774Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading169,955Bristol County (South)--New Bedford, Dartmouth & Westport167,162Worcester County (South)164,065Boston City--Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, East Boston, Central & South End162,857Bristol County--Taunton, Easton & Mansfield159,354Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City158,247Hampden County (East)--Chicopee157,257Middlesex County--Newton & Waltham156,213Hampden County (Central)--Springfield155,001Plymouth County (South)--Plymouth Town, Middleborough & Wareham154,324Hampden County (West)--Westfield & Holyoke151,653Boston City--Mattapan & Roxbury146,258Plymouth County (North)--Marshfield, Hingham & Scituate144,997Norfolk County (Northeast)--Weymouth, Braintree, Randolph & Cohasset144,423Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington143,177Barnstable County (West)--Inner Cape Cod Towns & Barnstable Town City140,229Plymouth County (West)--Bridgewater, Abington & Whitman137,108Bristol County (Central)--Fall River, Somerset & Acushnet134,556Middlesex County (East)--Somerville & Everett134,150Boston City--Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale & West Roxbury131,843Norfolk County (Southwest)--Franklin, Walpole & Foxborough131,325Middlesex County (Northwest)--Outside Lowell129,456Berkshire County--Pittsfield128,845Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns128,179Middlesex County (West Central)127,896Bristol County--Attleboro, North Attleborough & Swansea126,576Middlesex County (East)--Malden & Medford126,544Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover126,204Norfolk County (Central)--Norwood, Stoughton & Canton125,876Essex County (Northwest)--Haverhill & Methuen122,608Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge121,836Essex County (North)--Newburyport, Amesbury & North Andover121,730Franklin & Hampshire (West, North, East) Counties120,982Worcester County (West Central)--Outside Worcester City120,735Middlesex County--Lowell120,508Suffolk County (North)--Revere, Chelsea & Winthrop119,520Norfolk County--Brookline, Milton & Dedham118,148Boston City--Dorchester & South Boston118,146Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood117,658Worcester County (Northeast)--Fitchburg, Leominster & Lunenburg117,432Middlesex County--Framingham & Marlborough115,522Hampshire County (South)--Northampton115,361Boston City--Allston, Brighton & Fenway114,017Middlesex County--Watertown, Arlington & Belmont110,571Worcester County (Northwest)--Gardner109,194Middlesex County (Northeast)--Billerica, Tewksbury & Dracut107,428Essex County--Lynn & Nahant107,125Worcester City (East)106,761Middlesex County (Southwest)106,479Plymouth County--Brockton105,699Worcester City (West)105,397Norfolk County--Quincy103,445
Massachusetts Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Massachusetts?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 people, represented across 54 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Massachusetts?+
The median household income in Massachusetts is $104,571 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Massachusetts?+
48.3% of Massachusetts residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Massachusetts data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Massachusetts — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.