East Douglas, MA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,987

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

9.18% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.8%

6.48% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$138,309

1.94% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

East Douglas, MA is home to a population of 2.99k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 24.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.75k people) in East Douglas, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 113 White (Hispanic) and 96 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of East Douglas, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Douglas, MA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in East Douglas, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Douglas, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.75k ± 450
White (Hispanic)
113 ± 160
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
96 ± 138

Hispanic Population

209 people

7% of the people in East Douglas, MA are hispanic (209 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

Brazil
108,593 ± 8,028 people
Dominican Republic
106,391 ± 7,947 people
China
103,416 ± 7,837 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was Brazil, the natal country of 108,593 Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 106,391 and China with 103,416.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
64 ± 95
Vietnam
30 ± 44

East Douglas, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 2.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in East Douglas, MA.

Economy

The economy of East Douglas, MA employs 1.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Douglas, MA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (296 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (198 people), and Educational Services (172 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($250,001), Utilities ($146,559), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($146,438).

Employment

Occupations

1.59k

2024 Value

± 368

2.12%

1 Year growth

± 32.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Douglas, MA grew at a rate of 2.12%, from 1.56k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Douglas, MA, are Management Occupations (243 people), Architecture & Engineering Occupations (211 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (168 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Douglas, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.59k

2024 Value

± 368

2.12%

1 Year growth

± 32.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Douglas, MA grew at a rate of 2.12%, from 1.56k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Douglas, MA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (296 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (198 people), and Educational Services (172 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Douglas, MA, though some of these residents may live in East Douglas, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,319

Median earning men ± $16,758

$60,979

Median earning women ± $13,797

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($146,438), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,585), and Construction ($86,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($60,354), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,464), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,603).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for East Douglas, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Douglas, MA was $434,600 in 2024, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $400,900 to $434,600, a 8.41% increase. The homeownership rate in East Douglas, MA is 62.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Douglas, MA have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Douglas, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$434,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$52,037

$727

Median Property Taxes

±$222

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

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

Rent vs Own

62.7%

Homeownership

2024

42.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.7% of the housing units in East Douglas, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Douglas, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$138,309

Median Household Income

± $50,543

1.16k

Number of Households

± 304

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.16k households in East Douglas, MA declined from $138,309 from the previous year's value of $141,042.

The following chart displays the households in East Douglas, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Douglas, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.477

2024 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2024, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.306% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73%)
Worked At Home (20.6%)
Carpooled (5.57%)

In 2024, 73% of workers in East Douglas, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.57%).

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.

Commute Time

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Douglas, MA have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.57% of the workforce in East Douglas, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in East Douglas, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Douglas, MA (263 out of 2.99k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Douglas, MA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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