West Concord, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,876
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
48.1
6.65% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.49%
58.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$183,228
2.37% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$904,200
2.54% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,382
2.18% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in West Concord, 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.

95.4% of the residents in West Concord, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in West Concord, MA are National Aviation Academy of New England (117 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in West Concord, MA was $904,200, and the homeownership rate was 62.4%.

Most people in West Concord, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.3 minutes. The average car ownership in West Concord, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

West Concord, MA is home to a population of 5.88k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.6% of West Concord, MA residents were born outside of the country (740 people).

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.7k people) in West Concord, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 371 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 262 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%
2024 Citizenship
94.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of West Concord, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in West Concord, MA was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Concord, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.7k ± 574
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    371 ± 147
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    262 ± 106
4.31%
Hispanic Population
253 people

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.7k people) in West Concord, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 371 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 262 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.31% of the people in West Concord, MA are hispanic (253 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in West Concord, MA as a share of the total population.

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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

12.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
740 people
12.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
724 people

As of 2024, 12.6% of West Concord, MA residents (740 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 West Concord, MA was 12.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    113 ± 85
  2. Korea
    40 ± 63
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    31 ± 41

West Concord, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.83 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of West Concord, MA employs 2.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in West Concord, MA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (534 people), Manufacturing (360 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (283 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($188,462), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($177,895), and Information ($169,844).

Employment

Occupations

2.38k
2024 Value
± 397
−2.18%
1 Year decline
± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Concord, MA declined at a rate of −2.18%, from 2.44k employees to 2.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Concord, MA, are Management Occupations (715 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (282 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (245 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Concord, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.38k
2024 Value
± 397
−2.18%
1 Year decline
± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Concord, MA declined at a rate of −2.18%, from 2.44k employees to 2.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Concord, MA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (534 people), Manufacturing (360 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (283 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Concord, MA, though some of these residents may live in West Concord, 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

$142,361
Median earning men ± $40,504
$110,536
Median earning women ± $47,981

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Manufacturing ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($147,308).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($179,013), Manufacturing ($164,357), and Public Administration ($78,646).

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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

Voting results are not available for West Concord, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.
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 West Concord, MA awarded 117 degrees. The student population of West Concord, MA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 186 male students and 24 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in West Concord, MA are White (47 and 40.5%), Black or African American (36 and 31%), Hispanic or Latino (24 and 20.7%), and Two or More Races (5 and 4.31%).

The largest universities in West Concord, MA by number of degrees awarded are National Aviation Academy of New England (117 and 100%).

The most popular majors in West Concord, MA are Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology (117 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 210 students enrolled in West Concord, MA, 88.6% men and 11.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 78 records, of which 8.97% were women and 91% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Most Common
117 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in West Concord, MA was Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology with 117 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in West Concord, MA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
National Aviation Academy of New England
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
117 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was National Aviation Academy of New England with 117 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 108 men were awarded degrees from institutions in West Concord, MA, which is 12 times more than the 9 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 47 degrees mean that there were 1.31 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 36 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in West Concord, MA was $904,200 in 2024, which is 2.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $881,800 to $904,200, a 2.54% increase. The homeownership rate in West Concord, MA is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in West Concord, MA have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Concord, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$904,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$75,733
$1,460
Median Property Taxes
±$244

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 West Concord, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in West Concord, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

62.4%
Homeownership
2024
56.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in West Concord, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63%.

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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.
$183,228
Median Household Income
± $22,527
2.34k
Number of Households
± 349

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.34k households in West Concord, MA grew to $183,228 from the previous year's value of $178,979.

The following chart displays the households in West Concord, 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 West Concord, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (51.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (32.3%)
  3. Public Transit (7.35%)

In 2024, 51.7% of workers in West Concord, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.35%).

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

32.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Concord, MA have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.37% of the workforce in West Concord, 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 West Concord, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Concord, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Concord, MA (341 out of 5.26k 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 Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

100% of the population of West Concord, MA has health coverage, with 60.6% on employee plans, 3.88% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 16.4% on non-group plans, and 0.495% 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, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 8.94% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
60.6%
Employer Coverage
3.88%
Medicaid
18.6%
Medicare
16.4%
Non-Group
0.495%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Concord, MA stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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