Massachusetts Information & Statistics

Quick Facts

The 2018 population estimate for Massachusetts is 6,830,193, a change of 2.60% when compared to 2014. With an area of 7,801.28 square miles, this works out to a population density of 875.52 persons/mi².

The number of households in 2018 were estimated to be 2,601,914, with an average household size of 2.53.

Massachusetts's 2018 unemployment rate was 5.38%.

The average household income in Massachusetts for 2018 was $106,627, while the median was $77,378.

Most Populated Metros in Massachusetts

Metro Area Name	Population	Details
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area	4,811,732	More Details»
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area	1,615,516	More Details»
Worcester, MA-CT Metro Area	938,818	More Details»
Springfield, MA Metro Area	630,275	More Details»
Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area	213,690	More Details»
Pittsfield, MA Metro Area	127,328	More Details»
Greenfield Town, MA Micro Area	70,935	More Details»
Vineyard Haven, MA Micro Area	17,313	More Details»

Largest Counties in Massachusetts

County Name	Population	Details
Middlesex County, Massachusetts	1,595,192	More Details»
Worcester County, Massachusetts	822,280	More Details»
Suffolk County, Massachusetts	791,766	More Details»
Essex County, Massachusetts	781,024	More Details»
Norfolk County, Massachusetts	698,249	More Details»
Bristol County, Massachusetts	558,905	More Details»
Plymouth County, Massachusetts	512,135	More Details»
Hampden County, Massachusetts	469,116	More Details»
Barnstable County, Massachusetts	213,690	More Details»
Hampshire County, Massachusetts	161,159	More Details»
Berkshire County, Massachusetts	127,328	More Details»
Franklin County, Massachusetts	70,935	More Details»
Dukes County, Massachusetts	17,313	More Details»
Nantucket County, Massachusetts	11,101	More Details»

