Waltham, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population
64,902
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.4
1.99% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.41%
9.16% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$120,216
3.14% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$748,700
6.09% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
37,385
2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Waltham, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.7% of the residents in Waltham, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Waltham, MA are Brandeis University (2,292 degrees awarded in 2023) and Bentley University (1,540 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Waltham, MA was $748,700, and the homeownership rate was 49.7%.

Most people in Waltham, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Waltham, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Waltham, MA is home to a population of 64.9k people, from which 85.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 26.2% of Waltham, MA residents were born outside of the country (17k people).

In 2024, there were 4.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.4k people) in Waltham, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.41k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.7%
2024 Citizenship
85.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.7% of Waltham, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Waltham, MA was 85.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Waltham, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    37.4k ± 1.6k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    8.19k ± 1.2k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.41k ± 1k
15.9%
Hispanic Population
10.3k people

In 2024, there were 4.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.4k people) in Waltham, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.41k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.9% of the people in Waltham, MA are hispanic (10.3k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. China
    103,356 ± 7,834 people
  2. Brazil
    101,793 ± 7,776 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

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Foreign-Born Population

26.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
17k people
26.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
17.2k people

As of 2024, 26.2% of Waltham, MA residents (17k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Waltham, MA was 26.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    671 ± 186
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    287 ± 164
  3. Korea
    77 ± 60

Waltham, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.34 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Waltham, MA employs 37.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Waltham, MA were Educational Services (6,576 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,492 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,078 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,704), Utilities ($102,159), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,487).

Employment

Occupations

37.4k
2024 Value
± 1,800
−2%
1 Year decline
± 6.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waltham, MA declined at a rate of −2%, from 38.1k employees to 37.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Waltham, MA, are Management Occupations (4,792 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (3,718 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,327 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Waltham, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

37.4k
2024 Value
± 1,800
−2%
1 Year decline
± 6.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waltham, MA declined at a rate of −2%, from 38.1k employees to 37.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Waltham, MA, are Educational Services (6,576 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,492 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,078 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Waltham, MA, though some of these residents may live in Waltham, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$74,703
Median earning men ± $6,180
$57,081
Median earning women ± $4,924

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($113,583), Manufacturing ($105,170), and Public Administration ($101,379).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($120,313), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($118,654), and Manufacturing ($94,579).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.61%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (61.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (36%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (1.48%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts2
Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Waltham, MA awarded 3,832 degrees. The student population of Waltham, MA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 5,391 male students and 5,175 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Waltham, MA are White (1,717 and 60.4%), Asian (494 and 17.4%), Hispanic or Latino (282 and 9.93%), and Black or African American (161 and 5.67%).

The largest universities in Waltham, MA by number of degrees awarded are Brandeis University (2,292 and 59.8%) and Bentley University (1,540 and 40.2%).

The most popular majors in Waltham, MA are General Finance (346 and 9.03%), General Business Administration & Management (318 and 8.3%), and Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (215 and 5.61%).

The median tuition cost in Waltham, MA for private four year colleges is $61,249.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Waltham, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 41.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 10,566 (51% men and 49% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 10,566 students enrolled in Waltham, MA, 51% men and 49% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,918 records, of which 46.3% were women and 53.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
    148 degrees awarded
  2. General Finance
    256 degrees awarded
  3. General Biological Sciences
    170 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Waltham, MA was Econometrics & Quantitative Economics with 148 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Brandeis University
    2,292 degrees awarded
  2. Bentley University
    1,540 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Brandeis University with 2,292 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,825 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Waltham, MA, which is 0.909 times less than the 2,007 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,717 degrees mean that there were 3.48 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 494 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($61,249) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($598) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,170) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Waltham, MA was $748,700 in 2024, which is 2.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $705,700 to $748,700, a 6.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Waltham, MA is 49.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Waltham, MA have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Waltham, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$748,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,073
$12,670
Median Property Taxes
±$829

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Waltham, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

49.7%
Homeownership
2024
65.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.7% of the housing units in Waltham, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$120,216
Median Household Income
± $7,308
25.5k
Number of Households
± 1,353

In 2024, the median household income of the 25.5k households in Waltham, MA grew to $120,216 from the previous year's value of $116,560.

The following chart displays the households in Waltham, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Waltham, MA is from Massachusetts.
0.478
2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts
0.48
2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (53%)
  2. Worked At Home (24.2%)
  3. Carpooled (9.48%)

In 2024, 53% of workers in Waltham, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.48%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Waltham, MA have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.71% of the workforce in Waltham, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Waltham, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Waltham, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Waltham, MA (5.39k out of 57.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Waltham, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.1% of the population of Waltham, MA has health coverage, with 58.2% on employee plans, 13.5% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 0.322% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.5% under 18 years, 34.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.86%
Uninsured
58.2%
Employer Coverage
13.5%
Medicaid
10.2%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
0.322%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Waltham, MA grew by 11.3% from 2.57% to 2.86%.

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