Largest Cities in Massachusetts

City Name	Population	Details
Boston city, Massachusetts	679,413	More Details»
Worcester city, Massachusetts	185,195	More Details»
Springfield city, Massachusetts	154,596	More Details»
Cambridge city, Massachusetts	115,665	More Details»
Lowell city, Massachusetts	111,249	More Details»
Brockton city, Massachusetts	95,426	More Details»
New Bedford city, Massachusetts	95,117	More Details»
Quincy city, Massachusetts	94,121	More Details»
Lynn city, Massachusetts	93,617	More Details»
Fall River city, Massachusetts	89,339	More Details»
Newton city, Massachusetts	88,660	More Details»
Somerville city, Massachusetts	80,434	More Details»
Lawrence city, Massachusetts	79,841	More Details»
Framingham city, Massachusetts	71,649	More Details»
Haverhill city, Massachusetts	63,280	More Details»
Waltham city, Massachusetts	62,979	More Details»
Malden city, Massachusetts	61,094	More Details»
Brookline CDP, Massachusetts	59,234	More Details»
Medford city, Massachusetts	57,771	More Details»
Taunton city, Massachusetts	56,963	More Details»
Weymouth Town city, Massachusetts	56,384	More Details»
Chicopee city, Massachusetts	55,661	More Details»
Revere city, Massachusetts	53,966	More Details»
Peabody city, Massachusetts	52,865	More Details»
Methuen Town city, Massachusetts	50,019	More Details»
Everett city, Massachusetts	45,856	More Details»
Arlington CDP, Massachusetts	45,147	More Details»
Attleboro city, Massachusetts	44,548	More Details»
Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts	44,314	More Details»
Salem city, Massachusetts	43,302	More Details»
Pittsfield city, Massachusetts	43,058	More Details»
Beverly city, Massachusetts	41,731	More Details»
Westfield city, Massachusetts	41,599	More Details»
Leominster city, Massachusetts	41,579	More Details»
Fitchburg city, Massachusetts	40,737	More Details»
Holyoke city, Massachusetts	40,376	More Details»
Woburn city, Massachusetts	40,298	More Details»
Chelsea city, Massachusetts	39,852	More Details»
Marlborough city, Massachusetts	39,776	More Details»
Braintree Town city, Massachusetts	37,207	More Details»
Watertown Town city, Massachusetts	35,103	More Details»
Randolph CDP, Massachusetts	33,924	More Details»
Lexington CDP, Massachusetts	33,480	More Details»
Franklin Town city, Massachusetts	33,022	More Details»
Needham CDP, Massachusetts	30,735	More Details»
Gloucester city, Massachusetts	30,049	More Details»
Wellesley CDP, Massachusetts	29,201	More Details»
Norwood CDP, Massachusetts	29,201	More Details»
Agawam Town city, Massachusetts	28,744	More Details»
West Springfield Town city, Massachusetts	28,666	More Details»
Northampton city, Massachusetts	28,568	More Details»
Saugus CDP, Massachusetts	28,158	More Details»
Melrose city, Massachusetts	28,116	More Details»
Danvers CDP, Massachusetts	27,631	More Details»
Milton CDP, Massachusetts	27,568	More Details»
Burlington CDP, Massachusetts	27,059	More Details»
Wakefield CDP, Massachusetts	26,960	More Details»
Belmont CDP, Massachusetts	26,043	More Details»
Milford CDP, Massachusetts	25,656	More Details»
Dedham CDP, Massachusetts	25,377	More Details»
Reading CDP, Massachusetts	25,100	More Details»
Wilmington CDP, Massachusetts	23,658	More Details»
Winchester CDP, Massachusetts	22,677	More Details»
Stoneham CDP, Massachusetts	22,144	More Details»
Gardner city, Massachusetts	20,555	More Details»
Marblehead CDP, Massachusetts	20,488	More Details»
Amherst Center CDP, Massachusetts	20,253	More Details»
Winthrop Town city, Massachusetts	18,535	More Details»
Somerset CDP, Massachusetts	18,207	More Details»
Newburyport city, Massachusetts	17,990	More Details»
Greenfield Town city, Massachusetts	17,468	More Details»
Amesbury Town city, Massachusetts	17,378	More Details»
Southbridge Town city, Massachusetts	16,894	More Details»
Abington CDP, Massachusetts	16,330	More Details»
Easthampton Town city, Massachusetts	16,023	More Details»
Longmeadow CDP, Massachusetts	15,830	More Details»
Hudson CDP, Massachusetts	15,508	More Details»
Swampscott CDP, Massachusetts	14,755	More Details»
North Adams city, Massachusetts	13,089	More Details»
Lynnfield CDP, Massachusetts	12,847	More Details»
Palmer Town city, Massachusetts	12,251	More Details»
Webster CDP, Massachusetts	11,769	More Details»
South Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts	11,624	More Details»
Holbrook CDP, Massachusetts	11,036	More Details»
Maynard CDP, Massachusetts	10,600	More Details»
Hull CDP, Massachusetts	10,424	More Details»
Bridgewater CDP, Massachusetts	9,255	More Details»
Andover CDP, Massachusetts	9,217	More Details»
Athol CDP, Massachusetts	8,412	More Details»
Nantucket CDP, Massachusetts	8,034	More Details»
Mansfield Center CDP, Massachusetts	7,892	More Details»
West Concord CDP, Massachusetts	7,402	More Details»
Middleborough Center CDP, Massachusetts	7,333	More Details»
Pinehurst CDP, Massachusetts	7,275	More Details»
Clinton CDP, Massachusetts	7,181	More Details»
Plymouth CDP, Massachusetts	7,122	More Details»
Cochituate CDP, Massachusetts	6,942	More Details»
Whitinsville CDP, Massachusetts	6,941	More Details»
North Amherst CDP, Massachusetts	6,891	More Details»
Medfield CDP, Massachusetts	6,776	More Details»
Walpole CDP, Massachusetts	6,401	More Details»
Hingham CDP, Massachusetts	6,290	More Details»
Kingston CDP, Massachusetts	6,205	More Details»
Northborough CDP, Massachusetts	6,171	More Details»
Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts	5,912	More Details»
Ware CDP, Massachusetts	5,907	More Details»
East Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts	5,782	More Details»
Spencer CDP, Massachusetts	5,705	More Details»
Oxford CDP, Massachusetts	5,662	More Details»
Sharon CDP, Massachusetts	5,655	More Details»
Adams CDP, Massachusetts	5,572	More Details»
South Amherst CDP, Massachusetts	5,527	More Details»
Scituate CDP, Massachusetts	5,482	More Details»
West Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts	5,271	More Details»
Rockport CDP, Massachusetts	5,245	More Details»
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock CDP, Massachusetts	5,190	More Details»
Bliss Corner CDP, Massachusetts	5,137	More Details»
Yarmouth Port CDP, Massachusetts	5,045	More Details»
Marshfield CDP, Massachusetts	4,976	More Details»
Salisbury CDP, Massachusetts	4,927	More Details»
East Harwich CDP, Massachusetts	4,859	More Details»
North Scituate CDP, Massachusetts	4,804	More Details»
Smith Mills CDP, Massachusetts	4,717	More Details»
Bellingham CDP, Massachusetts	4,652	More Details»
Raynham Center CDP, Massachusetts	4,522	More Details»
North Westport CDP, Massachusetts	4,515	More Details»
Williamstown CDP, Massachusetts	4,446	More Details»
Forestdale CDP, Massachusetts	4,403	More Details»
Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts	4,384	More Details»
Millis-Clicquot CDP, Massachusetts	4,350	More Details»
Turners Falls CDP, Massachusetts	4,100	More Details»
Northwest Harwich CDP, Massachusetts	4,033	More Details»
Westborough CDP, Massachusetts	3,986	More Details»
Orange CDP, Massachusetts	3,837	More Details»
North Plymouth CDP, Massachusetts	3,787	More Details»
Wareham Center CDP, Massachusetts	3,690	More Details»
South Dennis CDP, Massachusetts	3,684	More Details»
Sagamore CDP, Massachusetts	3,673	More Details»
Winchendon CDP, Massachusetts	3,662	More Details»
South Duxbury CDP, Massachusetts	3,613	More Details»
Mattapoisett Center CDP, Massachusetts	3,594	More Details»
Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts	3,508	More Details»
Nahant CDP, Massachusetts	3,495	More Details»
Hopedale CDP, Massachusetts	3,488	More Details»
East Sandwich CDP, Massachusetts	3,478	More Details»
Buzzards Bay CDP, Massachusetts	3,431	More Details»
Littleton Common CDP, Massachusetts	3,402	More Details»
Wilbraham CDP, Massachusetts	3,385	More Details»
Dennis Port CDP, Massachusetts	3,373	More Details»
Topsfield CDP, Massachusetts	3,362	More Details»
North Pembroke CDP, Massachusetts	3,255	More Details»
Fiskdale CDP, Massachusetts	3,166	More Details»
Acushnet Center CDP, Massachusetts	3,136	More Details»
Pocasset CDP, Massachusetts	3,069	More Details»
Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts	2,984	More Details»
Ocean Grove CDP, Massachusetts	2,963	More Details»
North Lakeville CDP, Massachusetts	2,936	More Details»
East Douglas CDP, Massachusetts	2,908	More Details»
Cordaville CDP, Massachusetts	2,905	More Details»
Norton Center CDP, Massachusetts	2,879	More Details»
Sandwich CDP, Massachusetts	2,866	More Details»
Hopkinton CDP, Massachusetts	2,844	More Details»
Belchertown CDP, Massachusetts	2,841	More Details»
Boxford CDP, Massachusetts	2,744	More Details»
North Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts	2,698	More Details»
Provincetown CDP, Massachusetts	2,628	More Details»
Ayer CDP, Massachusetts	2,604	More Details»
Pepperell CDP, Massachusetts	2,573	More Details»
Green Harbor-Cedar Crest CDP, Massachusetts	2,565	More Details»
North Seekonk CDP, Massachusetts	2,534	More Details»
Dover CDP, Massachusetts	2,533	More Details»
Upton CDP, Massachusetts	2,529	More Details»
Great Barrington CDP, Massachusetts	2,492	More Details»
East Dennis CDP, Massachusetts	2,366	More Details»
Dennis CDP, Massachusetts	2,360	More Details»
Marshfield Hills CDP, Massachusetts	2,337	More Details»
White Island Shores CDP, Massachusetts	2,322	More Details»
North Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts	2,269	More Details»
West Dennis CDP, Massachusetts	2,179	More Details»
West Wareham CDP, Massachusetts	2,173	More Details»
Sturbridge CDP, Massachusetts	2,169	More Details»
Rutland CDP, Massachusetts	2,121	More Details»
Hanscom AFB CDP, Massachusetts	2,048	More Details»
Lunenburg CDP, Massachusetts	2,023	More Details»
Lenox CDP, Massachusetts	1,998	More Details»
Devens CDP, Massachusetts	1,913	More Details»
Baldwinville CDP, Massachusetts	1,894	More Details»
Vineyard Haven CDP, Massachusetts	1,887	More Details»
Weweantic CDP, Massachusetts	1,880	More Details»
Orleans CDP, Massachusetts	1,867	More Details»
South Deerfield CDP, Massachusetts	1,859	More Details»
Lee CDP, Massachusetts	1,841	More Details»
West Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts	1,835	More Details»
Monson Center CDP, Massachusetts	1,811	More Details»
Shirley CDP, Massachusetts	1,782	More Details»
Brewster CDP, Massachusetts	1,757	More Details»
Shelburne Falls CDP, Massachusetts	1,756	More Details»
Harwich Port CDP, Massachusetts	1,739	More Details»
Duxbury CDP, Massachusetts	1,668	More Details»
Hanson CDP, Massachusetts	1,640	More Details»
Rowley CDP, Massachusetts	1,628	More Details»
Teaticket CDP, Massachusetts	1,597	More Details»
East Pepperell CDP, Massachusetts	1,592	More Details»
South Lancaster CDP, Massachusetts	1,588	More Details»
North Eastham CDP, Massachusetts	1,548	More Details»
Harwich Center CDP, Massachusetts	1,511	More Details»
Chatham CDP, Massachusetts	1,480	More Details»
Essex CDP, Massachusetts	1,376	More Details»
Townsend CDP, Massachusetts	1,372	More Details»
Holland CDP, Massachusetts	1,365	More Details»
Hatfield CDP, Massachusetts	1,352	More Details»
The Pinehills CDP, Massachusetts	1,350	More Details»
West Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts	1,330	More Details»
Granby CDP, Massachusetts	1,318	More Details»
West Chatham CDP, Massachusetts	1,272	More Details»
Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts	1,239	More Details»
Northfield CDP, Massachusetts	1,237	More Details»
Bourne CDP, Massachusetts	1,169	More Details»
Groton CDP, Massachusetts	1,147	More Details»
East Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts	1,124	More Details»
Marion Center CDP, Massachusetts	1,070	More Details»
Barre CDP, Massachusetts	1,068	More Details»
Mashpee Neck CDP, Massachusetts	988	More Details»
South Ashburnham CDP, Massachusetts	917	More Details»
Woods Hole CDP, Massachusetts	883	More Details»
Onset CDP, Massachusetts	824	More Details»
Warren CDP, Massachusetts	812	More Details»
Chester CDP, Massachusetts	795	More Details»
New Seabury CDP, Massachusetts	774	More Details»
Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts	752	More Details»
Deerfield CDP, Massachusetts	677	More Details»
Housatonic CDP, Massachusetts	656	More Details»
Huntington CDP, Massachusetts	654	More Details»
Cheshire CDP, Massachusetts	628	More Details»
Seabrook CDP, Massachusetts	445	More Details»
Russell CDP, Massachusetts	428	More Details»
Edgartown CDP, Massachusetts	422	More Details»
Blandford CDP, Massachusetts	310	More Details»
Madaket CDP, Massachusetts	276	More Details»
Petersham CDP, Massachusetts	249	More Details»
Popponesset CDP, Massachusetts	184	More Details»
Monomoscoy Island CDP, Massachusetts	112	More Details»
Siasconset CDP, Massachusetts	96	More Details»
Seconsett Island CDP, Massachusetts	17	More Details»
Popponesset Island CDP, Massachusetts	8	More Details»
Southfield CDP, Massachusetts	0	More Details»

Massachusetts Population Trends

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Massachusetts Ethnicity Mix

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Massachusetts Fertility Rate

75,766 estimated births

(% of females 15-50 having a child in the past 12 months), ACS 5 year data

Massachusetts Household Characteristics

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Massachusetts Median Age over Time

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Massachusetts Median Household Income

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Massachusetts Educational Attainment

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Type of Housing

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Massachusetts Housing Values

Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,165

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Massachusetts Average Rent as Percentage of Gross Income

Median rent for 2018: $1,225

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Massachusetts Average Commute

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Massachusetts Primary Transportation

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Massachusetts Gender Mix

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Massachusetts Population Data

Period	Geography	Population
2014	Massachusetts	6,657,291
2015	Massachusetts	6,705,586
2016	Massachusetts	6,742,143
2017	Massachusetts	6,789,319
2018	Massachusetts	6,830,193

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